What was the name of the last horse to win the Cox Plate and the Melbourne Cup in the same year?

roosters_gal

Rising Fast in 1954 from memory Oct 27 05, 11:44 PM

bojjie

There is one that is more recent than that, though Rising Fast is the 2nd last horse to do it, and the famous Phar Lap did it in 1930 Oct 28 05, 12:10 AM

gtho4

Saintly was the 4th horse to win both races in the same year. The complete list is: 1929 Nightmarch 1930 Phar Lap 1954 Rising Fast 1996 Saintly http://coxplate.racingandsports.com.au/index.asp?f=CoxPlate-FeatureRaces Oct 28 05, 12:34 AM

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