In 1887, the Perth Cup had a winner's purse of £250 and placed Geraldton racing ahead of what was to become one of Western Australia's most popular races.
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In the 1987 two-mile Perth Cup, Connell's horse Rocket Racer ridden by leading Western Australian jockey J. J. Miller won the race by nine lengths and couldn't be pulled up, doing nearly another lap of the course.