 Yeats is being kept out to spare him the flight and quarantine |
Aidan O'Brien's Ascot Gold Cup winner Yeats has been ruled out of this year's Melbourne Cup, according to race organisers Racing Victoria Limited. RVL were told on Monday, just after the five-year-old's surprise loss to Kastoria in the Irish Field St Leger.
"We are extremely disappointed given the horse's credentials and the worldwide interest his presence would have brought," said RVL's Leigh Jordan.
But Jordan has been told the race is part of Yeats' planned 2007 programme.
According to RVL's official website, the Ballydoyle team believed it would be unfair to subject Yeats to a long flight and the quarantine procedure.
The five-year-old had impressed in winning both the Ascot Gold Cup and
the Goodwood Cup prior to his reverse at the weekend.
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