{
  "id": 17321130,
  "title": "Fancied Melbourne Cup horse Defiantly ruled out by vets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/fancied-melbourne-cup-horse-defiantly-ruled-out-by-vets-17321130",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T01:18:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News",
    "slug": "abc-news",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-31/fancied-melbourne-cup-horse-defiantly-ruled-out-by-vets/107331588"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Melbourne Cup field changes again, with international challenger Defiantly ruled out of the race after failing a vet inspection on Derby Day.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}