Dolan eyes Melbourne Cup repeat after Royal Supremacy stuns in Metropolitan

by | Oct 9, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

When Robbie Dolan and Royal Supremacy … two Irish-breds … scored their spectacular Group 1 in the Metropolitan at Randwick last Saturday, it thrust the possibility of a Dolan Melbourne Cup defence into play following his stunning, boilover Cup victory last year aboard Knight’s Choice at the punter flattening odds… Read More »

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