THOROUGHBRED racing is a fickle business and no one knows that better than Sunraysia identity Bob Faulkhead.

For more than half a century, he has owned and raced horses, dreaming of one day having one good enough to run in the Melbourne Cup.

“I’ve been sharing and owning horses since 1967 and only this year had one run in the metropolitan area – that’s how much luck I have had in my life...