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Originally posted by Jamal Jamal wrote:

I remember when the winnerof the Hotham Handicap AND the runner-up got automaic entry into the Melbourne Cup....PLUS the winner of the Hotham Handicap got no penalty for the Melbourne Cup as the Hotham was a penalty-free race. For example - in 2000 Brew won the the Hotham (then called Saab Quality) and dropped a massive 7.5kg (carried 56.5kg in the Saab Quality) to 49kg in the Cup and won it.

However that all changed in 2007 when the VRC made changes meaning - only the winner of the Hotham got automatic entry into the Melbourne Cup (rumner-up missed out) and the Hotham winner could be eligible for a penalty for the Cup if deemed necessary by the handicapper.
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Originally posted by Jamal Jamal wrote:

I remember when the winnerof the Hotham Handicap AND the runner-up got automaic entry into the Melbourne Cup....PLUS the winner of the Hotham Handicap got no penalty for the Melbourne Cup as the Hotham was a penalty-free race. For example - in 2000 Brew won the the Hotham (then called Saab Quality) and dropped a massive 7.5kg (carried 56.5kg in the Saab Quality) to 49kg in the Cup and won it.

However that all changed in 2007 when the VRC made changes meaning - only the winner of the Hotham got automatic entry into the Melbourne Cup (rumner-up missed out) and the Hotham winner could be eligible for a penalty for the Cup if deemed necessary by the handicapper.

Result of the Hotham Hcp this year wouldn't have helped the locals much.
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Originally posted by Lordy Lordy wrote:

Originally posted by Jamal Jamal wrote:

I remember when the winnerof the Hotham Handicap AND the runner-up got automaic entry into the Melbourne Cup....PLUS the winner of the Hotham Handicap got no penalty for the Melbourne Cup as the Hotham was a penalty-free race. For example - in 2000 Brew won the the Hotham (then called Saab Quality) and dropped a massive 7.5kg (carried 56.5kg in the Saab Quality) to 49kg in the Cup and won it.

However that all changed in 2007 when the VRC made changes meaning - only the winner of the Hotham got automatic entry into the Melbourne Cup (rumner-up missed out) and the Hotham winner could be eligible for a penalty for the Cup if deemed necessary by the handicapper.

Result of the Hotham Hcp this year wouldn't have helped the locals much.



That's right
Australian racing is only good up to 1400m in terms of world standards when it comes to depth/quality in numbers
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