Tim Whiffler was an Australian bred

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racehorse that won the 1867 Melbourne Cup ridden by jockey John Driscoll. The 1867 Melbourne Cup included two horses with the name Tim Whiffler. The winning horse was known as Tim Whiffler Sydney. The other horse was called Tim Whiffler Melbourne. The owners winning trophy was recently purchased by the

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''Tim Whiffler's'' pedigree
Pedigree online Thoroughbred Database Melbourne Cup winners 1862 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Australia Racehorses trained in Australia Thoroughbred family 4-b {{Racehorse-stub