Victoria Police are investigating the alleged vandalism of the Flemington race track only hours before the Melbourne Cup kicked off on Tuesday morning.
Police discovered footage of a person pouring black sludge over the track in the early hours of November 1.
Luckily, the sludge had been poured on an area of the track which does not attract much traffic.
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