The Race That Stops A Nation Poem by Francis Duggan

The race that stops a Nation it was run today
And the Aussie horse racing fans are shouting hooray
For master trainer Bart Cummings a great twelfth Melbourne Cup win
And the greatest ever pay day for the Jockey Blake Shinn
Once more the big hero of the mighty race
The cool octogenarian Bart Cummings has a smile on his face
Twelve Melbourne Cups in his lengthy training span
The marvellous Bart is a legendary man
For the winning horse Viewed it was a job well done
The race that stops a Nation by a nose he won
The runner up Bauer was unlucky maybe
But to the owners and jockey and Bart go the spoils of victory
The winners can laugh and the winners can cheer
And the losing punters they can weep in their beer.