While this year’s Melbourne Cup will feature a horse part-owned by Dubbo local, Helen Akerstrom, she is by no means the first local to have skin in the game for the race that stops the nation.
For instance, John and Rick Hunter from Mendooran, brought the famous Gold mug home after “Protectionist” flew home in the 2014 race, with Narromine stayer, “Baystone” winning in 1958. Another hor...
