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1987 SYDNEY CUP MYOCARD VS MAJOR DRIVE

he 1987 Sydney Cup might not have seemed the most outstanding event. Nevertheless, it was destined to go down in racing folklore, largely because of the characters involved. It is fair to say that by 1987 the once proud tradition of the Sydney Cup was starting to diminish. It was no longer the premier staying event that it once had been when the likes

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