Melbourne Cup’s grim toll grows with another death, all in the name of money

Activists are outraged after stallion Anthony Van Dyck was put down on Tuesday, the seventh since 2013

03 November 2020 - 20:26 By Ian Ransom

The death of Epsom Derby-winner Anthony Van Dyck cast a pall over the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, angering animal rights activists, while highlighting the growing toll of Australia’s most prestigious horse race...

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