Artilleryman (horse)

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

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

Racing career

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

Pedigree of Artilleryman (AUS) 1916 ^[11]

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

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. "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.
6. McGrath, Joe (6 December 2023). "Fast finishers in the Melbourne Cup". Victoria Racing Club . Retrieved 2025-01-24.
7. "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.
8. Lemon, Dr Andrew; McGrath, Joe. "Melbourne Cup Winners Honour Roll". Victoria Racing Club . Retrieved 2025-01-25.
9. "Melbourne Cup trophy has colourful and creative history". abc.net.au.
10. "Death of Artilleryman". trove.nla.gov.au.
11. "Artilleryman Horse Profile". pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 15 September 2022.