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How Melbourne Cup horses prepare for Flemington — what are the big lead-up races, and how far do you need to run? – ABC News
On the eve of the Melbourne Cup, we look at how past winners have prepared for the big race, and how the approach trainers take…

The late Bart Cummings, known as the “Cups King” for training the winners of 12 Melbourne Cups, had what he called the 10,000-metre rule.
For the horses that the master trainer set for the Melbourne Cup, Cummings wanted them to have run at least 10,000m…
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