Even Stevens race horse Melbourne Cup winner

Even Stevens was foaled in 1957 and was by Fairs Fair out of the mare Amaroo (by Gold Nib)

In front of a crowd of 92293 people the five year old Won 1962 Melbourne Cup by 4 lengths as 3/1 favourite carrying 8 stone 5 pounds ridden by Les Coles.

Interestingly, Even Stevens became the first "fly in" to win the Melbourne Cup when he was on the inaugural Qantas flight for horses on October 2 that year from Wellington to Melbourne.

He also Won the Caulfield Cup that year and took an estimated half a million pounds from the doubles bookmakers after being very well supported.

He Won 8 races in total, including the Werribee Cup, and £43,895 in prize money. He was leased to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth , the Queen Mother, but prior to sailing for England, suffered an accident in training which necessitated his retirement from racing.

He was retired to stud New Zealand 1963 and died in 1975.

 

 

 

Fairs Fair	Fair Trial	Fairway
		Lady Juror
	Fairy Godmother	Diligence
		Cinderella
Amaroo	Gold Nib	Dastur
		Gold Race
	Rawalpindi	Broiefort
		Bonrina

 

 

 

 

 

 

Career Highlights

	At 2
3-Dec-59	3rd	13 ran	N Holland	8.0	Waipa	5 f 125y	Paterangi Foal Stakes	Texarkana	1:07.8	Fast
1-Jan-60	Won	19 ran	W A Smith	8.2	Ellerslie	a5 f	Midsummer Hcp	Kamikaze	1:00.6	Fast
	At 3
24-Sep-60	4th	18 ran	W A Smith	8.1	Hawkes Bay	8 f	Glenary Hcp	Determined	1:43.8	Easy
1-Oct-60	2nd	13 ran	W Day	8.10	Hawkes Bay	8 f	Guineas	Challen	1:40.0	Good
25-Nov-60	Won	24 ran	W A Smith	8.2	Waikato	7 f	Frankston Hcp	Exador	1:26.0	Fast
10-Dec-60	3rd	20 ran	W A Smith	8.13	Te Aroha	6 f	Elstow Hcp	Royal Khorassan	1:13.8	Fast
2-Jan-61	Won	15 ran	B Andrews	7.7	Ellerslie	8 f	Queen's Plate	Woo	1:36.6	Fast
21-Jan-61	4th	10 ran	W J Mudford	8.10	Trentham	12 f	Gloaming Stakes	Dashing Star	2:36.2	Holding
	At 4
2-Sep-61	Won	22 ran	B Andrews	7.0	Avondale	11 f	Avondale Cup	Beauzani	2:22.4	Holding
9-Sep-61	4th	15 ran	B Andrews	7.10	Avondale	11 f	Coronation Hcp	Ronsina Ann	2:38.8	Heavy
9-Jun-62	4th	15 ran	R C Smith		Ellerslie	8 f	York Hcp	Action Packed	1:47.0	Holding
	At 5
25-Aug-62	Won	19 ran	L Coles	8.0	Pakaranga	8 f	Jellicoe Hcp	My Contact	1:44.6	Dead
1-Sep-62	3rd	15 ran	B Andrews	7.11	Avondale	11 f	Avondale Cup	Craddock	2:24.6	Heavy
13-Oct-62	3rd	13 ran	L Coles	9.2	Caulfield	9 f	Iolo Welter	Mamburdi	1:54.1	Holding
17-Oct-62	Won	15 ran	L Coles	9.5	Caulfield	8 f	Moora Welter	Merthyr	1:35.6	Fast
20-Oct-62	Won	20 ran	L Coles	7.8	Caulfield	12 f	Caulfield Cup	Mamburdi	2:34.1	Heavy
31-Oct-62	Won	16 ran	L Coles	9.3	Werribee	8-1/2 f	Werribee Cup	Comicquita	2:08.5	Good
6-Nov-62	Won	26 ran	L Coles	8.5	Flemington	16 f	Melbourne Cup	Comicquita	3:21.4	Good
10-Nov-62	Won	3 ran	L Coles	9.4	Flemington	12 f	CB Fisher Plate	Sky High	2:32.1	Good
22-Dec-62	Won	11 ran	L Coles	9.2	Waipa	8 f	Turf Plate	Gitano	1:37.0	Fast
28-Dec-62	2nd	7 ran	L Coles	9.3	Ellerslie	10 f	Clifford Plate	Stipulate	2:05.0	Good
1-Jan-63	3rd	20 ran	L Coles	9.4	Ellerslie	16 f	Auckland Cup	Stipulate	3:20.0	Fast