Artilleryman (horse)
| Artilleryman | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Comedy King (GB) |
| Grandsire | Persimmon (GB) |
| Dam | Cross Battery (NZ) |
| Damsire | Stepniak (NZ) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1 August 1916[1] |
| Died | 29 January 1921 (aged 4) |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Brown |
| Owner | S. Hordern, A D Murphy |
| Trainer | P T Heywood |
| Record | 26:11-4-3 |
| 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 was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1919 Melbourne Cup.[2]
Background
[edit]Artilleryman's sire was the 1919 Melbourne Cup winner, Comedy King, the first British bred horse to win the race.[3]
Racing career
[edit]In winning the 1919 Melbourne Cup, Artilleryman set a new race record time of 3 minutes 24.5 seconds.[4][5][6] Being ridden by Bobbie Lewis.[7] he secured the victory by at least six lengths ahead of the next horse, Richmond Main.[8] This was also the first year that the current three-handled Loving Cup trophy was presented to the winning owner.[9]
Artilleryman died in 1921 after suffering an internal haemorrhage whilst spelling in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria.[10]
Pedigree
[edit]| Sire Comedy King (GB) 1907 |
Persimmon (GB) 1893 |
St. Simon | Galopin |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Angela | |||
| Perdita | Hampton | ||
| Hermione | |||
| Tragedy Queen (IRE) 1900 |
Gallinule | Isonomy | |
| Moorhen | |||
| Clarion | Ben Battle | ||
| Black Witch | |||
| Dam Cross Battery (NZ) 1902 |
Stepniak (NZ) 1889 |
Nordenfeldt | Musket |
| Onyx | |||
| Steppe | Saunterer | ||
| Seclusion | |||
| Firecross (AUS) 1893 |
Patrol | Grand Flaneur | |
| Terara | |||
| Crossfire | Goldsbrough | ||
| Powder |
References
[edit]- ^ "Scone Vet Dynasty Artilleryman". sconevetdynasty.com.au.
- ^ "Artilleryman 1919 Melbourne Cup". races.com.au.
- ^ "The horse that changed Australian racing". theroar.com.au.
- ^ "Artilleryman Melbourne Cup Winner". racerate.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-03.
- ^ "Artilleryman Wins Melbourne Cup: Eighty Thousand People See the Colt Win Australia's Great Spring Race". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1919-12-22. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ McGrath, Joe (6 December 2023). "Fast finishers in the Melbourne Cup". Victoria Racing Club. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ "BOB LEWIS'S 32nd MELBOURNE CUP MOUNT". Observer. Vol. LXXXVI, no. 4, 505. South Australia. 26 October 1929. p. 26. Retrieved 25 January 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Lemon, Dr Andrew; McGrath, Joe. "Melbourne Cup Winners Honour Roll". Victoria Racing Club. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ^ "Melbourne Cup trophy has colourful and creative history". abc.net.au.
- ^ "Death of Artilleryman". trove.nla.gov.au.
- ^ "Artilleryman Horse Profile". pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 15 September 2022.