Gold Trip heads Melbourne Cup weights

by | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Gold Trip will need to achieve a feat that has occurred only once previously if he is to go into the record books as a two-time Melbourne Cup winner. Since the metric system was introduced into handicapping in Australian racing in 1972, Think Big, in 1975, is the only horse to win the Melbourne Cup with 58.5kg. That is… Read More »

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