Turf Monthly

GREAT RACES ALL SHOT - 1974 CF ORR STAKES

he CF Orr Stakes is one of the real hidden gems of the Australian Turf. It started at Williamstown in 1925 and we covered the history of the race at some length in a previous issue. This year Tofane joined an impressive list of winners that in more recent times has included champions of the calibre of Black Caviar, Lonhro, Elvstroem, All Too Hard and even Redoute’s Choice. Vo Rogue and Manikato both won the race three times. It has always been a good horse’s race, even if some of them have been slightly forgotten. One that falls into that

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