Artilleryman
- Melbourne Cup winner
Artilleryman
was foaled in 1916 and was by the great Comedy King out
of the mare Cross Battery (by Stepniak)
His
main claim to fame was winning the 1919 Melbourne
Cup ridden by Robert Lewis setting a the record time
of 3 minutes 24.5 seconds. He died less than a year later
in 1921.
He
started at 10/1, carried 47 kgs and picked up £9272
for his owner. Richmond Main ran second and Two Blues
was third.
