W.FRM R6-3.50 CHIPPING NORTON STAKES 1600 M ($252100) WFA (GROUP 1)
1 GRAND ARMEE Gai Waterhouse D Beasley 8 58
2 HUGS DANCER (FR) Tony McEvoy C Brown 6 58
3 COUNTY TYRONE Kris Lees G Boss 5 58
4 COURT'S IN SESSION Guy Walter H Bowman 4 58
5 SEUL AMOUR (NZ) Graeme Rogerson J Sheehan 7 58
6 OUR EGYPTIAN RAINE (NZ) Grahame Begg N Rawiller 1 55.5
7 WINNING BELLE (NZ) Gai Waterhouse C Munce 3 55.5
8 VEREZA (NZ) Guy Walter D Beadman 2 55.5

can anyone tell me how this race can be labelled a group 1, equal status of a cox plate!!!??? surely a chipping norton stakes shouldn't carry the same status of the greatest races we have got. just seems wrong to me.

this is where the arguments start in comparing horses i think, like lonhro is better than northerly because he won 11 group 1's. which sounds good.....

but when you look at the facts, a chipping norton is not back-to-back cox plates, 2 australia cups and a caulfield cup.

ok i have that off my chest now. sorry to sound like i'm complaining.....call it a fude between me and a few mates (lonhro admirers) gets my blood boiling!

1 GRAND ARMEE
6 OUR EGYPTIAN RAINE
2 HUGS DANCER
4 COURT'S IN SESSION

Our egyptian raine
Grand Armee
Hugs Dancer
Courts in Session