Foxzami

{{Short description|New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}

{{Infobox racehorse

| horsename = Foxzami

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| sire = Nizami

| grandsire = Firdaussi

| dam = Honeywood

| damsire = Foxbridge

| sex = Stallion

| foaled = 1944

| death_date = 1969

| country = New Zealand

| colour = Bay

| breeder = N. R. Souter

| owner = L. G. Robinson

| trainer = Dan Lewis

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| race =Melbourne Cup (1949)
Hotham Handicap (1949)
STC Cup (1949)

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Foxzami (1944−1969) was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse.

In November 1949 at Flemington Racecourse, Foxzami won the Melbourne Cup. He carried a weight of 8-8 (120 pounds and started at odds of 16/1 in a field of 31 runners. Ridden by Billy Fellows, he won the cup by three lengths.{{cite book|last1=Morris| first1=Tony|last2=Randall|first2=John|title=A Century of Champions|publisher= Portway Press|year=1999|isbn=1-901570-15-0}}

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