I suppose for me, this whole game used to be more about the battling trainer/ driver than the top stables winning the big races.
Borana and Armalight at big odds winning the nz cup, both great stories. Pathfinder winning 4yo race, Frees best winning big fillies race, those horses that won, that nowadays would never be competitive? I am sure everyone on this site have their favs, the longshot that won that was given no chance, but everyone loved the story. Happy Asset winning Auck cup, had to be driven for sprint home, Ants did just that.
Sadly, we rarely see the battlers winning any big races, well the odd time, but nothing like they used to.