Melbourne Cup may be a right royal engagement with entry from the Queen

By Adam Pengilly
Updated September 2 2014 - 7:18pm, first published 6:08pm
Cup runner: Queen Elizabeth with Estimate after it won the Gold Cup at Ascot last year.
Cup runner: Queen Elizabeth with Estimate after it won the Gold Cup at Ascot last year.

The Queen alongside Gai Waterhouse, the latest Melbourne Cup royalty. The first international trailblazer possibly heading back down under alongside another Irish master. The second coming of the Japanese and a sprinkling of Germans too. How about a fourth coming from Red Cadeaux, the one who always seems to finish second but is never forgotten? This year's $6.2 million Melbourne Cup can't possibly disappoint, can it?

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