13 “She changed my life forever,” Glen Boss told the MVRC on reflection. “She left a huge hoofprint not only in our sport but in Australian history. “Because what she created was that unique, that might not be done again.” The daughter of Desert King finished fourth in a Benalla maiden on debut in 2002 but would then go on to win her next six starts in her initial campaign on her rise to stardom. Makybe Diva also raced in the Feehan Stakes at The Valley on two occasions and was beaten a nose in both the 2004 and 2005 editions by Delzao and Lad of the Manor. She was aged 27 and had resided at owner Tony Santic’s Makybe Stud in Gnarwarre. “When I saw her a few months ago, she was looking so good and healthy, but I couldn’t help but feel as I left her, that this could be the last time,” Boss told Racing.com last week. “She looked healthy, but at that age, they are so close to the end. “I definitely had that feeling I might not ever see her again. I would have loved to have seen her one more time but I had that feeling that might be it and we sort of had our goodbye in a way.”
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