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'''Nimblefoot''' was an Australian bred [[Thoroughbred]] [[racehorse]] that won the [[1870 Melbourne Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.races.com.au/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-history/past-winners/1861-to-1870-melbourne-cup/#1870 |title=Past Melbourne Cup Winners 1861 to 1870 |publisher=races.com.au}}</ref> |
'''Nimblefoot''' was an Australian bred [[Thoroughbred]] [[racehorse]] that won the [[1870 Melbourne Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.races.com.au/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-history/past-winners/1861-to-1870-melbourne-cup/#1870 |title=Past Melbourne Cup Winners 1861 to 1870 |publisher=races.com.au}}</ref> |
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Nimblefoot's owner, Walter Craig, dreamt four months before the race that his horse won the Cup but noted the jockey wore a black armband. Craig's prediction came true. His horse won the Cup and the jockey, John Day (1856-1885) <ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.portrait.gov.au/people/johnny-day-1856|title=Johnny Day 1856-1885 |publisher=portrait.gov.au}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |
Nimblefoot's owner, Walter Craig, dreamt four months before the race that his horse won the Cup but noted the jockey wore a black armband. Craig's prediction came true. His horse won the Cup and the jockey, John Day (1856-1885) <ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.portrait.gov.au/people/johnny-day-1856|title=Johnny Day 1856-1885 |publisher=portrait.gov.au}} </ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/229825013|title=The late John Day.To the editor of the Sportsman.|date=2 November 1885}} </ref> wore the armband in Craig's honour, as Craig had died of gout and pneumonia at the age of 45 on 16th Aug 1870, 3 months before the running of the race.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.craigsroyal.com.au/about/ |title=The Dream Cup of 1870 |publisher=craigs royal.com.au}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:36, 31 July 2022
| Nimblefoot | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Panic (GB) |
| Grandsire | Alarm (GB) |
| Dam | Quickstep (AUS) |
| Damsire | Lugar (GB) |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1863 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Owner | W Craig |
| Trainer | W Lang |
| Record | 58: 19-16-3 |
| Major wins | |
| Melbourne Cup (1870) Hotham Handicap (1870) Australian Cup (1871) | |
| Last updated on 31 October 2018 | |
Nimblefoot was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1870 Melbourne Cup.[1]
Nimblefoot's owner, Walter Craig, dreamt four months before the race that his horse won the Cup but noted the jockey wore a black armband. Craig's prediction came true. His horse won the Cup and the jockey, John Day (1856-1885) [2] [3] wore the armband in Craig's honour, as Craig had died of gout and pneumonia at the age of 45 on 16th Aug 1870, 3 months before the running of the race.[4]
References
- ^ "Past Melbourne Cup Winners 1861 to 1870". races.com.au.
- ^ "Johnny Day 1856-1885". portrait.gov.au.
- ^ "The late John Day.To the editor of the Sportsman". 2 November 1885.
- ^ "The Dream Cup of 1870". craigs royal.com.au.