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The Pearl (horse)

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The Pearl
SireNew Warrior (GB)
GrandsirePyrrhus The First (GB)
DamIda (AUS)
DamsireVanguard (AUS)
SexStallion
Foaled1866
CountryAustralia
ColourBay
OwnerJohn Tait
TrainerJohn Tait
Record23: 2-3-3
Major wins
Melbourne Cup (1871)
Last updated on 1 November 2018

The Pearl was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1871 Melbourne Cup by two lengths.[1]

The Pearl is the equal biggest price winner of the Cup at odds of 100/1. Other winners at these odds were Wotan (1936), Old Rowley (1940) and Prince of Penzance (2015).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "1871 to 1880 Melbourne Cup winners". races.com.au.
  2. ^ "Prince of Penzance the first 100/1 winner since World War 2". smh.com.au.