Heritage

Kingston Town: a turf legend

You can't win, they said, and then Kingston Town won. The King took out three Cox Plates in a row…

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Bernborough: a turf legend

The horse from Toowoomba who could not race in the city until a change of ownership set him loose. In…

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Gunsynd: a turf legend

The Goondiwindi Grey, a horse so loved that Slim Dusty sang about him. Gunsynd was a genuine people's champion, a…

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Peter Pan (NZ): a turf legend

A dual Melbourne Cup winner in an era when that was almost unheard of, Peter Pan took out the great…

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Archer: a turf legend

The horse who started it all. Archer won the very first Melbourne Cup in 1861, then backed it up to…

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MIGHT AND POWER (NZ): a turf legend

All heart and all courage. Might And Power led almost every step to win the 1997 Melbourne Cup, then added…

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Manikato: a turf legend

A sprinter-miler of extraordinary toughness, Manikato won five weight-for-age Group 1 races and ruled the sprinting ranks across five seasons.…

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Northerly: a turf legend

The Fighting Tiger from the west. Northerly was a horse who simply would not lie down, grinding out two Cox…

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Sunline (NZ): a turf legend

One of the greatest mares to grace the turf on either side of the Tasman. Sunline won back-to-back Cox Plates…

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Lonhro: 1998 to 2024

The Black Flash. Lonhro won twenty-six of his thirty-five starts, eleven at Group 1 level, with a burst of speed…

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Saintly: a turf legend

Bart Cummings called him the horse from heaven. Saintly gave the Cups King one of his most treasured wins, taking…

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