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Melbourne Cup sold
Updated at 6:39am on 16 November 2009
A piece of Australian racing history has sold for 108 thousand dollars as the 1952 Melbourne Cup was auctioned off in Melbourne.
The 18 carat gold, three-handled cup, won by Dalray, was sold to John Barnes of the Canning Downs thoroughbred property in Queensland.
Dalray's life after racing was spent at Canning Downs as a successful stallion.
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