Don't take Melbourne Cup backwards: owners

By Megan Neil
Updated November 3 2019 - 1:33pm, first published 1:30pm
Prominent racing figures have rejected calls to restrict the Melbourne Cup's international entries.
Prominent racing figures have rejected calls to restrict the Melbourne Cup's international entries.

Restricting the international runners in the $8 million Melbourne Cup to invitees only would be a backwards step, two prominent Australian racehorse owners say.

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