Bruce Clark looks back on Melbourne Cup week 2022

Bruce Clark looks back on Melbourne Cup week 2022. He believes the focus should not be that the carnival was successful simply because no horses died in the Melbourne Cups. He would like to focus on the stars. Bruce Clark would also like the discussion to be about the vibrancy of the Sydney calendar. It tagged off the Cup and arguably enhanced it. The focus of racing should be on its uniqueness.

Cups horses had more inspections than a property on The Block. The industry should have been the focus of an advertising campaign. There were no horses that weren't tested or inspected over the spring carnival. Jamie Kah and Annabel Neasham were presentable stories via Zaaki. VRC Chairman Neil Wilson says 2.5m watched across all platforms. The focus should be on promoting the horses and not on the TV channels. It's not about the ratings numbers. They can live stream, podcast, or watch via punting apps. All of those cannot give relevant measures.

Ciaron Maher and Dave Eustace are successful horse trainers. They run a business.

Last year Gold Trip was barred from running in Melbourne and sent back to Sydney. Now it has been allowed to run in the city again.

Bruce Clark looks back on Melbourne Cup week 2022. He questions the message of the government. J-Mac, James McDonald and Katelyn Mallyon are examples of people who have achieved success without effort. Punters have ensured Australian prizemoney levels are the envy of Europe. The government wants you to not suffer "message fatigue" and gamble responsibly.