Polo
Prince - Australian race horse
Polo
Prince was foaled in New Zealand in 1958 and was by Marco
Polo out of the mare Soueast (by Ruthless)
In
front of a crowd of 85103 people the six year old won
1964 Melbourne Cup by just over a length at 12/1 carrying
8 stone 3 pounds and ridden by New Zealand jockey Ron
Taylor.
HIs
win at 12/1 was not a good result for bookmakers as he
had been backed from over 20/1 on Cup eve.