For a few fleeting moments it looked as if Irish import Birdman was about to deliver one of Australian racing’s greatest prizes for Carlton champion Patrick Cripps only for his Cox Plate dream to be dashed.

For a few fleeting moments it looked as if Irish import Birdman was about to deliver one of Australian racing’s greatest prizes for Carlton champion Patrick Cripps only for his Cox Plate dream to be dashed.

Andrea Leek felt like an “imposter” after upstaging some of racing’s biggest names when Cosmic Crusader won a historic edition of the $6 million Cox Plate in front of 34,617 racegoers at Flemington.

Andrea Leek felt like an “imposter” after upstaging some of racing’s biggest names when Cosmic Crusader won a historic edition of the $6 million Cox Plate in front of 34,617 racegoers at Flemington.