Daryl Braithwaite’s absence on Cox Plate Day didn’t go down well with fans as choir performs Horses
Daryl Braithwaite couldn’t make Cox Plate Day but racing officials decided his traditional pre-race tune didn’t have to go. But fans thought maybe it they would have been better off without it.
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Aussie music legend Daryl Braithwaite wasn’t at The Valley to sing his Cox Plate anthem, Horses — and gee punters weren’t happy.
Braithwaite has been a hit at the annual meeting in recent years, performing his iconic tune to punters trackside and beaming back to millions across the country on television at home.
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But with news last month Braithwaite had committed to perform at an event in Gosford, the Moonee Valley Racing Club had to get creative.
Superb rendition of the @CoxPlate anthem ahead of the 99th running of Australia’s weight-for-age championship pic.twitter.com/gqsJIYXopQ
— Racing Victoria (@RacingInsider) October 26, 2019
So while Braithwaite was a scratching, in came a choir.
And it left fans feeling flat.
Ummm you’re not Daryl #CoxPlate
— Laura (@internetzlaura) October 26, 2019
@TheValley really cooked it by not getting Daryl Braithwaite for the horses. Whatever that was seemed really cheap and poorly put together. Daryl next year is a must #CoxPlate #TheValley #legendary
— Emmett (@EmmettOdonnell) October 26, 2019
Couldent #MooneeValley race club afford to pay Darryl Braithwaite to sing his song today at the #coxplate ??? Rendition was poor to say the least ! Lucky the punting was been good🤣🤣
— Matt Sweeney (@sweeneymatt1) October 26, 2019
Bring back Daryl. #CoxPlate
— Alexandra Crow (@alexandracrow2) October 26, 2019
WTF is this atrocity?
— Hadron Collider Esq (@mos_fear) October 26, 2019
Where's Daryl?!!#CoxPlate
No, No, No, No. You can't perfom Horses at the Cox Plate without Daryl Braithwaite. Talk about UnAustralian. #CoxPlate
— Aaron Bushby (@abushby89) October 26, 2019
Fair tip of the hat to Daryl! Takes 10 singers to match him. #horses #CoxPlate
— Shane Adair (@beat_the_bagman) October 26, 2019
I applaud @TheValley ditching Daryl Braithwaite singing the Horses. It's a shit song. Always has been. Always will be.
— Dylan Leach (@leachitup) October 26, 2019
Sorry, guys, the truth needs to be said. #CoxPlate
Ditch Daryl Braithwaite, play Pony by Ginuwine.
— Luke Holmesby (@LukeHolmesby) October 26, 2019
A traditional song done in a modern way??? Sorry Bruce, that was horrid! No Daryl, no horses!! #CoxPlate
— Daniel Davini (@davvers605) October 26, 2019
So Darryl Braithwaite mist of been unavailable for cox plate singing of horses...should of got the robot from the masked singer #CoxPlate
— Lyle Fredericksen (@Lyle303) October 26, 2019