WTIGMEPVEGIQIIXMRKJSVLMQSR3SZIQFIV+MVI[SVOWVER X[MGIXLEXHE]XLMVHTPEGIHXS8MQ;LMǾIVERH*\MPIMRXLI)YOI SJ*HMRFYVKLXEOIWFIJSVI[MRRMRKXLIX[SQMPI,EPEXIEXEOIW REQIHJSVXLI5VMRGIƶWWLMTJSV]IEVSPHW 8LI5VMRGIIRNS]IHXLIVEGIWWSQYGLXLEXLIGEQIFEGOSR3I[ =IEVƶW)E] +MVI[SVOWI\TPSHIHEKEMRXS[MRXLEXƸ+MVWX,VIEX :MGXSVMER)IVF]ƹF]ǻZIPIRKXLWLEVHLIPH Altogether Fireworks won 14 of his 19 top-class starts and became ERMRǼYIRXMEPWMVILMWTVSKIR]MRGPYHMRK:MGXSVME)IVF][MRRIVW 1ETMHMWXERH7SFMR-SSH 8LI:7(TIVWMWXIH[MXLMXWƸ,VIEXƹ3I[=IEVƶW)E]:MGXSVME)IVF] JSVSRP]SRIJYVXLIV]IEV 2])VIEQFIJSVIFVMRKMRKXLI RI\XWIEWSRƶWVYRRMRKJSV[EVHXSWTVMRK (LEVSRXSSTIRE redesigned four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival. And there the Victoria Derby has stayed ever since. It has HIPMZIVIHEGEZEPGEHISJGLEQTMSRWJVSQ,VERH+PERIYV5LEV1ET (SQMG(SYVXERHEMPSVƶW,YMHIXS)YPGMJ]2ELSKER]ERH*ǽGMIRX The Melbourne Cup Carnival opens with AAMI Victoria Derby Day, the blue ribbon day of the Australian racing year.
by Andrew Lemon
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