| Horsename: | Rainbird |
| Sire: | The Buzzard (GB) |
| Grandsire: | Spion Kop (IRE) |
| Dam: | Sequoia (AUS) |
| Damsire: | Heroic (AUS) |
| Sex: | Mare |
| Foaled: | 1941 |
| Country: | Australia |
| Colour: | Chestnut |
| Owner: | Clifford Reid |
| Trainer: | Sam Evans |
| Record: | 47:8 wins, 7 seconds, 6 thirds |
| Earnings: | £A 19,418 or AUD 34,836 |
| Race: | Wakeful Stakes (1944) Melbourne Cup (1945) |
| Updated: | 30 December 2012 |
Rainbird was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1945 Melbourne Cup.
Ridden by Billy Cook she carried just 7 st 7 lb (48 kg) to victory in the Cup, winning by a margin of lengths.[1]
Australian rail operator CFCL Australia named locomotive CF4407 after the horse.[2]