Tags: Horse Race, Race.
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). 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.