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Demons pause Caulfield project for permanent base

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Melbourne’s push to secure a permanent home base has suffered another setback. The Demons have paused work on their Caulfield project, which the club has prized. Reports describe a final hurdle as the reason for the delay. The pause adds to the AFL club’s long wait for a base of its own.

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Ciaron Maher trained the first three home

King Charles’s former horse Point of Law wins the Melbourne Cup

Daily Yarn newsroom 60 words · 18 sec read

Point of Law, bred and once raced by King Charles III, won the 166th Melbourne Cup at Flemington in only its sixth start, ridden by Alice Springs jockey Ethan Brown. Trainer Ciaron Maher, who saddled a record seven runners, became the first trainer in the race’s history to fill the top three places, with Zahrann second and Juja Kibo third.

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