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International galloper Spanish Mission convinced jockey Craig Williams that he was ready to tackle Tuesday's Melbourne Cup in a light workout at Werribee on Sunday.

International galloper Spanish Mission convinced jockey Craig Williams that he was ready to tackle Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup in a light workout at Werribee on Sunday.

It’s full steam ahead to the Melbourne Cup for Craig Williams after his mount Spanish Mission was passed fit to run on the first Tuesday in November. Spanish Mission was cleared by Racing Victoria vets on Saturday having been treated for swelling in one of his legs on Friday.

It had been a nervous build-up to the Cup for connections of the Andrew Balding-trained runner after the raider was found to have swelling in the right foreleg during the week. He was given to the last minute before Saturday afternoon's acceptance deadline …

Melbourne Cup second favourite Spanish Mission has passed todays vet check ahead of Tuesday’s feature event. Racing Victoria tweeted this afternoon that Spanish Mission was passed fit by three vets and will be allowed to take his spot in the Melbourne …

Spanish Mission will take his spot in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup. The Andrew Balding-trained galloper was cleared by Racing Victoria vets at a Saturday morning inspection at Werribee, having been treated for swelling in one of his legs. Trainer Tony Noonan …

Spanish Mission will undergo a veterinary inspection at midday on Friday, but Tony Noonan says he expects the Melbourne Cup fancy to be passed fit to run after overcoming a swollen right foreleg. Noonan, who is looking after the horse on behalf of British …

Spanish Mission was among 14 Cup horses to pass Racing Victoria’s X-ray workaround this week after its $1.27m standing CT scanner, which rules out structural damage, broke down. Spanish Mission, who remains a $6 second favourite with TAB for the …

UN Undersecretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Wednesday remained positive about a possible drawdown of the UN peacekeeping force in Abyei, a disputed area along the Sudan-South Sudan border.

AFL star Eddie Betts is on a mission to educate Territorians on the importance of people getting double vaccinated in the middle of the Covid pandemic.