Auraria (foaled 1892)[1] was an Australian racehorse that won the 1895 Melbourne Cup.
Auraria was bred at St Albans stud in Victoria and bought for 280 guineas by David James of Kapunda.
[1] As a three-year-old she had only seven starts, winning the Melbourne Cup, South Australian Derby, VRC Oaks and the Fisher Plate (dead heat with Wallace).
[5] Her other results were third in the Victoria Derby to Wallace and Osculator just three days before her Melbourne Cup win[2] and two fourths.
[1] Auraria was bred to Pistol and produced several leading broodmares, including Princess Aura and Little Joan.