O'Brien’s Cox Plate bid revives memories of famous Cup stoush

By Patrick Bartley
Updated October 21 2014 - 12:08am, first published October 20 2014 - 11:15pm
Aidan O'Brien's three Cup runners blaze a trail in 2008 before fading.  Photo: John Donegan
Aidan O'Brien's three Cup runners blaze a trail in 2008 before fading. Photo: John Donegan
Aidan O'Brien's three Cup runners blaze a trail in 2008 before fading.  Photo: John Donegan
Aidan O'Brien's three Cup runners blaze a trail in 2008 before fading. Photo: John Donegan
Aidan O'Brien's three Cup runners blaze a trail in 2008 before fading.  Photo: John Donegan
Aidan O'Brien's three Cup runners blaze a trail in 2008 before fading. Photo: John Donegan
Aidan O'Brien's three Cup runners blaze a trail in 2008 before fading.  Photo: John Donegan
Aidan O'Brien's three Cup runners blaze a trail in 2008 before fading. Photo: John Donegan

The reappearance of an Aidan O'Brien runner in Saturday's Cox Plate revives memories of a famous stoush six years ago between the international trainer and a Victorian chief steward.

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