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 1945 | November 6, 1945 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1946 | November 5, 1946 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1947 | November 4, 1947 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1948 | November 2, 1948 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1949 | November 1, 1949 Tuesday | 44 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1950 | November 7, 1950 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1951 | November 6, 1951 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1952 | November 4, 1952 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1953 | November 3, 1953 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 1954 | November 2, 1954 Tuesday | 44 | - |
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 | - |
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