Melbourne Cup - Wikipedia
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.
List of Melbourne Cup winners - Wikipedia
Find out the names, ages, genders, jockeys, trainers, owners, times and fields of the horses that have won the Melbourne Cup, Australia's major thoroughbred horse race, since 1882. The latest winner is Without A Fight in 2023.
Melbourne Cup 1866 - National Museum of Australia
Learn about the history and significance of the 1866 Melbourne Cup, the oldest known trophy in its original condition. The cup was won by The Barb, the first great Australian racehorse trained by 'Honest' John Tait.
Melbourne Cup - National Museum of Australia
Sep 18, 2024 · Learn about the origins and history of the first Melbourne Cup, held in 1861 at Flemington Racecourse. See objects related to the Cup, such as Phar Lap's heart and Michelle Payne's breeches.
Melbourne Cup History (Free 1861-2024 History Guide) - Racenet
Nov 1, 2024 · Learn about the history of the Melbourne Cup, Australia's most famous horse race, from its first running in 1861 to the present day. Find out the winners, records, facts and fun trivia of the race that stops a nation.
Melbourne Cup History & Winners - Races.com.au
The Melbourne Cup was first held on the first Tuesday of November in 1875. It then too adopted the four-day format, which later evolved to today’s well-attended Carnival. From then until now the Melbourne Cup was growing to a locally and internationally supported event.
Melbourne Cup | Past Winners | Results | Australia - Racing and …
2 days ago · Find out the history, records and notable winners of the Melbourne Cup, Australia's most famous horse race. See the latest results from 2023 to 1861, including Without A Fight, Verry Elleegant, Cross Counter and more.
The Melbourne Cup – Beginnings - Australian Racing Museum
Learn how the first Melbourne Cup was run in 1861 by the Victoria Turf Club, and how it became a public holiday and a national institution. Explore the history and evolution of the race, the track, and the club that organises it.
The facts and figures of the Melbourne Cup - Racenet
5 days ago · The first Melbourne Cup was run on a Thursday, November 7, it was first run on a Tuesday in 1875. The race has been postponed twice, both times due to rain, in 1870 and again in 1916. During the War years – 1942 to 1944, the race was run on a Saturday, the second day of a two-day Cup carnival.
Melbourne Cup History - Melbourne Cup Winners, Facts & Figures
Melbourne Cup History. The first ever running of the Melbourne Cup was on a Thursday in 1861 and assembled a field of seventeen who raced for just 710 gold sovereigns (£710) cash and a gold watch in front of a crowd of around 4000 people.