There are 47 horses remaining in the 2018 Melbourne Cup after second acceptances were taken today for the $7 million race at Flemington next Tuesday.

「成全宝」的下一战确定，将是11月3日在美国丘吉尔唐斯赛马场举行的育马者杯草地大赛。因为受到伤病困扰，这匹去年斩获“卡地亚欧洲马王奖”的赛驹今年只参加了两场比赛，最近的一场为10月7日在巴黎隆尚赛马场举行的凯旋门大赛。

The Queensland-based Aquis Farm has bought into Qatar Racing’s Melbourne Cup-bound stayer Count Octave with the colt set to join Chris Waller after arriving in the country.

After buying into a runner, Aquis Farm will hope to get Count Octave into the Melbourne Cup with Chris Waller the new trainer.

Balding ace made Stradivarius fight at York