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Melbourne Cup Winner Sidelined with Injury

Tara Madgwick - Saturday Dec 16

Anthony and Sam Freedman enjoyed an amazing spring with high class stayer Without a Fight (IRE), but issued a statement on Friday announcing the unfortunate news that their stable star will be out of action in the autumn.

Without a Fight (IRE) is out of play for the autumn - image Grant Courtney

Without a Fight has suffered a minor tendon strain that will require a period of rehabilitation which will rule him out of autumn racing.

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The seven year-old Teofilo gelding won both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups in the spring and had five starts in Australia this year winning four of them.

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