Sorry to say I cannot agree... 1992 pips it at the post for me... all the drama as this race, plus the all time greatest Cox Plate field lined up in 1992.. this though, Bill's best call.. and like so many others god I miss him!
Waverley Star went on to win a group race in Japan leading up to the Japan Cup, where he finished close up in either fifth or sixth (can't remember now, had a few sleeps). He performed very well for another couple of seasons, including breaking NZ track records. Bonecrusher, once he got past his near-fatal illness, came back the year after this race to win the Australian Cup over At Talaq. It was his Australian Cup performance that wore him out, not this race.
Thanks for posting, this is far and away my favourite childhood memory. Has me in tears every time I watch it and hear the incomparable Bill Collins call it.
TheORANGEMELLY Says:
6/11/2012 6:49:48 PM
Kingston Town would have beaten them...GO the KING.
biggles132 Says:
27/10/2012 12:11:57 PM
magic, the start of my horse racing life.
Carrots44 Says:
24/10/2012 9:30:01 PM
That is truly a classic Cox Plate
emmelby Says:
12/06/2012 8:27:04 AM
As far as I know he is still alive and living on Lance O'Sullivan's property. He's not listed as deceased on the NZ Racing website at any rate.
MrDraven37 Says:
2/06/2012 2:10:12 AM
Sorry to say I cannot agree... 1992 pips it at the post for me... all the drama as this race, plus the all time greatest Cox Plate field lined up in 1992.. this though, Bill's best call.. and like so many others god I miss him!
Pihasanddunes1 Says:
27/04/2012 8:25:14 PM
Never tire of watching this, or hearing Bill Collins' great emotional commentary. Unforgettable.
rimbaud100 Says:
27/04/2012 7:30:02 PM
I'm the same. It leaves me in tears. How I miss Bill Collins.
emmelby Says:
26/10/2011 8:37:24 PM
Waverley Star went on to win a group race in Japan leading up to the Japan Cup, where he finished close up in either fifth or sixth (can't remember now, had a few sleeps). He performed very well for another couple of seasons, including breaking NZ track records. Bonecrusher, once he got past his near-fatal illness, came back the year after this race to win the Australian Cup over At Talaq. It was his Australian Cup performance that wore him out, not this race.
rorigiles Says:
25/10/2011 8:49:35 PM
This is the race that broke both their hearts and they were never the same horses ever again.
emmelby Says:
22/10/2011 10:54:02 PM
Thanks for posting, this is far and away my favourite childhood memory. Has me in tears every time I watch it and hear the incomparable Bill Collins call it.
juanos74 Says:
21/10/2011 9:00:31 PM
"equine immortality"...that race and that call will stay in my head forever !