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.
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Melbourne Cup Day 2116 | November 3, 2116 Tuesday | 45 | 33590 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2117 | November 2, 2117 Tuesday | 44 | 33954 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2118 | November 1, 2118 Tuesday | 44 | 34318 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2119 | November 7, 2119 Tuesday | 45 | 34689 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2120 | November 5, 2120 Tuesday | 45 | 35053 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2121 | November 4, 2121 Tuesday | 45 | 35417 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2122 | November 3, 2122 Tuesday | 45 | 35781 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2123 | November 2, 2123 Tuesday | 44 | 36145 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2124 | November 7, 2124 Tuesday | 45 | 36516 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2125 | November 6, 2125 Tuesday | 45 | 36880 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2126 | November 5, 2126 Tuesday | 45 | 37244 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2127 | November 4, 2127 Tuesday | 45 | 37608 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2128 | November 2, 2128 Tuesday | 45 | 37972 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2129 | November 1, 2129 Tuesday | 44 | 38336 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2130 | November 7, 2130 Tuesday | 45 | 38707 |
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