Growing disdain for gambling and animal cruelty concerns drive sliding interest in race that once ‘stopped the nation’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A record number of Australians are turning their backs on the Melbourne Cup, with more than two-thirds surveyed sayin...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/nov/03/melbourne-cup-2026-poll-record-numbers-turn-their-backs)