Windbag (1921−1944) was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1925 Melbourne Cup.[1]
| Windbag | |
|---|---|
 Windbag | |
| Sire | Magpie (GB) |
| Grandsire | Dark Ronald (GB) |
| Dam | Charleville (NZ) |
| Damsire | Charlemagne II (GB) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1921 |
| Died | 1944 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Percy Miller |
| Owner | Robert Miller |
| Trainer | George Price |
| Record | 36:18-8-2 |
| Earnings | £35,939 |
| Major wins | |
| AJC St Leger (1925) AJC Cumberland Stakes (1925) AJC Randwick Plate (1925) AJC Plate (1925, 1926) Chelmsford Stakes (1925) Craven Plate (1925, 1926) Melbourne Cup (1925) AJC Spring Stakes (1925) Chipping Norton Stakes (1926) AJC Autumn Stakes (1926) Warwick Stakes (1926) | |
| Last updated on 24 October 2018 | |
1925 Melbourne Cup
editStarting the 7/4 favourite, Windbag won the cup by half a length in front of a crowd of 106,828 at Flemington Racecourse. He set a new record time for the race of 3.22.75.[2]
After retiring from racing in 1927, Windbag commenced stallion duties where he sired 212 individual winners, including the Australian Racing Hall of Fame horse Chatham. Windbag died in 1944 aged 23 years.[3]
1926 racebook
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Front cover of the 1926 Tatts Chelmsford Stakes racebook -
Starters of the 1926 Tatts Chelmsford Stakes showing 2nd placed Windbag
Image gallery
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George Price and Robert Miller Randwick Racecourse
Pedigree
edit| Sire Magpie (GB) 1914 |
Dark Ronald (IRE) 1905 |
Bay Ronald | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Duchess | |||
| Darkie | Thurio | ||
| Insignia | |||
| Popinjay (GB) 1905 |
St. Frusquin | St. Simon | |
| Isabel | |||
| Chelandry | Goldfinch | ||
| Illuminata | |||
| Dam Charleville (NZ) 1911 |
Charlemagne (GB) 1904 |
St. Simon | Galopin |
| St. Angela | |||
| Perfect Dream | Morion | ||
| Rosebud | |||
| Nithsevo (NZ) 1903 |
Stepniak | Nordenfeldt | |
| Steppe | |||
| Shepherdess | Fitz Donovan | ||
| Iolanthe |
References
edit- ^ "Windbag Career Race Starts". millersguide.identika.com.au. Millers Guide. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Windbag racehorse Melbourne Cup winner". Archived from the original on 2014-05-28.
- ^ "Melbourne Cup champion Windbag still much loved".
- ^ "Windbag Horse Profile". pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.