A protester has allegedly poured 1,000 litres of an unknown substance onto the Flemington Racecourse hours before the Melbourne Cup began to raise awareness about the global impacts of climate change.
Before the first race scheduled for 10:45 a.m. on Nov. 1, the individual broke into the track at 6 a.m. with a large pump and used a long hose to spray the turf generously with a dark, slimy liquid.
However, despite the disruption, the racing event went ahead after cleaning and repair work to the track by Racing Victoria.
“Stewards deemed the track to be safe, and there was no impact to racing,” RV said. “A police investigation is underway.”…