An all-Australian performance

By Virginia Harvey
Updated November 13 2019 - 11:52am, first published November 12 2019 - 5:00pm
Former shuttle sire, Declaration Of War (and handler Ben Walsh) stood two seasons at Coolmore Stud, Jerrys Plains, and now the sire of Vow And Declare winner of the Melbourne Cup. Photo: Virginia Harvey
Former shuttle sire, Declaration Of War (and handler Ben Walsh) stood two seasons at Coolmore Stud, Jerrys Plains, and now the sire of Vow And Declare winner of the Melbourne Cup. Photo: Virginia Harvey

WHILE the Lexus Melbourne Cup gets world-wide media coverage eyeing the numerous northern hemisphere-bred and trained entrants, it was great to see an Australian bred, trained and owned horse, Vow And Declare, snatch first place in the prestigious $8 million "two miler".

Get the latest NSW news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.