Why One of This Year’s Melbourne Cup Favourites Might Not Run; Gai Tries to Teach Vauban Manners

Melbourne Cup fancy only “50/50” to take part

One of the favourites for next Tuesday’s Group 1 $10 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington is only a “50/50” chance to take his place in the field with connections hemming and hawing.

Why one of this year’s Melbourne Cup favourites might not run; Gai tries to teach Vauban manners

Even though it has passed the mandatory veterinary scans, the decision on whether Buckaroo runs the Melbourne Cup will not be made until Saturday afternoon’s deadline. Meanwhile, Gai Waterhouse has been working on the mounting-yard manners of a two-time favourite.

Nation’s most famous horse race

IN 2025, the Melbourne Cup will be held on Tuesday, November 4, at 3pm. The Melbourne Cup, Australia’s most famous race, is a Group 1 held over a distance of 3,200 metres at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne with total prizemoney of $10,000,000. Held on the first Tuesday of November each year, the ‘race that stops a nation’ is an opportunity to try and back a winner and claim bragging rights over your friends, workmates and family. The Melbourn…