Apart from Lonhro, the best finnishes I've ever seen in racing are Mr Tiz in some race back in the early 90's where he did this weird buck action then started running like a dog uphill and left them standing with acceleration they (or I) had never witnessed. Also, Kiwi in the 1982 Melbourne Cup did close to "the lonhro." I remember giving up on Super Impose after he got caught last in either the 2nd Epsom or Doncaster (I think) and he did that thing along the rails. Better Loosen Up in the Japan Cup was incredible.

I remember watching Adam and Mr Inocent fighting it out hammer and tong down the straight ..the 2 colts had there teeth barred and thier ears flat back just going at each other with the two jockeys fighting to keep them from going each other...i think it was the epsom or something i can't remember but Adam won by a whisker..
Also Private Steer in the Doncaster i think was just amazing..

also who can forget freemason and northerly fighting it out :smile:

[ This Message was edited by: maverick1993 on 2004-09-24 22:17 ]

I'm trying Mav, thanx for the reminder. Thought Alinghi's win in the Diamond was remakable

I remember Adam being a good horse.

BONECRUSHER and OUR WAVERLY STAR in the W.S.COX PLATE.
And with Bill Collins calling it.
My skin still crawls when I think about it.

I know what you mean, but I'm not sure that's quite the right expression. When something makes someone's skin crawl, isn't it supposed to be disgusting and repulsive??? :smile:

well as a young boy i watched tulloch fight off sharply down the eagle farm straight in his last race, he carried 9st12lb , that was a beauty ,but the 1986 cox plate , bone crushers fight withour waverley star was a realheart breaker from the 800 to the line, it has been called the race of the century.

There was another beauty too at Flemington when Hyperno knocked off Salamander.And 2 great jockeys in Harry White and Roy Higgins.
Don't know what it was but I remember Higgins lost his cap covering.

Could have been a little race called the Melbourne Cup Mo. Hyperno just beat Salamander in 1979.

"Kingston Town can't win."