NZ trainer Syd Brown loaded three of his horses onto a special charter flight that arrived in Sydney on 10 September 1971. Classic Mission, Classic Nature and Crown Law were joined by three other Kiwis all aimed at the rich Sydney and Melbourne Spring races. Brown accompanied his team on what proved to be a long flight. It struck turbulence and there was a hiccup with offloading the horses due to equipment failure. These dramas were to be a portend to what was to come.
Brown as a 20 years old had been the youngest trainer ever to be
