“Ladies Day” used to be the poor cousin to Derby and Cup days when it came to the fashions – not any more.
Debbie Kepitis has enjoyed something every other owner is unlikely to experience in their lifetime but she rides the racing rollercoaster like every other owner.
Rich Ricci,a UK-based American investment banker who owns Melbourne Cup starter Vauban alongside wife Susannah,said he would consider his options with the horse,who finished 11th on Tuesday.
Outsider Knight’s Choice won the Melbourne Cup,in a dramatically close race which went to a photo finish.
In an era when Australia’s famous race has become the plaything of the big stables,leviathan owners and internationals,Knight’s Choice’s boilover victory was a throwback to yesteryear:when the homebred stayer could beat the bluebloods.
The official finishing order for the Melbourne Cup,run over 3200 metres at Flemington. Knight’s Choice won in a boilover,from Warp Speed and Okita Soushi.
Vision from Kah’s helmet-cam shows a glimpse of the finishing post with nothing but grass ahead,before two horses rush past.
The Melbourne Cup legend may be wearing thin,but don’t tell anyone who was at Flemington on Tuesday.
CBD is in the thick of it as Bob Geldof,Ronan Keating and Elizabeth Hurley rub shoulders with a who’s who of Australian business in one little playground.
Elegance returned to the races with a form guide full of colour and chic silhouettes.