One of my all-time race favourites was the mighty Buka Sunset raced by Bookmaker Norm Short with his wife Mira. I recently bumped into Norm at the VBA Annual Dinner and we reminisced about the old days fondly remembering our great mate the one and only Hall of Famer the late Alec Reid. Norm bred and raced plenty of good ones all trained by the master. Alec always claimed Buka Sunset was his best which was claim no one would question. I reminded Norm of his Stud Promotion and how unique it was. Norm put up $100,000 Bonus if any of Buka Sunset’s progeny could win the 1991,92 or 1993 Australian Cup. In 1992 it almost happened when Buka Blitz came from behind and got to within a Head of the brilliant China Trip in the first of her two Cup wins. Here is a report I wrote with Buka Sunset’s stats and some pics and reports of the champ.
