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The 2008 Melbourne Cup, the 148th running of Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race, was run on Tuesday, 4 November 2008, starting at 3:00 pm local time (0400 UTC).〔(2008 Melbourne Cup result )〕 It was won by Viewed. On 3 December 2008, Luca Cumani, trainer of second-place Bauer, announced that an inquiry was underway into treatment Bauer received on the Thursday prior to the race. The treatment was a form of physio therapy that is illegal to administer within 7 days of a race; as a result of the treatment, Bauer could have been stripped of his second place.〔 〕 However, Racing Victoria announced on 4 December that Bauer would not be disqualified. == Race starters == The official field for the cup including horses scratched after the field was finalised.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=emirates melbourne cup - Tuesday, 4 November 2008 )〕 ;Notes * Apprentice jockey. *Horses in barriers to the outside of the scratched horse will move inwards. * Yellowstone scratched by vets, after failing to recover from a hip injury sustained last week. * Gallopin did not finish * Zarita scratched, by trainer due to respiratory infection. * a probe into treatment Bauer received prior to the race could have resulted in the horse being stripped of second place〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2008 Melbourne Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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