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 2088 | November 2, 2088 Tuesday | 45 | 23360 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2089 | November 1, 2089 Tuesday | 44 | 23724 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2090 | November 7, 2090 Tuesday | 45 | 24095 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2091 | November 6, 2091 Tuesday | 45 | 24459 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2092 | November 4, 2092 Tuesday | 45 | 24823 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2093 | November 3, 2093 Tuesday | 45 | 25187 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2094 | November 2, 2094 Tuesday | 44 | 25551 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2095 | November 1, 2095 Tuesday | 44 | 25915 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2096 | November 6, 2096 Tuesday | 45 | 26286 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2097 | November 5, 2097 Tuesday | 45 | 26650 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2098 | November 4, 2098 Tuesday | 45 | 27014 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2099 | November 3, 2099 Tuesday | 45 | 27378 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2100 | November 2, 2100 Tuesday | 44 | 27742 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2101 | November 1, 2101 Tuesday | 44 | 28106 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2102 | November 7, 2102 Tuesday | 45 | 28477 |
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