Foxzami (1944−1969) was a
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
-bred Thoroughbred racehorse.
In November 1949 at
Flemington Racecourse, Foxzami won the
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and over, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria as part of the Melb ...
. He carried a weight of 8-8 (120
pounds and started at odds of
16/1 in a field of 31 runners. Ridden by Billy Fellows, he won the cup by three lengths.
References
See also
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List of Melbourne Cup winners
This is a list of the winners of the Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major thoroughbred horse race. It is run at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. Each year, internationally bred or owned horses compete in the race. Since 188 ...
1944 racehorse births
1969 racehorse deaths
Racehorses bred in New Zealand
Racehorses trained in New Zealand
Melbourne Cup winners
Thoroughbred family 19-c
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