Horse racing-Melbourne Cup favourite died of acute heart failure (Reuters)
MELBOURNE, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Japanese stayer Admire Rakti, the pre-race favourite for the Melbourne Cup, died of acute heart failure though the cause may be unknown until the full results from a post-mortem, the Racing Victoria Racing’s chief steward has said. The 6-year-old collapsed after the handicap 3,200 metre race on Tuesday after he faded badly and finished in a distant last place behind German raider Protectionist. A post-mortem was conducted at Melbourne University on Tuesday. …