Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is the ‘race that stops a nation’ on the first Tuesday in November each year around 3pm as over 100,000 enthusiastic racegoers head to Flemington racecourse to witness Australia’s most famous race.
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Raced over a distance of 3200 metres, the Melbourne Cup is the richest “two-mile” handicap race in the world and brings together an eclectic mix of gallopers from Australia, New Zealand and across the globe to do battle for over $6Million in prizemoney.
The 2012 Melbourne Cup will be the 152nd running of Australia’s greatest race and French trained stayer Dunaden won our greatest race in 2011.
| 2012 Melbourne Cup race details | |||
| Date | Tuesday 6th November, 2012 | Race Time: | 3:00pm (Race 7) |
| Track: | Flemington racecourse | Status: | Group 1 |
| Distance: | 3200 metres | Conditions: | Handicap |
The Victoria Turf Club (VRC) hosts the Melbourne Cup which is one of four prestigious Group 1 race days that combine to make up the Melbourne Cup Carnival, along with AAMI Victoria Derby, Crown Oaks and Emirates Stakes.
Melbourne Cup Day is a huge day of betting across Australia with all types of punters placing bets on the great race and betting turnover has been over $100Million in NSW and Victoria alone in recent times on Melbourne Cup Day.
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Melbourne Cup week is the feature attraction of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival which takes place each year during September to November in the state of Victoria.
Other prestigious Group 1 races in October, including the $2.5Million Caulfield Cup at Caulfield racecourse and $3Million WS Cox Plate at Moonee Valley racecourse combine to make Melbourne the mecca of big time racing during springtime.
2012 Melbourne Cup Day race times
The 2012 Melbourne Cup will commence at 3:00pm AEST Melbourne time at the picturesque Flemington racecourse in front of more than 100,000 racing fans on Melbourne Cup Day, Tuesday 6th November 2012.
The Emirates Melbourne Cup will run as Race 7 on the program.
| Race # | Time | Status | Race name | Distance |
| Race 1 | 10.20 am | Listed | AGL Stakes | 1000m |
| Race 2 | 11.00 am | Stakes | Schiavello Plate | 1700m |
| Race 3 | 11.45 am | Stakes | Lavazza Long Black | 2800m |
| Race 4 | 12.30 pm | Listed | Herald Sun Stakes | 1400m |
| Race 5 | 1.15 pm | Stakes | Schweppes Tonic 1000 | 1000m |
| Race 6 | 2.00 pm | Listed | Lexus Hybrid Plate | 1400m |
| Race 7 | 3.00 pm | Group 1 | 2012 Melbourne Cup | 3200m |
| Race 8 | 3.50 pm | Listed | Johnnie Walker Stakes | 1800m |
| Race 9 | 4.35 pm | Stakes | MSS Security Sprint | 1200m |
| Race 10 | 5.15 pm | Stakes | Tabcorp Handicap | 1400m |
Th 2011 Melbourne Cup meeting was attended by 105,979 racing fans who were lucky enough to see the French trained galloper Dunaden score by the shortest of margins from England’s Red Cadeaux who finished second, while German galloper Lucas Cranach ran third.
Melbourne Cup History
The Melbourne Cup was first run in 1861 and taken out by Archer, who also won it again the next year. Over the years some historic names have won the great race including the lendary Phar Lap (1930), Peter Pan (1932 & 1934), Rising Fast (1954), Rain Lover (1968 & 1969), Saintly (1996) and Might And Power (1997).
Grand mare Makybe Diva is the only galloper to win the great race three times when she was successful in consecutive years (2003, 2004 & 2005) and stamped herself as one of the greatest mares of all time in this country.
Winning the Melbourne Cup commands a rich place in history for both horse and connections with all owners, trainers and riders aspiring to win the Cup and take their place in history. Master trainer of stayers Bart Cummings has scored the most Melbourne Cup winners with twelve while jockeys Bobbie Lewis and Harry White have both ridden the most winners with four each.
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