This week is Cox Plate week, the best race on the Australian racing calendar. It's usually won by the best horse in the country and such champions as Makybe Diva, Northerly, Sunline, Octagonal and Kingston Town (three times) have won it.
But the greatest running was 20 years ago, in 1986, when two Kiwi horses staged an 800m war that was unforgettable. This isn't the best version as far as the race call goes but the race still speaks for itself. In the best call, Bill Collins declares Bonecrusher `races into equine immortality' when he defeats Our Waverley Star.
I still get chills when I see this race.
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