Horseracing: In a thrilling finish with just over a half a length separating the top six horses, veteran stayer Amade was able to prevail in the Geelong.
Roughie 'Amade' wins 2023 Geelong Cup | 01:20The 2023 Melbourne Cup is almost upon us, with the final field to be revealed this Saturday afternoon .
As it stands, there are 40 horses that remain in the running for a spot in the ‘race that stops a nation’. As always, there will be horses currently in the top 24 that will be withdrawn from the race in the coming days due to injury or poor form. Essentially, the owners who pay the final declaration fee on November 4 are signalling their intent to run their horse in the Cup.
For those horses on the outside looking in, there is one more ballot exemption race to be run which acts as a final throw of the stumps. That is the Archer Stakes, named after the first winner of the Melbourne Cup.
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