| Owner: John Kirby Breeder: H. Robinson Winnings: 17 Starts: 9 - 5 - 0
Won: Lincoln Cup, Cup Stakes, Members' Plate, Liverpool Palatine Handicap Stakes, and the Cup at Nottingham
2nd Place: Gold Cup Stakes, Victoria Handicap, Queen's Plate at York, Queen's Plate at Nottingham, and the Cup at Chester
Leading sire in England in 1846, 1853, and 1857
Sired 123 individual winners
Became a roarer after contracting distemper in 1843
Photo and info on: http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/Jumpsiresindex.html#melbourne
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