Artilleryman was an Australian bred

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that won the 1919 Melbourne Cup.

Background

Artilleryman's sire was the 1919

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winner, Comedy King, the first British bred horse to win the race.

Racing career

In winning the 1919

, Artilleryman set a new race record time of 3 minutes 24.5 seconds. Being ridden by Bobbie Lewis. he secured the victory by at least six lengths ahead of the next horse, Richmond Main. This was also the first year that the current three-handled Loving Cup trophy was presented to the winning owner. Artilleryman died in 1921 after suffering an internal haemorrhage whilst spelling in

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Pedigree

References

{{reflist Melbourne Cup winners 1916 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Australia Racehorses trained in Australia 1921 racehorse deaths