Archer (horse)

Archer
Photograph c 1861
Sire	William Tell (GB)
Grandsire	Touchstone
Dam	Maid Of The Oaks
Damsire	Vagabond (GB)
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1856 Exeter Farm Jembaicumbene near Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Country	Australia
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Thomas John Roberts & Rowland H. Hassall
Owner	Thomas John Roberts (1831-1899), Rowland H. Hassall (1820-1904), & the Estate of Thomas Molyneux Royds (1824-1852) whose beneficiaries were Edmund Molyneux Royds (1847-1912), & William Edward Royds (1849-1910) Lessee for racing purposes Etienne de Mestre (1832-1916)
Trainer	Etienne de Mestre
Record	17-12-0-3
Major wins
Randwick Plate (1860 & 1861) Stewards Purse (1860) Australian Plate (1861) Maitland Town Plate (1861) Melbourne Cup (1861 & 1862) Melbourne Town Plate (1861) AJC Queens Plate (1862) All-Aged Stakes (1862)
Honours
Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2017)

Archer (1856–1872) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the first and the second Melbourne Cups in 1861 and 1862. He won both Cups easily, and is one of only five horses to win the Melbourne Cup twice or more and is one of only four horses to win successive Cups. In 2017 Archer was inducted to the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.^[1]