No Melbourne Cup for the King’s contender

by | Sep 26, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Desert Hero, a potential Melbourne Cup contender for the King and Queen, won’t compete this year. Despite passing veterinary tests, the decision to withdraw him was made following his third-place finish at Doncaster. “Desert Hero won’t run in the Melbourne Cup. We thought he had a tough race at Doncaster,… Read More »

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