Racing Victoria’s vets have ruled Aidan O’Brien’s Melbourne Cup entrant Jan Brueghel out of Tuesday’s race.
Vets have sensationally ruled Aidan O’Brien’s Melbourne Cup runner Jan Brueghel out of the big race after he failed a CT scan at Werribee on Saturday morning.
“It’s gut-wrenching ... I think this horse will have a lot of targets in Hong Kong and all over the world.”All entrants to the Melbourne Cup must undergo careful testing before being allowed to run, and those examinations became more stringent after a series of runners broke down or died in Australia in the race.O’Brien was critical of those Racing Victorian testing protocols last month when he revealed the horse was waiting for vets to test his Cup hopefuls, Illinois and Jan Brueghel.
He is not the first trainer to express frustration at the tests imposed on potential runners. In the past, owners and some international trainers have been reluctant to bring their horses to the race because of the strict conditions. But prominent Australian trainers, such as Chris Waller, have backed the moves as necessary to protect the race’s reputation.
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