Horse Racing: Vinnie sets sights on Melbourne Cup

Dermot Weld is dreaming of a second Melbourne Cup success following Vinnie Roe's victory in the Jefferson Smurfit Memorial Irish St Leger.

Horse Racing: Vinnie sets sights on Melbourne Cup
Sun, 16 Sep, 2001 - 12:47

Dermot Weld is dreaming of a second Melbourne Cup success following Vinnie Roe's victory in the Jefferson Smurfit Memorial Irish St Leger.

The Irish trainer sent Vintage Crop to become the first challenger from the Northern Hemisphere to take Australia's greatest prize in 1993 following the first of his two triumphs in the Curragh Classic.

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