Windbag was an Australian bred

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who won the 1925

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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

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. He set a new record time for the race of 3.22.75. After retiring from racing in 1927, Windbag commenced stallion duties where he sired 212 individual winners, including the

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. Windbag died in 1944 aged 23 years.

1926 racebook

File:1926 Randwick Tattersalls Club Racebook P1.jpg, Front cover of the 1926 Tatts Chelmsford Stakes racebook. File:1926 Randwick Tatts Chelmsford Stakes Racebook P2.jpg, Starters of the 1926 Tatts Chelmsford Stakes showing 2nd placed Windbag.

Image gallery

File:Racehorse owner Bob Miller with George Price trainer of racehorse Windbag, New South Wales, ca. 1925..jpg, George Price and Robert Miller Randwick Racecourse.

Pedigree

References

{{reflist Melbourne Cup winners 1921 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Australia Racehorses trained in Australia 1944 racehorse deaths