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The Melbourne Cup [1] is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race.Each year internationally bred or owned horses compete in the race alongside local entrants. Since 1882 New Zealand bred horses have won 40 Melbourne Cups, British bred horses have won five cups, US bred horses four, Irish horses two and one Japanese and German bred horse have each won the Cup.
The shortest-priced favourite in Cup history was Phar Lap when he won in 1930 at 8-11 ($1.72).; Metrication – The race was originally held over two miles (about 3,218 metres), but following Australia's adoption of the Metric system in the 1970s the current distance of 3,200 metres was adopted in 1972.
The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse.It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and older, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club that forms part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
The 1981 Melbourne Cup was a handicap horse race which took place ... The following are the placegetters in the 1981 Melbourne Cup. [3] [4] [5] Number Place Horse ...
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The 1861 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 7 November 1861. [1] This year was the first running of the Melbourne Cup. [1] Fifty-seven horses were nominated and there were 21 acceptances. Four were scratched on race day, leaving 17 starters. [2] This is the list of placegetters for the 1861 Melbourne ...
The 1984 Melbourne Cup was a handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 6 November 1984 over 3200m, at Flemington Racecourse. The race was won by the Western Australian bred gelding Black Knight , trained by George Hanlon and ridden by Peter Cook .
The 1924 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on ... This is the list of placegetters for the 1924 Melbourne Cup. [2] Place Name Jockey ...