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melbourne cup picks

Discussion in 'Break Room' started by markjohconley, Oct 31, 2011.

  1. markjohconley

    markjohconley Well-Known Member


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    Anyone out there investing in any particular runners?

    I'll wager against Jukebox Jury, don't think he'll run a place, I hope!
     
  2. Admin2

    Admin2 Administrator Staff Member

    Melbourne Cup

    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".[1]

    The Melbourne Cup has cemented itself as a part of Melbourne and Australian culture, having being run every year since 1861 (except for an intermission during World War I and World War II). The day of the race has been a public holiday for much of Victoria since 1876.[2] It was originally run over two mi (3.219 km) but was shortened to 3,200 m (1 mi 1,740 yd) in 1972 when Australia adopted the metric system. This reduced the distance by 18.688 m (61 ft 3+34 in), and Rain Lover's 1968 race record of 3:19.1 was accordingly adjusted to 3:17.9. The present record holder is the 1990 winner Kingston Rule with a time of 3:16.3.

    Archer, the inaugural winner of the Melbourne Cup
    1. ^ "Melbourne Cup: how Australia's signature race lost its hold on the nation | Melbourne". The Guardian. November 2019. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
    2. ^ "Why is Melbourne Cup Day a public holiday?". Public Record Office Victoria. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
     
  3. Craig Payne

    Craig Payne Moderator

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    I have 2 bucks on a horse ... no idea which one.
    ...some of us have to work! The rest of Victoria have a holiday, except the University!
     
  4. markjohconley

    markjohconley Well-Known Member

    You'd still be on a high?
    Yep I'm flat out, don't know how i get time to post sometimes!
     
  5. markjohconley

    markjohconley Well-Known Member

    Should have said I'm "flat out like a lizard drinking" for Mike's sake
     
  6. And you would have been closer to a win - Frogs taken the cup I believe
     
  7. Craig Payne

    Craig Payne Moderator

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    I suppose that is OK, as Australia did win their bike race.
     
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