For every beer swigging pizza eating racehorse like Nettoyer to give you some perspective on this great game, you need an Addeybb (or Verry Elleegant) and better spelling!
The former makes racing in Australia real and achievable to all at all levels – the old anyone can win tag – the latter pits International competition, an Arabian owned British Bulldog against the other by a $500 Kiwi stallion that big players bought into the dream.
Only in Australia. And only can happen in our best races.
Put aside corner room lofty discussions that Golden Sixty (from Hong Kong), Mishriff (from England via France and Saudi Arabia) or Contrail (via Japan) are higher rated – whatever that means - Australian racing survives on a rare egalitarianism that makes our racing so vibrant and unique.