2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival Magazine

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THE ART OF TRAINING A WINNER

The Lexus Melbourne Cup isn’t won on the first Tuesday in November – it’s won in the months of careful planning that lead up to it. So what separates a contender from a champion?

WORDS MICHAEL MANLEY

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