Melbourne Cup
Annual Thoroughbred horse race in Melbourne, Australia
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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. The event starts at 3:00 pm on the first Tuesday of November and is known locally as "the race that stops the nation".
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Knight's Choice storms to Melbourne Cup victoryThe Australian-bred horse triumphed over a field which included a record four female jockeys.BBC Sport - Published | |
Mullins seeks triumph in Australia's Melbourne Cup Irish trainer Willie Mullins seeks an elusive first Melbourne Cup victory in Australia's most famous race.BBC Sport - Published | |
Without A Fight wins Melbourne CupThe victory gives jockey Mark Zahra back-to-back wins in Australia's biggest horse race.BBC Sport - Published | |
Vauban & Gold Trip head runners for Melbourne CupVauban heads the contenders for the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday as Irish trainer Willie Mullins seeks his first win in Australia's most famous race.BBC Sport - Published | |
Dettori to miss Melbourne Cup because of whip banFrankie Dettori will miss next month's Melbourne Cup after being given bans totalling 16 days for breaching whip rules on his final outing in Britain.BBC Sport - Published | |
Gold Trip wins Melbourne CupThe Australian-trained horse has won 'the race that stops a nation'.BBC Sport - Published | |
Deauville Legend heads Melbourne Cup line-up Deauville Legend will try to become only the second British-trained winner of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington (04:00 GMT) on Tuesday.BBC Sport - Published | |
Melbourne Cup: Verry Elleegant claims victoryVerry Elleegant has claimed Australia's most prestigious horse race ahead of favourite Incentivise and British hope Spanish Mission.BBC Sport - Published | |
Melbourne Cup: Incentivise favourite for 'race that stops a nation' in AustraliaIncentivise is the favourite to provide an Australian-trained winner of the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday (04:00 GMT).BBC Sport - Published | |
