Kingswood wins Caulfield Cup as crowds enjoy Melbourne sunshine
Thousands attended the 150th Caulfield Cup in Melbourne, enjoying spring sunshine and a day of racing and fashion. Kingswood won the $6 million race in a close finish, but the event was overshadowed by the death of Ohope Wins after a fall.
Trained by Gavin Bedggood and ridden by John Allen, Kingswood finished ahead of Saint George and Enfjaar; favourite Cosmic Crusader came fourth. Half Yours, involved in the fall, returned to the mounting yard with superficial-looking cuts, while jockeys Jye McNeil and Mark Zahra were taken to hospital for observation and were not injured.
- Kingswood won the 150th Caulfield Cup and its $6 million prize.
- Ohope Wins was euthanised after a fall during the race.
- Thousands of racegoers attended in spring sunshine.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Aussies let their hair down at the Caulfield Cup as thousands take in the spring sunshine for a day at the races”.