The first running of the richest country race in the world went to one of the outsiders in Belflyer, proving that racing is a great leveller.
Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts in the inaugural $1.3m The Kosciuszko (1200m) at Royal Randwick.
“I was apprenticed to John for the start of my apprenticeship. Ever since I left Grafton, to this day we speak every day.
“After the Ramornie things probably didn’t go his way in races. I went to ride him in Brisbane one day and things didn’t quite work out but he still ran good.
Brooke Sweeney (O' So Hazy): “She kept trying and sticking her nose out, she did well and will go for a well earned rest now."