Auraria (foaled 1892) was an Australian racehorse that won the 1895 Melbourne Cup.

Racing career

Auraria was bred at St Albans stud in Victoria and bought for 280 guineas by David James of

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. She raced 10 times as a two-year-old for six wins, three seconds and a fourth. As a three-year-old she had only seven starts, winning the

Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and over, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria as part of the Melb ...

, South Australian Derby,

VRC Oaks The Victoria Racing Club Oaks (known as the Kennedy Oaks for sponsorship reasons), is a Victoria Racing Club (VRC) Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, run under set weights conditions, over 2,500 metres at Flemington Racec ...

and the Fisher Plate (dead heat with Wallace). Her other results were third in the

Victoria Derby The Victoria Derby, also known as the Penfolds Victoria Derby, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held under Set Weights conditions over a distance of 2,500 metres at Flemington Racecourse, in Melbourn ...

to Wallace and Osculator just three days before her Melbourne Cup win and two fourths. Her final race was the 1897 Fisher Plate when she finished last in the field of four.

Stud career

Auraria was bred to Pistol and produced several leading broodmares, including Princess Aura and Little Joan.

References

{{reflist Melbourne Cup winners 1892 racehorse births Racehorses trained in Australia