In the lead up to the Melbourne Cup race day at Geraldton Turf Club, local trainers gave their chances a cool down swim at Pages Beach on Friday morning.
Local 22-year-old strapper Brooke Martin and her mum, trainer Julia Martin, took Safe Hustle and stablemate Spirit Man — who are both lining up in Race 7 at Utakarra on Tuesday — for a quick dip in the sea as part of preparations for the big day.
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