| Comic Court | |
|---|---|
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| Sire | Powerscourt |
| Grandsire | The Night Patrol (GB) |
| Dam | Witty Maid |
| Damsire | Anton King |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1945 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay or brown |
| Breeder | H. & M. Bowyer |
| Owner | H.W. Bowyer, and then R. A., J.C. and A.J. Lee[1] |
| Trainer | Jim Cummings |
| Record | 54: 28-11-3½[2] |
| Earnings | £48,579[3] (A$97,158)[2] |
| Major wins | |
| Ascot Vale Stakes (1948) VRC Derby (1948) VRC St Leger Stakes (1949) Memsie Stakes (1949, 1950) Craiglee Stakes (1949) Turnbull Stakes (1949, 1950) LKS Mackinnon Stakes (1949, 1950) St George Stakes (1950, 1951) Alister Clark Stakes (1950) Caulfield Stakes (1950) Melbourne Cup (1950) William Reid Stakes (1951) C F Orr Stakes (1951) Chipping Norton Stakes (1951) | |
| Honours | |
| Australian Racing Hall of Fame | |
| Last updated on 26 May 2010 | |
Comic Court (1945–1973) was a most versatile post-war Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who set race records at distances of 6 furlongs (1,200 metres) and 2 miles (3,200 metres). He won the 1950 Melbourne Cup carrying 9 stone 5 pounds (59 kg) and set an Australasian record of 3 minutes 19½ seconds.[4]
- ^ Hall of Fame - Comic Court
- ^ a b Pring, Peter (1977). Analysis of Champion Racehorses. The Thoroughbred Press. ISBN 0-908133-00-6.
- ^ Barrie, Douglas M., The Australian Bloodhorse, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1956
- ^ The Magnificent Seven