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 2180 | November 7, 2180 Tuesday | 45 | 56965 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2181 | November 6, 2181 Tuesday | 45 | 57329 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2182 | November 5, 2182 Tuesday | 45 | 57693 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2183 | November 4, 2183 Tuesday | 45 | 58057 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2184 | November 2, 2184 Tuesday | 45 | 58421 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2185 | November 1, 2185 Tuesday | 44 | 58785 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2186 | November 7, 2186 Tuesday | 45 | 59156 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2187 | November 6, 2187 Tuesday | 45 | 59520 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2188 | November 4, 2188 Tuesday | 45 | 59884 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2189 | November 3, 2189 Tuesday | 45 | 60248 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2190 | November 2, 2190 Tuesday | 44 | 60612 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2191 | November 1, 2191 Tuesday | 44 | 60976 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2192 | November 6, 2192 Tuesday | 45 | 61347 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2193 | November 5, 2193 Tuesday | 45 | 61711 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2194 | November 4, 2194 Tuesday | 45 | 62075 |
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