Fame Game leads foreign raid for Melbourne Cup (Reuters)
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Fame Game has been installed as the overwhelming favorite to win Tuesday’s A$6.2 million ($4.42 million) Melbourne Cup and become the second Japanese-trained horse to gallop away with Australia’s richest prize in thoroughbred racing. The Yoshitada Munakata-trained six-year-old raised eyebrows with an impressive run at the Caulfield Cup two weeks ago, storming home to finish sixth after stumbling out of the gate at the race considered a form guide for Flemington. If he wins, Fame Game will emulate Delta Blues (2006) as just the second Japanese winner in the grueling 3,200 meters handicap that dates back to 1861.