Twelve months ago, little known 3 year old So You Think ran away with a surprise victory in the 2009 Cox Plate after gaining a sizeable lead in the straight and holding off his more fancied rivals. On Saturday, the Bart Cummings-trained colt again shot away in the straight at Moonee Valley, holding off strong finishes from Zipping and Whobegotyou. He did it again, but this time it was no surprise.

So You Think was a hot $1.50 favourite to take out the nations top weight for age event, and he didn't disappoint, with the packed crowd at the Valley cheering madly for racing's newest superstar as he powered past the post.

"I'm over the moon, but it's a bit of a relief to get him over the line," jockey Steven Arnold said, after dealing with the pressure of riding the shortest priced Cox Plate favourite in recent times.

The much anticipated matchup with hot Sydney mare More Joyous lived up to expectations with the Gai Waterhouse trained second favourite setting a good early pace, and giving So You Think a real challenge most of the way.

So You Think started making his move at the 600 metre mark, and around the turn led by a length, pulling away from a tiring More Joyous in the straight. Zipping and Whobegotyou both flashed home and looked like dangers in the final stages, but the defending champ held them off to win by one and a quarter lengths.

Shoot Out grinded away right to the finish and was an admirable fourth. He looks like the perfect Melbourne Cups horse.

But the day belonged to So You Think, who won a second Cox Plate in only his 10th start, and joins the likes of Phar Lap, Kingston Town, Sunline and Northerly as a duel winner of the race.

One of the biggest cheers of the afternoon was reserved for the legendary trainer Bart Cummings. As he made his way down the path to the winners circle, fans went wild with applause, yelling out congratulations to the racing icon.

Having spent his recent weeks recovering from an injury, he was noticeably excited with the victory. "He did a good job, didn't he?" a humble Cummings said.

"It takes a special horse to win a Cox Plate, it takes a great horse to win two."

Where So You Think sits on Barts' list of all time horses is unknown, especially considering the stallions age, but it's fair to say he's right up there.

"I'm not going to say he is the best I've trained," Cumming said. "That's being disrespectful to the good horses I've had before like Galilee, Let's Elope, Saintly, but he is getting up there now."

The win takes So You Think's prize money to over $4.8 million which is an amazing feat for a horse so young. It also gave Bart his 263rd Group 1 win and his fifth Cox Plate.

Kingston Town won the race a herculian three times in his career, a record that is now definitely in jeopardy while So You Think is still running around.

Can he do it? We think so!