King's Stand winner 40.0 in a 4-runner race ...

It just got owned dominated & destroyed

Black Caviar wins by 5 lengths... on the bridle.

Total matched on this event:     £2,773,142

Betting summary - Volume:     £2,759,623 (Black Caviar)

Last price matched:     1.01
Betfair Starting Price:     1.04
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Betfair SP for a Place (1-2 .. 4 runners) = 1.03

Now last years's Melbourne Cup winner, Americain -

'warms up in the Aus$273,000 Moonee Valley Cup - 1m4f

ANERICAIN

Hard ridden from 3f out - somewhat understandably, given 1m 4f race -
Took the lead entering final furlong - WON 2 lengths.

Betfair SP = 3.77

Nice win that

No penalty for winning this race.

Now 6.0 Fav on Betfair - from 10

The Cox Plate - tradional trial/prep race for the Melbourne Cup -
-  turns out to be a damp squib, this year, for Melbourne Cup entrants.

SHAMROCKER finished LAST

The 3-yr-old HELMET was near the back, too.

LION TAMER - unplaced - collapsed after the race

The WINNER - PINKER PINKER - remains big prices on Betfair ...

85.0 at time of posting - with NO money looking to back.

^ for those who may be interested - but have only seen this morning's more recent threads.