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

    Question #60226. Asked by bojjie. (Oct 27 05 7:45 PM)


    roosters_gal

    		Rising Fast in 1954 from memory

    Oct 27 05, 10:44 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 27 05, 11:10 PM
    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 27 05, 11:34 PM

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