When is Melbourne Cup 2014 ? On Tuesday, November 4 – 2014 Melbourne Cup Day is Australia’s best known horse racing event held on the first Tuesday of November every year in Melbourne Australia. It is an annual public holiday in the state of Victoria. This event is popularly dubbed as “the race that stops the nation”. The event starts at 3pm (daylight saving time) on the first Tuesday in November. http://www.australiansportbetting.com/
The Melbourne cup is held at Flemington Racecourse Victoria The Full Address is :
448 Epsom Rd, Flemington VIC 3031, Australia Phone : +61 1300 727 575 http://www.australiansportbetting.com/
Melbourne Cup Day is one of Australia’s most popular social and racing events. It is Australia's major thoroughbred horse racing event. It is marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over.
It is one of the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world. The first race was held in 1861 (see list of Melbourne Cup winners) over two miles (about 3,218 metres), but was shortened to 3,200 metres (2.0 mi) in 1972. http://www.australiansportbetting.com/
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