Windbag (1921−1944) was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1925 Melbourne Cup.[1]

Windbag
Windbag
SireMagpie (GB)
GrandsireDark Ronald (GB)
DamCharleville (NZ)
DamsireCharlemagne II (GB)
SexStallion
Foaled1921
Died1944
CountryAustralia
ColourBay
BreederPercy Miller
OwnerRobert Miller
TrainerGeorge Price
Record36:18-8-2
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

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Starting 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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Pedigree

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Pedigree of Windbag (AUS) 1921[4]
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

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  1. ^ "Windbag Career Race Starts". millersguide.identika.com.au. Millers Guide. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Windbag racehorse Melbourne Cup winner". Archived from the original on 2014-05-28.
  3. ^ "Melbourne Cup champion Windbag still much loved".
  4. ^ "Windbag Horse Profile". pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.