Racing

A day at the Melbourne Cup - ‘everyone’s pretty merry by the end’

The Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien wins the ‘race that stops a nation’ with Rekindling

Two men fall onto the ground as they have a fight after the running of the 157th version of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington racecourse in Melbourne. Photograph: Reuters
Two men fall onto the ground as they have a fight after the running of the 157th version of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington racecourse in Melbourne. Photograph: Reuters
Gay Alcorn
Tue Nov 07 2017 - 08:56

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