2015 MVRC W S Cox Plate _ Winx First Cox Plate 24 October Pre Race , Running and Post Race Of W S Cox Plate Racing.com Coverage feat Former Jockey Shane Dye See www.racingaustr...
I remember when Winx destroyed Highland Reel here and people said it didn't count as he was a 2400m horse and than a few years later Highland Reel went back to Europe and won the prestigious Group 1 Prince of Wales Stakes over 2000m(same distance as Cox Plate) LOL
When he ran in the Cox Plate he’d won a G1 over 2000 and run 2nd in a G1 over 2100. He’d only won a G3 over 2400 at the time he ran in this race. Nobody knew how good he was over 2400 at that time so nobody would have been saying that he was a 2400m horse when he ran in the Cox Plate. I think you’re making that up.
She put 5 lengths on Highland Reel, who would go on to win the Hong Kong Vase at his next start then would later win a King George, Prince of Wales's Stakes, another Hong Kong Vase, a Breeders Cup and run a close up 2nd in an Arc. And Winx put 5 on him in the twinkling of an eye.
It a matter of horses for courses. As a fan of both. Winx is the absolutely best mid distance. Phar Lap along with several other contenders, are best stayers/long distance.
The ego of Hugh Bowman.. Bawling, "this is all I wanted to do since was a little boy" It was never all about you Hughy! All I wanted to do since I was a little boy is go fishing and later hoping to not get killed at the shitty factory job I had.
Highland Reel ran very poorly here He’s run about 4 lengths below his best form in Europe in this race. Clearly he’d run his race before the stalls opened getting too worked up pre race. But he couldn’t even finish in front of Criterion who is proven to be about 5L below good G1 form in Europe
