Original article by John Stensholt, Jessica Gardner
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 5-Nov-14
The owners of German horse "Protectionist" on 4 November 2014 received $A3.6m in prize money for winning the Emirates Melbourne Cup, in the fastest time for a dozen years. "Red Cadeaux" came second and gained the owners $A1.08m. The event overall was marred by two deaths, with pre-race favourite "Admire Rakti" collapsing after finishing last and "Araldo" needing to be destroyed after kicking a fence and breaking a leg. Bets placed with gaming groups Tabcorp, Tatts Group and Sportsbet were worth a combined $A166m
CORPORATES
THE EMIRATES MELBOURNE CUP, TABCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TAH, TATTS GROUP LIMITED – ASX TTS, SPORTSBET AUSTRALIA, RACING VICTORIA LIMITED, VICTORIA RACING CLUB LIMITED