Event
The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia
5 Nov 1861 · 37.79° S, 144.91° E
What the records say
- When
- 5 Nov 1861
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 37.79° S, 144.91° E
- Description
- The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Melbourne Cup.
Melbourne Cup
Annual Thoroughbred horse race in Melbourne, Australia
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. It is the richest two-mile handicap in the world and one of the richest turf races.
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