Melbourne Cup Day in Australia - 2024
05 Nov 2024, Tuesday
Melbourne Cup Day is Australia’s most celebrated horse racing event. It is an annual public holiday in the state of Victoria and is observed nationwide on the first Tuesday of November.
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How many days until Melbourne Cup Day 2024?
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When is Melbourne Cup Day in Australia 2024?
05 November 2024, Tuesday
About: Melbourne Cup Day
The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and older, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club that forms part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. It is the richest two-mile handicap in the world and one of the richest turf races. The event starts at 3:00 pm on the first Tuesday of November and is known locally as "the race that stops the nation". The Melbourne Cup has cemented itself as a part of Melbourne and Australian culture, having being run every year since 1861. The day of the race has been a public holiday for much of Victoria since 1876. It was originally run over two mi but was shortened to 3,200 m in 1972 when Australia adopted the metric system. This reduced the distance by 18.688 m, and Rain Lover's 1968 race record of 3:19.1 was accordingly adjusted to 3:17.9. The present record holder is the 1990 winner Kingston Rule with a time of 3:16.3.
| Location | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1861 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Lexus (2022) |
| Website | Melbourne Cup |
| Distance | 3,200 m |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds and up |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | A$8,410,000 (2023) |
| Coordinates | Array |
| Official Website | https://www.vrc.com.au/melbourne-cup-carnival/ |
| Wikidata description | Australian horse race held at Flemington, Melbourne each year |
| Wikidata id | Q1311060 |
| Wikidata label | Melbourne Cup |
| Wikidata aliases | Array |
Melbourne Cup Day (2024) in other countries.
| S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 05 Nov, Tuesday | Melbourne Cup Day | Local holiday , Victoria (Vic) |