Diamond on the mend

Carte Diamond will remain in Australia and is set to be campaigned for this year’s renewal of the Melbourne Cup.

Carte Diamond will remain in Australia and is set to be campaigned for this year’s renewal of the Melbourne Cup.

Brian Ellison’s five-year-old impaled his hind-leg on a metal stake after crashing through a running rail in a workout ahead of the 2005 contest, which was won by Makybe Diva.

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