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Craig Williams commits to European stayer in Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup

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Craig Williams commits to European stayer in Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup

Champion jockey Craig Williams has been booked to ride European galloper Spanish Mission in two of the spring staying features. Spanish mission is due into Melbourne on the weekend to run in both the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 16 and the Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 2. The horse is trained by Andrew Balding and weighs 57kg. The horses has travelled to Saudi Arabia and Dubai.

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