Kiwi (horse)

Kiwi
Kiwi
Sire	Blarney Kiss (USA)
Grandsire	Irish Lancer (USA)
Dam	Malrayvis (NZ)
Damsire	Messmate (GB)
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	19 October 1977
Died	2 February 1995
Country	New Zealand
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Brian Fischer
Owner	Snow Lupton
Trainer	Snow Lupton
Record	60:13-8-2
Earnings	NZ$549,839
Major wins
	Wellington Cup (1983); Melbourne Cup (1983)
	Last updated on 3 April 2009

Kiwi (19 October 1977 – 2 February 1995) was a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who won both the Wellington Cup in New Zealand and the Melbourne Cup in Australia in 1983. Kiwi is especially renowned for his last-to-first victory in the Melbourne Cup, and remains the only horse in history to have won both of these cups.^[4] Kiwi raced from 1980 to 1987, and died in 2 February 1995 at the age of 17.^[2]

^ "Kiwi". Racing and Sports. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b The Canberra Times, 3 February 1995,Melb Cup winner Kiwi dies.access-date 17 August 2023.
^ "Breednet - Breeding News". breednet.com.au.
^ Bird, Tony (28 October 2016). "Why Kiwi Melbourne Cup winner has been immortalised in bronze". Stuff. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-25.

[1] "Kiwi". Racing and Sports. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[TCT-19950203-2] The Canberra Times, 3 February 1995,Melb Cup winner Kiwi dies.access-date 17 August 2023.

[3] "Breednet - Breeding News". breednet.com.au.

[:0-4] Bird, Tony (28 October 2016). "Why Kiwi Melbourne Cup winner has been immortalised in bronze". Stuff. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-25.

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