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1976 - A MELBOURNE CUP TO REMEMBER

There were 78,500 people at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day 1976. Those still living, hold indelible memories of their visit to the historic course on the day mother nature threw a tantrum.

1976 - A MELBOURNE CUP TO REMEMBER

Larry Cassidy

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FICKLE FINGER OF FATE BRINGS DOWN THE CURTAIN ON LARRY CASSIDY’S STELLAR CAREER

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FICKLE FINGER OF FATE BRINGS DOWN THE CURTAIN ON LARRY CASSIDY’S STELLAR CAREER

Larry Cassidy’s the first to admit he enjoyed a charmed run as a professional jockey for the first three decades of his long career.

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SO NEAR BUT YET SO FAR - LARRY CASSIDY CHIPS AWAY AT THE 3000 WIN MILESTONE

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SO NEAR BUT YET SO FAR - LARRY CASSIDY CHIPS AWAY AT THE 3000 WIN MILESTONE

There were a number of classy riding displays at Saturday’s Eagle Farm meeting, none better than Larry Cassidy’s performance on the fashionably bred Tyresa in the two year old stakes race.

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WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING. The Larry Cassidy Story

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WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING. The Larry Cassidy Story

When Larry Cassidy had his one and only ride on Winx, in the Sunshine Coast Guineas on May 16th 2015, he knew he’d had a brush with equine royalty. Going into the race he probably thought she was a pretty good three year old filly, but the fact that she’d already been beaten six times, eliminated any “air of invincibility”.