Jessie Murphy’s VERY different Melbourne Cup: WAG visits a thoroughbred horse nursery in Victoria

She’s the glamorous footy WAG who is usually seen mingling in the Birdcage at Flemington Racecourse on Melbourne Cup day.

But Jessie Murphy (née Habermann) instead spent her public holiday at the Rosemont Stud thoroughbred nursery in Gnarwarre, Victoria.

The Spring Racing Carnival ambassador was there to learn all about how the race horses are ‘cared for from the moment they are born’.

Jessie shared a gallery of photos to Instagram from her visit to the stud farm with her husband, retired AFL star Marc Murphy, and wrote: ‘What an incredible day we had.’ 

‘So special to meet Shamus Award who sired Incentivise – a hot favourite for today’s Melbourne Cup. This little one is also from Shamus Award, I wonder if she will grow up to be a legend of the track too,’ she added.

‘The care for these incredible athletes starts from the moment they are born. We learnt so much at Rosemont Stud and encourage you to head to springracingcarnival.com to do the same.’

Jessie also skipped Derby Day on Saturday but said she was ‘cheering on at home with family and friends’.

‘We’ve been lucky enough to partner with Spring Carnival and have been learning about the tireless efforts taken behind the scenes to make Victorian racing possible, creating a racing event like no other,’ she said.

‘Next week we will head out to visit some respected industry experts who are working behind the scenes to support the stars of the track, and bring us the next generation of Victorian racehorses.’

She added the hashtag #hereforthehorses. 

Jessie joined the likes of WAGs Rebecca Judd, Nadia Bartel and Megan Gale in skipping Derby Day this year. 

Seemingly not quite ready to face the red carpet after her white-powder scandal, Nadia opted for a run instead, while Bec went for a swim.