Artilleryman (horse)

Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Artilleryman

Sire| Comedy King (GB)
Grandsire| Persimmon (GB)
Dam| Cross Battery (NZ)
Damsire| Stepniak (NZ)
Sex| Stallion
Foaled| (1916-08-01)1 August 1916[1]
Died| 29 January 1921(1921-01-29) (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

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Artilleryman's sire was the 1919 Melbourne Cup winner, Comedy King, the first British bred horse to win the race.[3]

## Racing career

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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]

## Pedigree

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Pedigree of Artilleryman (AUS) 1916[7] Sire
Comedy King (GB)
1907  | Persimmon (GB)
1893  | St. Simon | Galopin

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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

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1. ^ "Scone Vet Dynasty Artilleryman". sconevetdynasty.com.au.
2. ^ "Artilleryman 1919 Melbourne Cup". races.com.au.
3. ^ "The horse that changed Australian racing". theroar.com.au.
4. ^ "Artilleryman Melbourne Cup Winner". racerate.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-03.
5. ^ "Melbourne Cup trophy has colourful and creative history". abc.net.au.
6. ^ "Death of Artilleryman". trove.nla.gov.au.
7. ^ "Artilleryman Horse Profile". pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 15 September 2022.