Well done John! Sadler slams trend to axe 3200m Cups back to 2400m

Congratulations to trainer John Sadler for slamming the trend to slash the distances of Australia's major city staying Cups.Sadler says the Brisbane Cup has lost its profile and status since severing its traditional 3200m link with the Melbourne Cup. He says it's happening just as the Melbourne Cup had become an international icon.Sadler says: 'Australia's best race - the race we are renowned for throughout the world - is the Melbourne Cup...It's a two-mile handicap and one of the reasons why it

Congratulations to trainer John Sadler for slamming the trend to slash the distances of Australia's major city staying Cups.Sadler says the Brisbane Cup has lost its profile and status since severing its traditional 3200m link with the Melbourne Cup. He says it's happening just as the Melbourne Cup had become an international icon.Sadler says: 'Australia's best race - the race we are renowned for throughout the world - is the Melbourne Cup...It's a two-mile handicap and one of the reasons why it is so successful is the intrigue that exists about which of the horses will run out the two miles...But here we are in Brisbane, with Queensland's biggest staying test and it's a non-event. If you didn't have a runner in it, you'd struggle to know it was on.'