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Melbourne Cup Day Races at Flemington Racecourse. Race 7. Melbourne Cup over 3200 metres. Connections after winning the cup with Prince of Penzance.Picture: Andrew Tauber Tuesday November 3, 2015. Melbourne, Australia. MelbourneCup15

Bush plan that won a Melbourne Cup

“LOOK I’m in my seventies and I want a decent horse before I cark it. Can you find me one?” And so began the incredible story of a knockabout band of owners who took a punt with Prince of Penzance.

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