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Anthony Walsh - Totally agree. Could do it all. And did! 👏👏

She wouldnt have got near the king

Yea I agree. That's the difference Kingston town beat other great horses over every distance. Winx hasn't beaten top horse over every distance like the KING!!!

Kingston Town is still the latest local benchmark for racing in this country but he never raced overseas. Only two Australian horses have raced overseas against international competition in then the worlds richest race and won. For me they are the ultimate benchmark for an Australian horse.

Amanda Johnson - No, Mick Dittman’s brilliant ride on Gurner’s Lane, whereas he only left the rail to pass other runners during the race is what the difference was in the Long Neck margin at the finishing post. Johnston didn’t butcher the ride in any way. Go back and look at the replay, in particular Gurner’s Lane toward the rear of the field, and continue to watch him progress to the top of the straight, and you’ll clearly see that, Dittman produced him, (with the freshest set of legs), and with the pull in the weights, Johnston (as he’d done on other occasions) thought he’d set up,a winning break, an in- assailable lead, which I He was under instruction to do, as most horses he’d done this to, had never caught him before. I believe Dittman saved Gurners Lane somewhere between 5-7 L in the run, and The King only went under by a Long Neck from memory. The Enforcer, Best Jockey I ever saw. And as History would have it, TJ Smith went after (and secured) Dittman as his stable Jockey. I think that in itself says it all - A Trainer who won 2 Melbourne Cups, 4 Caulfield Cups, 7 Cox Plates, 6 Golden Slippers, And 34 Sydney Trainer’s Premierships, only takes the Elite.

Put her in the cup and then we'll see if she is the best...Kingston Town won over all distances..Winx has not.

Jay Bee - No, Totally Wrong. I’m aHuge fan of “The King” too, Best thing on a Racetrack I’ve ever seen, but “ Miracle” Johnston did nothing wrong on 5he King in The 82’ Cup. Gave him the run of the race, and went on him at the precise time, that would have made the sweepers run almost impossible last sectionals to catch the “Winning Break” that Johnston knew he could set up. BUT, what beat Kingston Town that day was another CHAMPION of the Australian Turf in the way of one L. Dittman “ THE ENFORCER” aboard Gurner’s Lane. Go back and have a look at the replay and you’ll clearly see that Dittman’s Sheer Brilliance in the ride, whereas he only left the rail at any given time, was to go around another runner, which happened a few times throughout the race, and as he was toward the rear of the field for most of the journey, coming to the home turn, although he hadn’t “Spent a Penny” in the run, he still had quite a lot of lengths to make up, but as you’d be aware, the Flemington straight is a long run home. As you can see in the replay, Dittman (as can be seen in the replay) still only left the rail down the straight, to pass tiring runners, but had “Fresher Legs” than the King AND a Pull in the weights over that final 200m. It must have felt like an Eternity for Johnson for that winning post to loom large, but Sadly the Long Neck margin that he went under by, was NOT an Error in Judgement on his part, but a combination of events + one L.Dittman. Kingston Town, Best Horse I’ve ever seen and L. Dittman , Best Hoop I’ve ever seen. This is why T.J. Smith went after Mick Dittman to be his Stable Jockey, and said “Name Your Price”. I know I wouldn’t question somebody who has won 2 Melbourne Cups, 4 Caulfield Cups, 7 Cox Plates, 6 Golden Slippers, And 34 Sydney Trainer’s Premierships.

@@filipina5953 terrific summation...Malcolm has come out and admitted many times that he should have sat on the fence and exploded later.. That's racing.. The 82 cup would have looked great on the King's resume..Arguably the greatest horse of them all

The greatest Cox Plate win of then all

Dulcify a real champion

@@anneshaw9681 maybe but i do like sunline in the 2000 cox plate great win

He lost that speed after qld shouldve been spelled after autumn. imagine if theyd kept him in cotton wool by todays standards.

Ill stow away at sea Youll make me mutiny . Soul Survivor it was like a shot out of a cannon on those beautiful autumn afternoons . Still looking for that acceleration today. If i had just one wish i would not hesitate to go back again.

+Soul Survivor You're a good judge. Kingston Town is still the latest local benchmark for racing in this country but he never raced overseas. Only two Australian horses have raced overseas against international competition in then the worlds richest race and won - Phar Lap and Better Loosen Up. Better Loosen Up proved he was the best in the world when he won the Japan Cup. The horses he beat won major G1 in Europe and North America including Belmez who won the premier open age G1 in UK - King George. BLU won the Cox Plate in record time despite at one stage being 30 lengths behind the leader and losing a shoe during that race. Phenomenal horse. Dulcify would be up there as well.

I used to be a Dancing Brave fan until I saw an American horse called Dr Fager. Dr Fager gave Australian legend Tobin Bronze a very easy Cox Cup winner and Caulfield cup winner with 9-10 18lbs and a beating on grass. Think about it 18lbs. Dr Fagers dirt world record for one mile, is the scariest performance I have ever seen on UA-cam. To be honest, I do not think there is a horse that could beat Dr Fager at any distance at a mile or less. 10 furlongs maybe but at a mile no chance. Awesome. Kingston Town looks like Winxs big brother. Winx is amazing to watch, deserves her number 1 spot in the world.

So You Think is in that class as well!

good judge

So true ! Agree completely well almost I have to give a tick to Black Caviar 25 from 25. Kingston Towns greatest run was the 1982 Melbourne Cup. A broken down champ by a sprinting stallion nearly pulls off the impossible and wins Australias greatest staying test !

While I agree the King was the best racehorse of the last 40 years or more and Black Caviar, although a Champion, was a protected species ( should have run in Hay Lists Newmarket with maybe 61.5 ? ), I can't understand why you would say Makybe Diva was just a Stayer !! She won at Group 1 level at 1400m and 2000m (3 times) the GOOD horses distance.. She only really came into her own as an older Mare Just saying. Northerly = Champion .Where is Sunline ? :)

Compared to Phar Lap? WonVRC Melbourne Stakes (wfa)01/11/193010f 8.11WonVRC Melbourne Cup04/11/19302m 9.12WonVRC Linlithgow Stakes (wfa)06/11/1930 8f8.12WonVRC C.B. Fisher Plate (wfa)08/11/193012f 8.12

Rioli33 yeah, the Melbourne Cup is the best race, but the WS Cox Plate is the race for the best horse.

Winx now has to be in the conversation

Vain still first The King second Winx third

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@@CaptainStabbin1989 Winx wouldn't have beaten Vain over a sprint.... An autumn 1980 version of Kingston Town tames Winx.. Lonhro over 1500m RoseHill could have knocked Winx off on any given day.. Sunline would have beaten Winx on a few occasions.. Better Loosen Up would have drawn blood at his mighty best... Winx was superb in terms of longevity but her three only legitimate rivals were Hartnell, Happy Clapper and Humidor..Good horses of yesteryear would have beaten her on occasions.. Too many 30yo journalists around

Couldnt beat the King!!

SvendBosanvovski 😢😢

AVportau Kingston town would brain makybe diva, he wasn't looked after by the handicapper like she was look at the weights he was asked to carry. There is no way she is in Kingston Towns class - come to think of it she isn't even in the class of Northerly or Sunline, just look at her cox plate she beat fields of omagh by a length yet Northerly beat the same horse in a cox plate by 15. So on that logic northerly is a better horse by 14 lengths! Of all the horses of the past 36 years I'd say only northerly, might and power, so you think and sunline would be comparable to the King.

onedingshort well when they win 3 Melbourne Cups in a row like Makybe Diva... or 25 wins in a row (including 15 GR1 eclipsing Kingston Town) like Black Caviar has... then they can be compared... it's one thing to talk about doing it, another to actually do it... and nowhere here do you consider track and weather conditions... so can you tell us all how many Melbourne Cups Kingston Town won?

AVportau you're missing the point. I'd take 3 cox plate wins in a row over 3 melb cup wins any day. Cox plate clearly is won by the best of the best, where as anyone can win the Melbourne cup given the handicap system. And for Kingston town to win from 1200-3200m just goes to show how unbelievable of a horse he was

Luke Smith i don't deny Kingston Town was a great horse. one of the best. Red Anchor probably could've been as good if not for injury... but 25 wins in a row including 15 Group 1 wins like Black Caviar?... could you put your money on Kingston Town that reliably?... not a chance... and i don't think we'll ever see another horse win 3 Melb Cups in a row in our lifetimes, if ever so props to Makybe Diva... you can blame the handicappers, track, distance, conditions, but they don't give the prize money for Melb Cup for nothing, which is a world famous race, unlike the Cox Plate which even Red Anchor's 1 Cox Plate win was faster than any of Kingston Towns 3 wins... Plenty of big Gr1 races in Oz... where did Kingston Town win outside of Australia?... where did Kingston Town face as big an international field as in the Melb Cup and actually win?... ratings are based on history but in reality the 2 horses i mentioned, Makybe Diva and Black Caviar, will go on to be remembered as true legends, and Kingston Town will be loved but not as memorable... Black Caviar probably rates highest of all in reality.... 25 wins in a row "undefeated" is something Kingston Town's connections could only dream of... and from wikis Cox Plate page it says "The double with the Melbourne Cup has only been achieved by six horses: Makybe Diva, Might and Power, Saintly, Nightmarch, Phar Lap, and Rising Fast. Only three horses have ever won the Melbourne Cup and then gone on to win the W.S. Cox Plate the following year: Phar Lap, Might and Power and Makybe Diva." and Black Caviars awards?... plenty... 1st in World Thoroughbred Rankings (2013) WTRR World Champion Sprinter (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Australian Racehorse of the Year (2011, 2012, 2013) Australian Champion Sprinter (2011, 2012, 2013) European Champion Sprinter (2012)

Luke smith hit it right on the nail mate theres only one king the mighty kingston town

better than Makybe Diva?

miles better , except at 2 miles.

NUS01 Kingston Town had his time... and how the legend has been overstated... 3 Cox Plates is amazing, yes, but even Red Anchor ran a faster time and if not for injury then Red Anchor would've also re-written the history books... Makybe Diva and Black Caviar's legends will live on longer... 3 Melb Cups is incredible, but 3 in a row is the things legends are made of... and BCs 25 wins in a row also... Kingston Town is like a poor cousin to those 2 horses.

AVportau the king won group1 races from distances from 1200 metres to 3200 metres and won more group 1 races in an era of some very good horses those horses you have mentioned are champions but theres a difference between a champion and a great champion prove too me otherwise

Yes the king won group 1 races from 1200 metres too 3200 metres so yes better then makybe diva

Wolfie frm Barts grt horseman. i remember u well i had Double Century. Greatest ever era of racing every week. Dulcify Hyperno Mingo Mighty kingdom Manikato i remember them all. Double century should have gone to the arc. i remember T j Smith telling Macca go defeat Troy the Melb cup can wait if only they had listened.

rufus102 - No not a Fair Call, an Inaccurate call. He made the Amateurish mistake of Under Estimating a CHAMPION. Bill Collins one of the Great Race Callers, but sadly took this one to his grave.

+Ronnie Jones What age was he gelded?

He had one run as a 2 year old put out then gelded and came back as a 3 year old.

Bill Collins shows his Melbourne bias yet again.