Event venue
Melbourne Cup Carnival
25 locals recommend,
Location
448 Epsom Road
Flemington, VIC
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Known as the race that stops a nation, the Emirates Melbourne Cup is run on the first Tuesday in November at Flemington Race Course. The most-anticipated race of the Spring Racing Carnival, the Melbourne Cup is the ‘richest two-mile handicap’ thoroughbred horse race and is celebrated in Victoria with a public holiday.
The Melbourne Cup is one of Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse races. It is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races. Conducted annually by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria, the event starts at 3pm on the first Tuesday in November. It is known as " the Race that stops a nation".
The Melbourne Cup is one of Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse races. It is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races. Conducted annually by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse…
The race that stops the nation. An international event that is openly accessible to the public.
The Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse is equal parts annual horse race and gossip-rag extravaganza.
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