{
  "id": 16991624,
  "title": "Saint George scratched from Melbourne Cup after failing pre-race scan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/saint-george-scratched-from-melbourne-cup-after-failing-pre-race-scan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T01:55:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/sport/racing/saint-george-scratched-from-melbourne-cup-after-failing-pre-race-scan-20261029-p619ov.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Caulfield Cup runner-up ran a slashing race in the Cox Plate to be considered a serious Melbourne Cup chance, but he has failed a mandatory pre-race scan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Saint George scratched from Melbourne Cup after failing pre-race scan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/saint-george-scratched-from-melbourne-cup-after-failing-pre-race-scan-16991694",
        "published": "2026-10-29T01:55:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}