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Comedy King racehorse Melbourne Cup winner

Comedy King - Australian racehorse Melbourne Cup winner  1910Comedy King was foaled in 1907 and was by Persimmon out of the mare Tragedy Queen (by Gallinule)

Persimmon was owned by King Edward VII and had won the English Derby.

Comedy King won the Melbourne Cup in 1910, becoming the first foreign bred horse to achieve the feat.
Prize money for the Melbourne Cup that year was £6178 and, starting at 10/1 and carrying 49 kgs, he defeated Trafalgar and Apple Pie.

He also won the Futurity Stakes in 1910, and the St George Stakes in 1911.

Comedy King went on to be a great sire and his sons Artilleryman (1919) and King Ingoda (1922) would also win the Melbourne Cup.

 

 

Persimmon St Simon Galopin
St Angela
Perdita Hampton
Hermione
Tragedy Queen Gallinule Isonomy
Moorhen
Clarion Ben Battle
Black Witch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Career Highlights

At 3
 
 
   
19-Feb-1910
Won
15 ran
9-4 f
S Cusdin
6.7
Caulfield
7 fur
Futurity Stakes Maltine
1:27.7
At 4
 
 
   
3-Sep-1910
2nd
19 ran
4-1
C Bolton
8.7
Caulfield
9 fur
Heatherlie Hcp Eye Glass
1:56.5
1-Oct-1910
Won
10 ran
12-1
C Bolton
8.7
Randwick
12 fur
Spring Stakes Prince Foote
2:34.0
1-Nov-1910
Won
30 ran
10-1
W McLachlan
7.11
Flemington
16 fur
Melbourne Cup Trafalgar
3:27.7
18-Feb-1911
Won
12 ran
1-1 f
W McLachlan
8.11
Caulfield
9 fur
St George Stakes Trafalgar
1:53.7
25-Feb-1911
3rd
13 ran
2-1 ef
W H Smith
9.13
Caulfield
7 fur
Futurity Stakes Blairgour
1:27.2
4-Mar-1911
Won
7 ran
1-2 f
W McLachlan
8.11
Flemington
12 fur
Essendon Stakes Trafalgar
2:31.5
13-Mar-1911
Won
7 ran
2-7 f
W McLachlan
8.11
Flemington
8 fur
All Aged Stakes Broadsword
1:43.0
15-Apr-1911
Won
7 ran
4-5 f
W McLachlan
8.7
Randwick
12 fur
Autumn Stakes Trafalgar
2:33.7
Apr-1911
3rd
5 ran
1-1 f
W McLachlan
8.7
Randwick
16 fur
Cumberland Stakes Byplay
3:32.7
At 5
 
 
   
2-Sep-1911
2nd
11 ran
9-10 f
W McLachlan
9.8
Caulfield
9 fur
Memsie Stakes Flaith
1:58.5
30-Sep-1911
3rd
11 ran
4-5 f
W McLachlan
9.2
Randwick
12 fur
Spring Stakes Malt King
2:35.5
4-Oct-1911
4th
11 ran
4-1
W McLachlan
9.1
Randwick
10 fur
Craven Plate Lady Medallist
2:06.5
14-Oct-1911
2nd
5 ran
2-1 ef
N D Godby
9.1
Caulfield
9 fur
Caulfield Stakes Malt King
1:54.5
18-Oct-1911
Won
7 ran
9-10 f
N D Godby
9.1
Caulfield
11 fur
Eclipse Stakes Beverage
2:23.2
9-Nov-1911
4th
7 ran
4-1
N D Godby
9.8
Flemington
8 fur
Linlithgow Stakes Popinjay
1:39.2
11-Nov-1911
2nd
5 ran
5-1
J Harrison
9.1
Flemington
12 fur
CB Fisher Plate Trafalgar
2:37.7
17-Feb-1912
2nd
10 ran
6-4 f
F Clarke
8.13
Caulfield
9 fur
St George Stakes Trafalgar
1:53.7
24-Feb-1912
3rd
14 ran
5-2 f
N D Godby
10.2
Caulfield
7 fur
Futurity Stakes Popinjay
1:28.2
2-Mar-1912
2nd
7 ran
5-2
F Clarke
9.0
Flemington
10 fur
Essendon Stakes Trafalgar
2:35.0
7-Mar-1912
2nd
4 ran
4-7 f
F Clarke
8.11
Flemington
8 fur
All Aged Stakes Popinjay
1:40.5