AS IT HAPPENED: All the action from Cairns Cup Day
Cairns Cup Day is the Far North’s biggest social and sporting event of the year – and the Cairns Post was trackside on Saturday to bring you live updates of all of the action.
Cairns Cup Day is the Far North’s biggest social and sporting event of the year.
The second day of the annual Cairns Cup Racing Carnival was headlined by the $150,000 Cairns Cup (2100m), with the $50,000 Magic Millions Daintree Guineas QTIS 4YO Handicap (1500m) and the $30,000 Lightning Open Handicap (950m) also on the nine-race card.
And whether you were lucky enough to be at the track or not on the day, you can relive all the action as it happened in our special live blog.
MORE CAIRNS CUP NEWS:
Tutelage out to inspire in Cairns Cup
Young jockey’s special connection with ‘cranky’ Cairns Cup stayer
Cleaver Greene looking to rake in Daintree Guineas winnings
Rough ride is over for comeback kid Morrison
SCROLL DOWN TO FOLLOW ALL THE ACTION IN THE LIVE BLOG
Originally published as AS IT HAPPENED: All the action from Cairns Cup Day
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