Rainbird (horse)

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Rainbird
SireThe Buzzard (GB)
Grandsire Spion Kop (IRE)
DamSequoia (AUS)
Damsire Heroic (AUS)
Sex Mare
Foaled1941
Country Australia
Colour Chestnut
OwnerClifford Reid
TrainerSam Evans
Record47:8 wins, 7 seconds, 6 thirds
Earnings£A 19,418 or AUD 34,836
Major wins
Wakeful Stakes (1944)
Melbourne Cup (1945)
Last updated on 30 December 2012

Rainbird was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1945 Melbourne Cup.

Ridden by Billy Cook she carried just 7 st 7 lb (48 kg) to victory in the Cup, winning by a margin of 2+12 lengths. [1]

Namesake

Australian rail operator CFCL Australia named locomotive CF4407 after the horse. [2]

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References

  1. Rolfe, C. (2008). Winners of the Melbourne Cup. Red Dog ISBN   9781742035093, p. 205-7
  2. CFCLA Fleet Update Motive Power issue 88 July 2013 page 6