One of the most controversial winners of the Caulfield Cup has died.
Mannerism, the winner of the 1992 edition of the famous staying race died at Milburn Creek Stud at the age of 28.
Mannerism lived out her later years as a nanny to the property's weanlings after she became a successful producer upon retirement from the racetrack.
Mannerism was a two-time Group I winner when trained by Hall Of Fame trainer Lee Freedman.
Her first Group I success came in the 1992 Vic Health Cup (1400m) which is now known as the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, but she will always be remembered as the horse that left Shane Dye with plenty of explaining to do in the Caulfield Cup.
Dye who rode Veandercross, chartered an extremely wide course aboard the Kiwi galloper, appearing home with 100 metres to run before Mannerism charged out of the ruck to nab the tiring race favourite in the shadows of the post.
"I was wide and happy to be there," Dye said after the race. "I didn't want to be any closer to the rail. In the last 100 metres he started to struggle."
Legendary Australian racing writer Max Presnell later commented that Dye was "found guilty by punter opinion of going too early, too fast and too wide".
Click here to watch the 1992 Caulfield Cup.
The fact remains, Mannerism was the first horse past the post in the 1992 Caulfield Cup and she won 13 of her 38 starts earning more than $1.8 million.
At stud Mannerism had 12 foals and produced two stakes winners Dandify and Manner Hill.
The daughter of imported French stallion Amyntor will live on in Australian racing folk law for generations to come.
"She will be sadly missed by John and Trish Muir and our staff," Milburn Creek's Facebook page read.
