Why Melbourne Cup-winning trainers STILL haven't been paid their prizemoney after victory from outsider Knight's Choice Melbourne Cup-winning trainers John Symons and Sheila Laxon are yet to be paid their prizemoney from last November due to an administrative error from Racing Victoria.
Melbourne Cup-winning trainers John Symons and Sheila Laxon are yet to be paid their prizemoney from last November due to an administrative error from Racing Victoria.
The total prizemoney was a whopping $4.4million - and while jockey Robbie Dolan (pictured) and the horse's owners have received their share, Symons and Laxon are waiting nervously for their $464,000.
It is alleged the payment was deposited to a bank account which the trainers no longer have access to (pictured right, Knight's Choice after winning the Melbourne Cup).
'In turn, I involved the federal ATA office and CEO Stephen Bell given Racing Victoria's role here in being responsible for Melbourne Cup prizemoney payments and the significance of the issue.
