Bairnsdale races attract big crowds There is no mistaking the thrill of the race By ABC online - 10th November 2000 - Back to News Huge crowds turned out in Bairnsdale yesterday for the traditional Melbourne Cup race meet. Mistook, ridden by Ricky Cartwright and trained by former apprentice jockey Louise Bonnella, took out the $6,000 East Gippsland Cup.
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