Windbag (horse)

Windbag
Windbag
	Windbag
Sire	Magpie (GB)
Grandsire	Dark Ronald (GB)
Dam	Charleville (NZ)
Damsire	Charlemagne II (GB)
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1921
Died	1944
Country	Australia
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Percy Miller
Owner	Robert Miller
Trainer	George Price
Record	36:18-8-2
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

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

1925 Melbourne Cup

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

Front cover of the 1926 Tatts Chelmsford Stakes racebook
Starters of the 1926 Tatts Chelmsford Stakes showing 2nd placed Windbag

Image gallery

George Price and Robert Miller Randwick Racecourse

Pedigree

Pedigree of Windbag (AUS) 1921^[4]
Sire Magpie (GB) 1914	Dark Ronald (IRE) 1905	Bay Ronald	Hampton
		Bay Ronald	Black Duchess
		Darkie	Thurio
		Darkie	Insignia
	Popinjay (GB) 1905	St. Frusquin	St. Simon
		St. Frusquin	Isabel
		Chelandry	Goldfinch
		Chelandry	Illuminata
Dam Charleville (NZ) 1911	Charlemagne (GB) 1904	St. Simon	Galopin
		St. Simon	St. Angela
		Perfect Dream	Morion
		Perfect Dream	Rosebud
	Nithsevo (NZ) 1903	Stepniak	Nordenfeldt
		Stepniak	Steppe
		Shepherdess	Fitz Donovan
		Shepherdess	Iolanthe

References

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

[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.

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