Plate, Better Loosen Up had come from an estimated 30 lengths off the lead to win in course-record time; in the Mackinnon Stakes, on Derby Day, he was one of a 'world record' six Group winners for his trainer; in the Japan Cup, he scored a thrilling win to racecaller Bryan Martin's cry of 'Better Loosen Up has won for Australia', and remains the only Australian horse to do so; in the Australian Cup, he defeated Vo Rogue by lengths. Following this season, Better Loosen Up was named Australia's champion racehorse in 1991. A leg injury, which had cut short his autumn campaign, restricted him to just 12 further starts, at six and seven, and he failed to reach the same heights. His best performance came in the Cox Plate of 1992, where he was beaten just over a length by Super Impose, and successfully protested against Let's Elope, who was second past-the-post. He was retired in February 1993, within days of Super Impose, with which he would star on 'Super Better Best' – the story of how two geldings rose from obscurity to amass a '$10 million fortune'. In retirement Better Loosen Up lived at Living Legends, The International Home of Rest for Champion Horses in the Melbourne suburb of Greenvale before his death in 2016. Pedigree See also List of millionaire racehorses in Australia References External links Better Loosen Up at the Australian Racing Museum and Hall of Fame 1985 racehorse births 2016 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in Australia Racehorses trained in Australia Cox Plate winners Japan Cup winners Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year Australian Racing Hall of Fame horses Thoroughbred family 7-d