6th December 2013, 10:26 AM
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Milkshaking went on in Melbourne in the eighties to such an extent, that horses transferred to a certain stable improved half a lap. I remember going to Moonee Valley to look at a champion come off the horse float, and the tyres were covered in milkshake dust. I also remember a TV interview with a certain leading trainer who was putting his performances down to a new water treadmill he brought in from the USA, unfortunately in the background shot there was a pallet of sodium bicarbonate  |