Artilleryman (horse)

Artilleryman was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1919 Melbourne Cup.[2]

Artilleryman
SireComedy King (GB)
GrandsirePersimmon (GB)
DamCross Battery (NZ)
DamsireStepniak (NZ)
SexStallion
Foaled(1916-08-01)1 August 1916[1]
Died29 January 1921(1921-01-29) (aged 4)
CountryAustralia
ColourBrown
OwnerS. Hordern, A D Murphy
TrainerP T Heywood
Record26:11-4-3
Major wins
Memsie Stakes (1919)
AJC Derby (1919)
Caulfield Guineas (1919)
Melbourne Cup (1919)
C.B. Fisher Plate (1919)
St George Stakes (1920)
VRC St Leger (1920)
Rawson Stakes (1920)

Artilleryman's sire was the 1910 Melbourne Cup winner, Comedy King, the first British bred horse to win the race.[3]

In winning the 1919 Melbourne Cup, Artilleryman set a new race record time of 3 minutes 24.5 seconds.[4] This was also the first year that the current three-handled Loving Cup trophy was presented to the winning owner.[5]

Artilleryman died in 1921 after suffering an internal haemorrhage whilst spelling in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria.[6]

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