Rainbird_(horse)

Rainbird (horse)

Rainbird (horse)

Australian Thoroughbred racehorse

Rainbird was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1945 Melbourne Cup.

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Ridden by Billy Cook she carried just 7 st 7 lb (48 kg) to victory in the Cup, winning by a margin of 2+1⁄2 lengths.[1]

Namesake

Australian rail operator CFCL Australia named locomotive CF4407 after the horse.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Rolfe, C. (2008). Winners of the Melbourne Cup. Red Dog ISBN 9781742035093, p. 205-7
  2. [2]
    CFCLA Fleet Update Motive Power issue 88 July 2013 page 6


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