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Guardian Essential poll: record number of Australians are turning their backs on the Melbourne Cup

THE GUARDIAN — WORLD · Josh Butler ·

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Growing disdain for gambling and animal cruelty concerns drive sliding interest in race that once ‘stopped the nation’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A record number of Australians are turning their backs on the Melbourne Cup, with more than two-thirds surveyed saying they have low or zero interest in the annual horse race. Support for the Melbourne Cup has been…

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