Legendary trainer Bart Cummings described the scenes at the 2010 Cox Plate as “ridiculous”.
“It’s not a concert, it’s a racetrack,” Cummings said, immediately after So You Think’s second triumph in Moonee Valley’s great race.Vince Caligiuri
Horses were released from the mounting yard to go onto the track after the nine minutes allotted to Braithwaite to sing his anthem hithad expired, but screams for more from the crowd had enticed Braithwaite to sing the chorus one more time. “It’s all about the people, it’s about keeping the people involved. That’s why so many people love the Valley because they can feel they’re a part of it. The excitement when the horses walk through the tunnel and onto the track, things like that get the hairs on the back of the neck standing.”
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