Tim Whiffler
| Tim Whiffler | |
|---|---|
 Tim Whiffler, winner of the 1867 Melbourne Cup and Queen's Plate | |
| Sire | New Warrior (GB) |
| Grandsire | Pyrrhus The First (GB) |
| Dam | Cinderella (AUS) |
| Damsire | St. John (GB) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1862 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Owner | Etienne de Mestre |
| Trainer | Etienne de Mestre |
| Record | 57-23:14:7 |
| Major wins | |
| Australian Cup (1867) Melbourne Cup (1867) The Metropolitan (1867) VRC Queen’s Plate (1867, 1870) AJC Queen’s Plate (1868, 1870, 1871) All Aged Stakes (1870, 1871) Craven Plate (1870, 1871) VRC Melbourne Stakes (1870) | |
| Last updated on 21 April 2025 | |
Tim Whiffler was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1867 Melbourne Cup ridden by jockey John Driscoll.[1]
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 purchased by the National Museum of Australia.[2]
Pedigree
[edit]| Sire New Warrior 1851 |
Pyrrhus The First 1843 |
Epirus | Langar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia | |||
| Fortress | Defence^ | ||
| Jewess | |||
| Colocynth 1840 |
Physician | Brutandorf | |
| Primette | |||
| Camelina | Whalebone*^ | ||
| Selim mare, 1812 | |||
| Dam Cinderella 1845 |
St John 1841 |
St Nicholas | Emilius |
| Sea Mew | |||
| Thunderbolt mare | Thunderbolt | ||
| Precipitate mare | |||
| Old Cinderella 1830 |
Rous Emigrant | Pioneer | |
| Ringtail | |||
| Spaewife | Soothsayer | ||
| Selim mare, 1814 |
*^ Tim Whiffler is inbred 5S x 4S to the stallion Whalebone, meaning that he appears fifth generation (via Defence)^ and fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rolfe, C. (2009). Winners of the Melbourne Cup: Stories that Stopped a Nation. Red Dog Books. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-74259-086-8. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Melbourne Cup snared by museum". news.com.au.
- ^ Tim Whiffler Pedigree
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