It was a final containing three current or former track record holders of the 580 yards (530 metres) distance at Wentworth Park, a rarity that had not occurred before in an age classic and is unlikely to happen again, but the race very nearly fell to one of the rank outsiders.
The 1972 NSW St Leger final (as the Paws of Thunder was then known), conducted on December 16, had looked to be a race in three between the Geoff Watt-trained pair Benny McGrath and Woolley Wilson, and the John Wright-trained Likely Light.
The trio had dominated their respective semi-finals and although Read full article
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