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Hidden descendants of first Melbourne Cup winner de Mestre tell their story

Alasdair McDonald
Updated September 13 2019 - 3:24pm, first published 3:00pm
HIDDEN HISTORY: Rodney and Joy Kelly are descendants of the famous Melbourne Cup-winning horse owner Etienne de Mestre.
HIDDEN HISTORY: Rodney and Joy Kelly are descendants of the famous Melbourne Cup-winning horse owner Etienne de Mestre.

While inaugural Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Etienne Livingston de Mestre's name is forever etched into Australian history books, his first family has for over 150 years been hidden.

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