Melbourne Cup: NZ-owned horse Asterix scratched over ‘minor breach’
2 sources·Updated November 3, 2026
Covered by 2 sources
- The West Sport·22h ago'Honest mistake': Waller fined over Cup blunder
Asterix was scratched from the Melbourne Cup after being found to have had a medication mistakenly administered on race day.
Read at The West Sport → - NZ Herald·1d agoMelbourne Cup: NZ-owned horse Asterix scratched over ‘minor breach’
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