In 1934, the winner of Australia’s prestigious annual horse race, the Melbourne Cup, was a horse named Peter Pan (ridden by a jockey named David Hugh “Darby” Munro).
On the day of the race, a baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maloney of Meekatharra — an outback town in Western Australia.
The baby’s name? Peter Pan.
P.S. Two other Australian babies named for Melbourne Cup winners are Wotan and Patrona.
Source: “Baby Named After Cup Winner.” Daily Advertiser 8 Nov. 1934: 8.
Image: Adapted from Dealer’s pic without lead rope by Cjambla under CC BY-SA 3.0.
