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The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Each year internationally bred or owned horses compete in the race. Since 1882 New Zealand bred horses have won 40 Melbourne Cups, British bred horses have won five cups, US bred horses four, Irish horses two and Japanese bred horses one Melbourne Cup in 2006.
This is a list of the winners of the Melbourne Cup, a Thoroughbred horse race at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia.
Winners
- The shortest-priced favourite in Cup history was Phar Lap when he won in 1930 at 8-11 ($1.72).
- Metrication - The race was originally held over two miles (about 3,218 metres), but following Australia's adoption of the Metric system in the 1970s the current distance of 3,200 metres was adopted in 1972. This reduced the distance by 61ft 6in, and Rain Lover's 1968 race record of 3min.19.1sec was accordingly adjusted to 3min.17.9sec. The present record holder is the 1990 winner Kingston Rule with a time of 3min 16.3sec.
See also
Notes
- ASB VRC Melbourne Cup Race Winners Retrieved on 2009-7-25
- 2009 Melbourne Cup result
- 2008 Melbourne Cup result
- 2007 Melbourne Cup result
- 2006 Melbourne Cup result
- 2005 Melbourne Cup result
- 2004 Melbourne Cup result
- 2003 Melbourne Cup result
- 2002 Melbourne Cup result
- 2001 Melbourne Cup result
- 2000 Melbourne Cup result
- Mrs. Allan McDonald was actually the trainer of this horse. Women then could not be registered as trainers. It was her husband who was the registered trainer. Australian Racing Information
- ^ Leased from the horse's owners, and raced by Etienne de Mestre in his own name. Leased by de Mestre from T.J. Roberts, R.H. Hassell, et al.
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* Shoalhaven Hall of Sporting Fame