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Melbourne Cup 2022 miracle mare Realm Of Flowers

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Melbourne Cup 2022 miracle mare Realm Of Flowers

Melbourne Cup 2022 miracle mare Realm Of Flowers was ill with a knee infection. She was hospitalised for a long time and had gentle rehabilitation. Now she's racing in Sydney and is getting her Melbourne Cup campaign on track. The mares was unwanted as a young horse and failed to meet her reserve price at the 2018 Inglis Easter Yearling Sales. James Bester bought her for $180,000. TAB has her an $11 chance after drawing barrier five. It's a world away from when she was passed in. Her most recent performance was finishing third in the Group 1 Metropolitan.

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