The Wellington Cup ran over 2 miles and he won it in a world-record time of 3:16.2, a record which still stands today.
Il Tempo also won the Chalmers Handicap over two miles, plus being placed over the two-mile distance several times.
To put this into perspective, the record holder of the two-mile Melbourne Cup is Rain Lover, with a time of 3.19.1, set in 1968.
The Melbourne Cup distance was changed to 3200 meters (about 20 metres shorter) in 1972, and the record is held by Kingston Rule at 3.16.3.
In April 2006 the Japanese champion Deep Impact won the 3200m Tenno Sho (Spring) in 3.13.4, smashing the world record for that distance.