Only The Best Horse

Only the best horse, colt, gelding, mare or filly ever wins the Cox Plate And only the winner they will celebrate First place by a nose is as good as a mile The connections of the winner and the winning punters can laugh, cheer and smile Australia's best weight for age thoroughbred the Cox Plate always win Great race horses race to the winning post they refuse to give in Not unlike human successes the most determined succeed Of the gallant in defeat one seldom does read, Only the best does win that well may be true But the gallant in defeat never receives fair due Winning horses and winning humans in common many things share They become big heroes in the big World out there The best thoroughbred in the Cox Plate will be first past the winning post And to the winner the majority does drink a toast.