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 2038 | November 2, 2038 Tuesday | 44 | 5061 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2039 | November 1, 2039 Tuesday | 44 | 5425 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2040 | November 6, 2040 Tuesday | 45 | 5796 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2041 | November 5, 2041 Tuesday | 45 | 6160 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2042 | November 4, 2042 Tuesday | 45 | 6524 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2043 | November 3, 2043 Tuesday | 45 | 6888 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2044 | November 1, 2044 Tuesday | 44 | 7252 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2045 | November 7, 2045 Tuesday | 45 | 7623 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2046 | November 6, 2046 Tuesday | 45 | 7987 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2047 | November 5, 2047 Tuesday | 45 | 8351 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2048 | November 3, 2048 Tuesday | 45 | 8715 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2049 | November 2, 2049 Tuesday | 44 | 9079 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2050 | November 1, 2050 Tuesday | 44 | 9443 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2051 | November 7, 2051 Tuesday | 45 | 9814 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2052 | November 5, 2052 Tuesday | 45 | 10178 |
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