The Melbourne Cup Day or just "Cup Day" is a local holiday in the state of Victoria and in the Australian Capital Territory that is celebrated each year on the first Tuesday of November. The occasion for the holiday is Australia's major thoroughbred horse race: the Melbourne Cup. According to the organising Victoria Racing Club it is "the race that stops a nation".
The event was organised for the first time in 1861 and has become the richest "two mile" (the actual length of the race course is 3200 meters, a little less than 2 miles) handicap in the world. The race is full of tradition and has produced many legends. Fatal accidents, interstate rivalry, heroic victories, gambling, race day fashion, conspiracy and many other factors have made Melbourne Cup Day one of Australia’s most important and legendary sports events.
Holiday | Date | Week number | Days to go |
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Melbourne Cup Day 1955 | November 1, 1955 Tuesday | 44 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1956 | November 6, 1956 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1957 | November 5, 1957 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1958 | November 4, 1958 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1959 | November 3, 1959 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1960 | November 1, 1960 Tuesday | 44 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1961 | November 7, 1961 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1962 | November 6, 1962 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1963 | November 5, 1963 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1964 | November 3, 1964 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1965 | November 2, 1965 Tuesday | 44 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1966 | November 1, 1966 Tuesday | 44 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1967 | November 7, 1967 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1968 | November 5, 1968 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1969 | November 4, 1969 Tuesday | 45 | - |
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