Melbourne Cup
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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... Wikipedia
Next date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Distance: 3,200 m (1 mi 1,740 yd)
Location: Flemington Racecourse; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Purse: A$8,410,000 (2023)
Qualification: Three-year-olds and up
Sponsor: Lexus (2022)
Surface: Turf