Hallucinate wins
Hallucinate wins the Melbourne Cup from Born Yesterday with Ceejays Vixen third. Trouble on the first turn put paid to any chance the favorite Whisky Assassin had of winning.
The winner Hallucinate took advantage of the red box, and drove through on the first turn, missing all the trouble.
Owned by popular former champion AFL goal kicker Tony Lockett, Hallucinate has now been sold, reportedly for AUS$950,000. He will retire to stud duties at Harry Sarkis' property in NSW, where his illustrious sire Brett Lee has been. Brett Lee has recently been sold to overseas interests.
A big surprise before the Cup was the withdrawal of Our Spence by the stewards due to a positive swab following the running of the Semi Finals.
posted by Russell Savige @ 7:11 PM
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