The Truth Behind Boom Time's Melbourne Cup Penalty
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Boom Time has recently won the Caulfield Cup, but it wasn’t entirely a sweet ride for the 6-year-old horse as he has incurred a 1 kilogram weight increase penalty for the Melbourne Cup, Australia's biggest racing event and "the race that stops a nation." Greg Carpenter, a senior handicapper, is the one to exact the penalty after basing it on Boom Time’s impressive previous performance.