John Tapp August 21, 2018 Memorabilia, Flashback, Racing History RISING FAST John Tapp August 21, 2018 Memorabilia, Flashback, Racing History Rising Fast on his way to the barrier at Flemington in 1955.Winner of 24 races (17 in Australia), the great New Zealander remains the only horse to win the Cox Plate, the Caulfield Cup and the Melbourne Cup in the same season.