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The 2023 Melbourne Cup, known commercially as the 2023 Lexus Melbourne Cup, was the 163rd running of the Melbourne Cup, an Australian thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 7 November 2023 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. The final field for the race was declared on 4 November 2023. [1]
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.
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is the world's richest handicap and the world's richest 3200-metre horse race.
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.
VIC 2023-08-05 Australia Stakes: 2 $300,000 3YO+ Open wfa 1200 Moonee Valley VIC 2024-01-27 Australian Cup: 1 $3,000,000 3YO+ Open wfa 2000 Flemington VIC 2024-03-30 Australian Guineas: 1 $1,000,000 3YO Open sw 1600 Flemington VIC 2024-03-02 Autumn Stakes: 2 $300,000 3YO Open sw+p 1400 Caulfield VIC 2024-02-10 B J McLachlan Stakes: 3 $300,000 ...
The VRC Champions Stakes, registered as the LKS Mackinnon Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run under Weight for Age conditions over a distance of 2000 metres at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia on the last day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, the Saturday after the Melbourne Cup.
The Hotham Handicap, raced as the Lexus Archer Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, held under quality handicap conditions, over a distance of 2500 metres, held annually at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on Victoria Derby Day. [1] Total prize money for the race is A ...
Melbourne VIC 3004 Australia: Location: Melbourne Park: ... Rod Laver Arena entrance in 2023. ... Rod Laver Arena was the scene for Australia's famous Davis Cup ...