Red Cadeaux Becomes Fourth Melbourne Cup Runner To Die In Last Three Years

He never recovered after pulling up during the race that stops the nation.

Melbourne Cup legend Red Cadeaux has been euthanised due to injuries sustained during the running of the Melbourne Cup earlier this month.

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One of the race favourites, the horse pulled up shortly before the finish of the race that stops the nation after suffering a break in its left foreleg.

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The stayer, who had become a Cup favourite after several near-misses in recent years was immediately rushed to a nearby vet, where it was hoped he might be saved, but Racing Victoria confirmed on Saturday that the horse had been put down.

"It is with great sadness that Racing Victoria (RV) advises that Red Cadeaux has today succumbed to complications from the injury he sustained in the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington on 3 November 2015," RV said in a statement.

"The connections of the English stayer have made the heartbreaking decision to humanely euthanise the horse after irreversible complications arose with the loss of blood flow to the foot on his injured left foreleg."

"Experts at the University of Melbourne Equine Centre at Werribee, where the horse has been under veterinary care since the race, advised that there were no means by which they could successfully address the complication."

Trainer Ed Dunlop said today was his "saddest day in racing."

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