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melbourne cup

The 153 years old Melbourne Cup is amongst the premier thoroughbred horse races inside the
planet. Organized by the Victoria Racing Club, co plate betting it is actually held at three !M
around the initially Tuesday in "o#ember at the $lemington Race Course in Melbourne. This year%s
&inner o' your cup &as $iorente ()R*+ ,oc-eyed by .amien Oli#er.
/ponsored by *mirates 0irlines and &ith a prize dollars o' 12.t&o million, the *mirates Melbourne
Cup is the richest handicap occasion inside the globe. The race co#ers a distance o' three.t&o -m
(t&o miles be'ore 1345+ and is meant 'or horses &hich can be three years and older. They &ill
ha#e to possess a minimum handicap &eight o' 63 -g along &ith the allocated &eight ought to not
be beneath 54 -g.
The reputation &ith the race might be gauged by the truth that o#er 177,777 persons attend the
occasion &ith a &orld&ide t# audience o' about 477 million. )t really is typically -no&n as %the race
that stops the nation% as in most components o' 0ustralia, people today stop their 'unction and
&atch it on Tele#ision 8 &orld &ide &eb or listen more than radio at three !M on race day. 9orses
'rom :/0, )reland, ;apan, 9ong <ong, :0*, $rance, =ermany, *ngland in con,unction &ith those
'rom 0ustralia and "e& >ealand compete 'or the Melbourne Cup &ith entries closing in the 'irst
&ee- o' 0ugust e#ery year.
The history o' Melbourne Cup dates bac- to the year 1?21 &hen it &as 1st held because o' ri#alry
in#ol#ing Victoria ;oc-ey Club and Victoria Tur' Club by the latter. 0rcher &as the 'irst &inner 'rom
the cup as &ell as retained it the 'ollo&ing year. Ma-ybe .i#a holds the record 'or many &ins by
&inning the cup 3 consecuti#e years in 5773, 5776 and 5775. Trainer ; @ Cummings holds the
record 'or maimum cup &inners &ith 15 &ins. The speed record 'or the race is held by <ingston
Rule, the 1337 &inner ha#ing a timing o' 3 min 12.3 sec. The 157th race in 5717 &as mar-ed by a
year lengthy celebration &ith the milestone by the Victoria Racing Club.
=i#en that 5773, the 1? carat gold Melbourne Cup is getting ta-en about 0ustralia and "e&
>ealand on a tour to gi#e an opportunity to the rural and urban communities to &itness the trophy
'irst hand. /tarting 'rom Aueensland, the cup is ta-en to Bestern 0ustralia, 0uc-land in "e&
>ealand, Canberra, "e& /outh Bales, /outh 0ustralia, Tasmania and ending &ith all the
household state o' Victoria. some in'o Ci#ing as much as its reputation as %!eoples% Cup%, the tour
unites many 0ustralian communities &ith participation by schools, colleges and nearby councils
and is mar-ed by Duite a 'e& 'und raising e#ents 'or the aged as &ell as the beneath pri#ileged. To
sum up the Melbourne Cup is really a signi'icant sporting occasion o' 0ustralia &ith its popularity
increasing each year.

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