Coolmore ownership of St Leger winner left ‘extremely disappointed’ as Aidan O’Brien’s chequered history with Australia’s biggest race continues
Jan Brueghel has been withdrawn from next Tuesday's Melbourne Cup after failing a pre-race veterinary check in Australia. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho’s overwhelming focus right now but an unwanted diversion is how the Irishman’s chequered relationship with the Melbourne Cup has come to the fore again.
Jan Brueghel, who had been a 5-1 favourite to win next Tuesday’s renewal of the ‘race that stops a nation’ passed initial inspections by Racing Victoria officials before entering quarantine last month.Aidan O’Brien closing in on becoming most successful trainer at Breeders’ CupJessica Harrington’s Hotazhell aiming to take tried and trusted route to Futurity glory at Doncaster
A Racing Victoria statement on Tuesday morning said: “In accordance with the conditions of the race, Jan Brueghel was presented at the University of Melbourne Equine Centre in Werribee on Saturday, 26 October for compulsory CT scans of its distal limbs. O’Brien has twice finished runner-up in the Melbourne Cup, on both occasions beaten by his son Joseph, including on his last attempt in 2020 when Tiger Moth was second to Twilight Payment.
The Coolmore Australia boss Tom Magnier told local media: “He went through all of the protocols in Ireland before departing. The lads were very happy with the horse and he was bouncing in quarantine. But the vets have come up with the decision that he doesn’t pass the inspection to run.
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