Cup bombshell as payout goes missing
The fairtyale 2024 Melbourne Cup winner is headed to the courts with the trainers lodging legal action over prize money that went up in smoke.
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Explosive Melbourne Cup court action: Trainers to sue Racing Victoria
The 2024 Melbourne Cup fairytale of $91 roughie Knight’s Choice is headed to the courts with the trainers lodging legal action against Racing Victoria to demand their prizemoney from winning the famous race.
EXCLUSIVE: Cup-winning trainers dudded in $464,000 prizemoney payment bungle
The fairytale Melbourne Cup win by Knight’s Choice has taken yet another turn, with trainers John Symons and Shiela Laxon still chasing their near half-a-million dollar share of the winnings in an incredible administrative bungle.
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EXCLUSIVE: Melbourne Cup winner was given three months to live
The remarkable story of Melbourne Cup winner Knight’s Choice has taken another astonishing twist with one of the co-trainers revealing that, no so long ago, he was given just three months to live.
How a $1000 mare from Walcha produced a Cup miracle
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Punter wins $3.2m with insane Cup bet
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Thousands miss Cup, make same mistake
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