4 Nov 2008 ... The first Melbourne Cup was run in 1861 at Flemington Race Course and was won by Archer, a horse from Nowra, New South Wales,
The first winner of the Melbourne Cup was by Archer trained by Etienne De Mestre, in 1861
If you're asking which horse won the 2011 melbourne cup, it was Dunaden. If you're asking which horse was the first ever to win the melbourne cup, it was Archer in 1861.
Nothing. It is just a french sounding name given to a horse running at the Melborne Cup.
Archer
7th November 1861
The first ever Melbourne cup was on the 2nd of November 1861
Archer
Archer won the very first Melbourne Cup, in 1861.
The first Melbourne Cup was held on the 7th of November, 1861
The first Melbourne cup.
They did not not any numbers back then
it was archer. the ffirst ever winner of the melbourne cup also the first ever back to back winner of the cup