| Horsename: | Windbag |
| Sire: | Magpie (GB) |
| Grandsire: | Dark Ronald (GB) |
| Dam: | Charleville (NZ) |
| Damsire: | Charlemagne II (GB) |
| Sex: | Stallion |
| Foaled: | 1921 |
| Death Date: | 1944 |
| Country: | Australia |
| Colour: | Bay |
| Breeder: | Percy Miller |
| Owner: | Robert Miller |
| Trainer: | George Price |
| Record: | 36:18-8-2 |
| Earnings: | £35,939 |
| Race: | AJC St Leger (1925) AJC Cumberland Stakes (1925) AJC Randwick Plate (1925) AJC Plate (1925, 1926) Chelmsford Stakes (1925) Craven Plate (1925, 1926) Melbourne Cup (1925) AJC Spring Stakes (1925) Chipping Norton Stakes (1926) AJC Autumn Stakes (1926) Warwick Stakes (1926) |
| Updated: | 24 October 2018 |
Windbag (1921−1944) was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1925 Melbourne Cup.[1]
Starting the 7/4 favourite, Windbag won the cup by half a length in front of a crowd of 106,828 at Flemington Racecourse. He set a new record time for the race of 3.22.75.[2]
After retiring from racing in 1927, Windbag commenced stallion duties where he sired 212 individual winners, including the Australian Racing Hall of Fame horse Chatham. Windbag died in 1944 aged 23 years.[3]