Melbourne Cup gambling protester sprayed unknown substance over race track before 3pm race
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Melbourne Cup sabotage chaos: Self-confessed problem gambler breaks into Flemington at 6am and pours unknown oily substance onto court
- A ‘problem gambler’ broke into the Melbourne Cup track around 6am on Tuesday
- The person filmed himself saying it was to protest the Victoria Racing Club
- Video shows more than one person spraying a dark liquid around the 1500 mark
- Two races had already been run before news of the unknown liquid protest emerged
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A self-admitted ‘problem gambler’ broke into the Melbourne Cup race track to pour an unidentified substance onto the track.
Alarming footage shows at least two people breaking into the Flemington circuit at about 6am on Tuesday and spraying a dark liquid over the track in clear protest against the Victoria Racing Club.
One person surrendered to police and sent footage to Nine News.
The VRC confirmed that cleaning was done at around 1500 on Tuesday morning, but it was safe to continue with the race.
Two races had already been run when news of the protest surfaced.
The Simon Zahra trained colt Krakarib ridden by Damien Thornton won the first race of the day taking the Group 3 Darley Maribyrnong Plate.
Thornton later said he was proud of the result but eager to improve.
“He (Krakarib) did a little wrong. He has a few posture issues, but if you can smooth them out, he’ll be fine. It was good, he jumped OK. I wasn’t worried, I just wanted to get him into the rhythm, relax and cruise down,” he said after the race.
The ‘problem gambler’ protester (above), with the help of at least one other person, filmed as they sprayed a dark-colored unknown liquid near the 1500 mark of the Flemington lane
White Marlin, trained by legendary horse figure Gai Waterhouse, won the second race by more than five lengths.
Ridden by Tim Clark, the horse had an eye for many bettors who bet $2.30.
“He (White Marlin) is the real deal and I hope we see him here around this time next year. My husband (Robbie Waterhouse) saw him. He came to Australia and quite a few people wanted a white or gray horse, but he has grown that way. A perfect way to start Cup day,” said Waterhouse after the race.