'You can compare him to Steve Smith': Cup king O'Brien fights back

By Adam Pengilly
November 6 2019 - 4:00am

Danny's dad hasn't got his hand on the shoulder of his crying son, but instead on the vacant winner's stall 15 minutes after the Melbourne Cup has been run and won. He's fighting back tears, just after a horse trained by his law graduate son has fought back for Australia.

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