| Horsename: | The Pearl |
| Sire: | New Warrior (GB) |
| Grandsire: | Pyrrhus The First (GB) |
| Dam: | Ida (AUS) |
| Damsire: | Vanguard (AUS) |
| Sex: | Stallion |
| Foaled: | 1866 |
| Country: | Australia |
| Colour: | Bay |
| Owner: | John Tait |
| Trainer: | John Tait |
| Record: | 23: 2-3-3 |
| Race: | Melbourne Cup (1871) |
| Updated: | 1 November 2018 |
The Pearl was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1871 Melbourne Cup by two lengths.[1]
The Pearl is the equal biggest price winner of the Cup at odds of 100/1. Other winners at these odds were Wotan (1936), Old Rowley (1940) and Prince of Penzance (2015).[2]