THE Sandown Cup has always been one of the great distance events on the Australian calendar, but before the Group racing era commenced the race was usually only contested by Victorian ‘half-milers’. This was simply because Victorian stayers were considered almost unbeatable on their own tracks and the prize money was insufficient to entice interstate raiders.
One of the leading breeders and owners for a number of decades in Victoria was the late Rod Deakin. In December 1971 he bred a litter by his former champion racing dog Plunder Road out of his former classy stayer Wonoka. The undoubted Read full article
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