Cups penalties for two of last weekend’s winners

by | Sep 19, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Two of last weekend’s Group 3 winners will have to carry 1.5kg more than initially allocated in this year’s major Cups races after being issued penalties by Racing Victoria’s head of handicapping David Hegan. Friday’s Newcastle Cup (2300m) winner Durston and Saturday’s MRC Foundation Cup (2000m) winner Smokin’ Romans were both allocated… Read More »

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