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<a href="https://www.fixturecalendar.com/city-melbourne">Melbourne</a> Cup Day is Australia’s celebrated horse racing event, held each year on the first Tuesday in November at <a href="https://www.fixturecalendar.com/stadium-flemington-racecourse">Flemington Racecourse</a> in <a href="https://www.fixturecalendar.com/city-melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="https://www.fixturecalendar.com/country-canada/city-victoria-1">Victoria</a>. Its main attraction is the <a href="https://www.fixturecalendar.com/city-melbourne">Melbourne</a> Cup, a prestigious 3,200-metre handicap race for thoroughbred stayers, featuring horses, jockeys and trainers from <a href="https://www.fixturecalendar.com/sport-cricket/team-australia-1">Australia</a> and overseas. Unlike team sports, the Cup is contested by individual horses, with each horse carrying a weight determined by race handicapping rules. Owners, trainers and jockeys work together to prepare and guide their runners, while a large field competes for the title and substantial prize money. The Flemington track, known for its long straight and wide course, provides the setting for the race and the broader <a href="https://www.fixturecalendar.com/city-melbourne">Melbourne</a> Cup Carnival. The event also includes other thoroughbred races, along with fashion and public celebrations, but the Cup remains the day’s sporting focus. For racing fans and visitors, <a href="https://www.fixturecalendar.com/city-melbourne">Melbourne</a> Cup Day offers an opportunity to follow horse form, jockey and trainer records, race conditions and results. It is widely known as “the race that stops a nation” and is a major fixture on Australia’s horse racing calendar. 

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Melbourne Cup Day
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