A fig of horses volition beryllium contesting the Lexus Stakes astatine Flemington contiguous and past hoping to backmost up and tally successful Tuesday's $7.75 cardinal Melbourne Cup.
The Lexus Stakes - besides known arsenic The Hotham - is 1 of the 5 ballot-exempt races for the Melbourne Cup, meaning the victor gets automatic introduction into the large race, if connections take to accept.
It does, however, mean the equine has to tally the 2500m connected Saturday and retrieve successful clip to tally the 3200m astatine Flemington 3 days later.
The past equine to triumph The Hotham and past triumph the Melbourne Cup 3 days aboriginal was Shocking successful 2009, and earlier that was Brew successful 2000.
Among today's Lexus runners, Knights Order, Fun Fact, and Great House are already successful the apical 24 of the Melbourne Cup bid of entry, and if they marque it done Saturday's contention they volition enactment up connected Tuesday.
Great House is the $2.70 Lexus Stakes favourite, ridden by apical Sydney hoop James McDonald.
Emissary, King's Charisma, and Mankayan are each contesting the Lexus contiguous with the anticipation of winning their mode into the Melbourne Cup field.
They are presently placed 26th, 27th, and 28th successful the bid of introduction respectively, and truthful astatine this signifier volition lone tally successful the Melbourne Cup if they triumph today.
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