‘Do you all think we’re stupid?’: Ross defends the Melbourne Cup

3AW’s Ross and Russell have sprung to the defence of The Melbourne Cup after the event had come under criticism in recent weeks.

Sunday papers ran with headlines such as ‘Our race is run: Why the Melbourne Cup no longer stops the nation’ and ‘This year’s Melbourne Cup will be like no other’.

Ross Stevenson identified what he call a clear pattern, that most of the articles were opinion pieces written in Sydney, and he says, “Do you think we don’t notice there’s a concerted effort from Sydney to bag our race, which has existed since 1861 and it will continue to thrive?”


 
 

 

 


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