Today reporter shoved by Melbourne Cup champion
Christine Ahern is in Flemington this morning to celebrate the launch of the 2024 Melbourne Cup Carnival and she was lucky enough to get up close and personal with a racing champion.
Twilight Payment won the Cup in 2020 - but it was during the pandemic so it was a quiet affair with no crowds trackside.
So when the 11-year-old gelding joined Chris during her live cross on the show this morning, the attention got a bit too much for him.
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Christine Ahern was a little on edge meeting Twilight Payment this morning. Today
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"Can I say I'm normally quite nervous around horses, but Twilight Payment is absolutely beautiful and as you can see, quite a calm horse as well," Chris started as she cautiously petted the large animal.
Twilight Payment patiently munched on some carrot as Chris spoke with the Today hosts, but things took a turn when the snacks ran out.
The retired champion showed he still had some of that fire in his soul when he cheekily shoved Chris out of shot while she was speaking.
The 2020 Melbourne Cup champion ran out of snacks and gave Chris a cheeky shove. Today
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"They are very good judges of character, he can smell her fear," Karl Stefanovic laughed.
"I was beginning to wonder why she was so frightened of them, now I can see why," Sarah Abo added.
But after all the excitement, Chris was okay and Twilight Payment even let her go back in for a hug with him after the fact.
See the moment Twilight Payment went rogue in the video above
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