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WHY ARE OUR TOP SPRINTERS RUNNING AWAY FROM THE NEWMARKET?
February 15, 2021 1:28 pm
By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor
Over the course of well over a century, the
Newmarket Handicap had established itself as Australia’s most famous and sought-after sprint race. It always enticed big fields, ranging from proven stars with big weights to hopeful lightweights, and carried a big purse that was the holy grail shimmering at the top of that famous straight.
Like so many historic and famous races, Saturday week’s Newmarket is under siege from the far richer pop-ups. Most of the marketing money is being spent on the