The Melbourne Cup has been rocked by tragedy with the news that David Elsworth’s Wunderwood has been put down after a training mishap at Mornington racecourse in Melbourne.
The seven-year-old, formerly in the care of Lady Herries, sustained a serious injury to his near pastern while warming up for a gallop and the decision was made to put the horse down.
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