Artilleryman was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1919 Melbourne Cup.
[2] Artilleryman's sire was the 1919 Melbourne Cup winner, Comedy King, the first British bred horse to win the race.
[3] In winning the 1919 Melbourne Cup, Artilleryman set a new race record time of 3 minutes 24.5 seconds.
[8] This was also the first year that the current three-handled Loving Cup trophy was presented to the winning owner.
[9] Artilleryman died in 1921 after suffering an internal haemorrhage whilst spelling in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria.