The Melbourne Cup was on show in Mudgee Library this week

Isaac McIntyre
Updated August 24 2017 - 4:51pm, first published August 22 2017 - 4:00pm
PIECE OF HISTORY: Wendy Green, the owner of 1999 Melbourne Cup winner Rogan Josh, appeared in Mudgee on Tuesday with the 2017 trophy. Photo: Isaac McIntyre
PIECE OF HISTORY: Wendy Green, the owner of 1999 Melbourne Cup winner Rogan Josh, appeared in Mudgee on Tuesday with the 2017 trophy. Photo: Isaac McIntyre

If the 3,200 metre event itself is billed as the ‘race that stops the nation’, then the Melbourne Cup that’s lifted by the winner is considered the most prestigious trophy in Australia.

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Isaac McIntyre

Isaac McIntyre

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