2017 Melbourne Cup: Betting Tips, Form & News ➜ View Now 2016 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Tips We all want to back a winner, so give yourself the best chance by utilising Racenet’s 2017 Melbourne Cup tips. Utilise the insider knowledge of our expert tip team and discover our industry-proven tipping formulas to help you back the right horse. Cup Results and History Racenet provides you with the full history of results since 1983 , plus we update our results as soon as the 2017 Melbourne Cup race has been run. All the information you need to know on this historic event can be found with us. Nominations Racenet can provide you with all the information you need around Nominations . First round nominations were declared Tuesday noon September 1, with the list shortening from there until a week before the big day, where final nominations are sent in and the field is assembled! Be the first in the know this year by looking into nominations with Racenet. Melbourne Cup Odds The latest and greatest 2017 Melbourne Cup odds can be found with Racenet's bookmakers.

At the moment, Sportsbet , Crownbet and Ladbrokes have the best odds online - check them out today! Order Of Entry When the Order of Entry is released in mid-September, Racenet will provide punters with a great insight into the likely starters for the 2017 Melbourne Cup. Trust Racenet to deliver you the 2017 Melbourne Cup Order of Entry . Tickets To avoid disappointment, secure your 2017 Melbourne Cup tickets early with Racenet. Held at the famous Flemington Racecourse, this will be the sporting event of the year! NOTE: Admission to the track is by pre-purchased tickets only. Melbourne Cup Sweep - Online Now As Thursday 3 draws closer, Racenet's A4 printable 2017 Melbourne Cup sweep is the perfect way to organise your office's sweep. Download your copy from Saturday evening November 1 when the final field is declared! 2017 Field and Form Guide Racenet is the number one place to get the Melbourne Cup field . The field will be released at approximately 7.30pm on Saturday November 4 before the big race is held on Tuesday November 7.

NOTE: Melbourne Cup formguides are available from racenet when Nominations are released on September 2 and are updated weekly. 2017 Melbourne Cup Horses - Who Can Run in the Cup Entries for the 2017 Melbourne Cup close on September 2 with late entries extended a week later. The all-important Melbourne Cup weights will be declared on September 16. Racenet provides an in depth look into all the Melbourne Cup 2017 horses , so you can get the most comprehensive information on your favourites. Race Time What time is the Melbourne Cup in 2017? Find out all the information you need to know about various Melbourne Cup day race times with Racenet. Melbourne Cup Betting Racenet has relationships with some of the best bookmakers in Australia, including Sportsbet , Crownbet and Ladbrokes . Check out our Melbourne Cup betting odds and markets for 2016 today. 2017 Dividends Racenet provides comprehensive information on the latest Melbourne Cup dividends , so you can find out exactly what your horse paid. Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw On Saturday November 4 at approximately 7pm, the 2017 Melbourne Cup barrier draw will be conducted.

Make sure you check out Racenet to get the information first-hand as soon as it is released. TAB Race Results Racenet provides daily and historical race results for every horseracing meeting in Australia, New Zealand, and some Asian regions, including the 2017 Melbourne Cup TAB dividends! Horse Weights Find out more information about the weight allocated to your fancy by the handicapper on September 16 plus other vital information to snare the Melbourne Cup winner. Click through to see our 2017 Melbourne Cup weights data today. Winner And the winner of the 2017 Melbourne Cup is… Find out with Racenet by clicking here ! Scratchings We know how important it is to keep up to date with the latest scratchings so you can make sure your favourite is still in it to win it. That's why we work hard to keep our data current with the latest news! Favourites Find out who the 2017 Melbourne Cup favourites are with Racenet, and make an educated decision on whether you agree or if you're getting to bet against the grain.

News It's important to stay up to date with the latest 2017 Melbourne Cup news , and there's no better way to do that than with Racenet's comprehensive online database. Check it out today! Jockeys A horse isn't anything without its rider! If you want to know more about the jockeys participating in the 2017 Melbourne Cup, find out more with Racenet. Trainers From Bart Cummings to Gai Waterhouse, stay up to date with the latest information on the 2017 Melbourne Cup trainers online today. See how many starters for what statistics got your trainer. Data dates from 1983. Weather Rain, sunshine, wind or calm; find out what the weather will be for 2017 Melbourne Cup day. This way, you can also make a better guess as to whether your favourite will do well on a fast, good, dead, or heavy track. Last Horse It’s the title no jockey or trainer wants to have. Racenet will provide you with details on the last horse to cross the line in the 2017 Melbourne Cup as soon as it happens!

Starters When the final field is announced on the evening of Saturday November 1, you can be sure that Racenet will have the current list of 2016 Melbourne Cup starters here for you online! Melbourne Cup Betting Types It's important to find a tipping product you feel most comfortable with, especially for a big race like the Melbourne Cup. Racenet have compiled the best betting types available to help you make your decision. And utilise our Melbourne Cup tips , done by punters for punters - perfect for the once-a-year dabbler! International Horses The Melbourne Cup not only stops our nation, but also has a huge impact on many nations around the world. Previous winners have been trained in all corners of the globe, so make sure you keep your eye on the international Melbourne Cup horses when betting. New Zealand Horses Find out more about the horses from over the ditch! There is sure to be a presence of New Zealand horses competing in the 2017 Melbourne Cup, all of whom will be looking to return to the Land of the Long White Cloud with the Cup in tow. 2017 Melbourne Cup Fashion Year in year out, the competition off the track is almost as hot as it is on it.

Fashion will be a hot topic for both the men and women this spring, so get the latest on what you should and shouldn’t wear online with Racenet! Events & Parties Racing isn’t the only entertainment to look forward to this spring. There’ll be a host of exclusive events and parties on offer, so find out if you can get into one of them this year by researching with us online. Calendar There’s a lot to keep track of when it comes to the Spring Racing Carnival , so keep up to date with the important stuff with our 2016 Melbourne Cup calendar . This handy guide will list all the major events and meets for your convenience. Tab Race Results - Melbourne Cup Racenet provides daily and historical TAB race results for every race meeting in Australia, New Zealand and some Asian regions. We also provide Tab Race Results - for the 2017 Melbourne Cup - as soon as the field crosses the line. Horse Racing News Racenet provides the best online Horse Racing News service on Australian racing. We will also have the biggest and most comprehensive coverage of the 2017 Melbourne Cup.

Melbourne Cup carnival racing data, including race fields and form Racenet will be the first to have the 2017 Melbourne Cup field, data, form guide and stats available the Saturday night before from 7.30pm. Also available will be a printable Melbourne Cup office sweep . Melbourne Cup 2016 - Field, Odds, Form, Betting Tips and Results - Races.com.au About Melbourne Horse Racing The Emirates Melbourne Cup 2017 is the most important race on the Australian horse racing calendar. It isn’t called “The Race That Stops A Nation” for nothing – Australia really does come to a halt for an afternoon to watch the Melbourne Cup, which is the world’s richest handicap. Held each year on the first Tuesday of November, the Melbourne Cup is a real test of staying power. The Melbourne Cup is raced over a distance of 3200 metres, far longer than any other major event in the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, so it is certainly not a race that is easy to prepare for. Two miles is the traditional cup race distance and few races in Australia are still contested over these meters. Every year the Melbourne Cup captures the attention of race fans around the country and abroad.

It has now become a truly international affair too with nearly half of the 2017 Melbourne Cup field being raiders trained outside of Australia and New Zealand. Each year the international raiders are well-fancied in the Melbourne Cup Odds as they are bred to go the distance. The Melbourne Cup is one of the few remaining genuine, two-mile races held in Australia each year. The only other 3200m race at Flemington Racecourse is the Andrew Ramsden Stakes, while in New South Wales the Sydney Cup is the country’s other Group 1 over the distance. Australia isn’t known for breeding genuine stayers and that is one of the reasons why every year the Melbourne Cup field features more and more both internationally-bred and trained horses. The race goes for roughly three and a half minutes with the Melbourne Cup race record held by the Bart Cummings-trained Kingston Rule who won in 3:16.30 minutes back in 1990. The 2017 Melbourne Cup will be run on Tuesday 7th November 2017 at 3pm local time. 2017 Melbourne Cup Field View the 2016 Melbourne Cup Field & Barrier Draw .

The 2017 Melbourne Cup field is released on Victoria Derby Day, run on the Saturday before Melbourne Cup Day, after the meeting’s racing action. The 2017 Melbourne Cup final acceptances close at 4:30pm (local time) on Saturday November 4, with the field made public and published below soon after. Already those in the know including the punters are predicting the likely Melbourne Cup field and keeping an eye on the updated Melbourne Cup ballot and order of entry is a good guide to what stayers will make the cut. The last chance for stayers to make the 2017 Melbourne Cup final field is Derby Day’s Group 3 Lexus Stakes (2500m). The last Melbourne Cup winner to back-up off a run in the Lexus Stakes only three days before was Shocking (2009) who completed the double. The Melbourne Cup field is restricted to 24 horses with no emergencies, but the race receives dozens more nominations in the lead up to the event.

The final Melbourne Cup field for each year is released on the Saturday evening before the race, after the conclusion of Victoria Derby Day , and punters wait impatiently for this information each year as it allows them to lock in their final bets. Even still, many punters bide their time until the morning of the Melbourne Cup, just in case something gets scratched or odds improve. Following the release of the Melbourne Cup field on Victoria Derby Day, which kicks off the four-meeting Melbourne Cup Carnival each year, the Melbourne Cup barrier draw is then released live form Flemington Racecourse. The final acceptors then take their places at the track in three days’ time on Melbourne Cup Day for their shot at the major $3.6 million first prize on offer to the Melbourne Cup winner. The horses that make up the Melbourne Cup field are decided based on a few different conditions, and lesser horses are balloted out based on prize money earned in the last two years, performance in specific lead up races, and handicap weight. Winners of a few select races are exempt from being balloted out, and these races include: Horses jump from the barriers at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.

Tenno Sho (spring) Caulfield Cup Cox Plate Some of these are overseas races, and the balloting exemptions provided by wins in these events have drawn many incredible foreign race horses to the Melbourne Cup field in recent years. For larger foreign staying events the ballot exemption is more of an invitation extended to those talented horses to come and race in Australia’s most prestigious staying event. The Group 3 Lexus Stakes (2500m) runs at Flemington on Derby Day and offers a last chance for horses to sneak into the Melbourne Cup field. There is always a tense wait as the predicted Melbourne Cup field takes shape the Saturday before the classic with the winne of the Lexus Stakes capable of pushing out the horses sitting 24th on the Melbourne Cup ballot if they are further down the order of entry. Previously VRC Derby Day featured two races offering the winner a ballot free ride into the Melbourne Cup field. From 2016 however the old Mackinnon Stakes was moved to Emirates Stakes Day and run as the $2 million Group 1 Emirates Stakes (2000m), the weight-for-age clash no longer part of the Melbourne Cup lead-up.

The winner of the Melbourne Cup is invited by the Japanese Racing Association to compete in the following Spring Tenno Sho in Japan, with many expenses covered. If a horse is a final acceptor but is subsequently balloted out of the final field, it will win a $100,000 bonus if it can win the Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Emirates Stakes Day. The link between the Melbourne Cup and Japan has been growing since the Japanese-trained stable mates Delta Blues and Pop Rock ran the Melbourne Cup quinella finishing first and second in the great race back in 2006. That was one year after the three year reign of the magnificent mare Makybe Diva ended following her victories in 2003 – 2005. Makybe Diva remains the only triple Melbourne Cup winner in history with jockey Glen Boss riding her to victory in all three of her successes. For the current race field and more on how it is decided, please visit our Melbourne Cup field page. Melbourne Cup Race Time Every year the Melbourne Cup runs at the same time, 3:00pm in Melbourne on the first Tuesday in November. Here are the start times for when the Melbourne Cup will jump around the country.

Don’t miss out on the ‘race that stops a nation’ by checking the Melbourne Cup start time in your state. Melbourne: 3:00pm Hobart: 3:00pm Darwin: 1:30pm Wherever you are in the country, make sure you schedule a few minutes aside to watch the spectacle that is the Melbourne Cup. And don’t forget to head to a trusted Melbourne Cup betting agency like Ladbrokes.com.au to back your favourite to join the list of Melbourne Cup winners before race jumps! As well as holding the same start time, the Melbourne Cup race number remains the same each Cup Day – Flemington Race 7. Many people have their once-a-year bet on the Melbourne Cup results so when you want to place your bets, remember it is Flemington Race 7 at 3:00pm (AEDT) on the first Tuesday of November. Interestingly, the Melbourne Cup is the only Group 1 race on the Melbourne Cup Day schedule. There are still plenty of other exciting support races on the Melbourne Cup Day card so why not enjoy a full day of Melbourne Cup betting! There are more choices now than ever before when it comes to Melbourne Cup betting.

Whether you are a once a year punter picking the Melbourne Cup winner based on a gut feeling or lucky number, a seasoned professional taking advantage of the generous Melbourne Cup odds available at the online bookmakers or you just pick a horse in your office Melbourne Cup sweep – there really is a way for everyone to get in on this iconic race. 2017 Melbourne Cup Second Acceptances The Melbourne Cup second acceptances are the second round of declarations taken the Monday before the final field is released on the Saturday before Melbourne Cup Day. The Melbourne Cup second acceptances stage is the final step in the process before the announcement of the final field on Victoria Derby Day and traditionally attract around 30 – 40 hopefuls. View the official Melbourne Cup Second Acceptances 2017 on our Melbourne Cup field page. 2017 Melbourne Cup First Acceptances Melbourne Cup first acceptances are the first round of declarations helping narrow down the original bumper crop of nominees for the classic ahead of the official Melbourne Cup final field of 24 being released on the Saturday before Melbourne Cup Day. The 2017 Melbourne Cup first acceptances can be viewed on our Melbourne Cup field page.

2017 Melbourne Cup Nominations & Weights The 2017 Melbourne Cup Nominations close in late August. The Melbourne Cup truly is a global event, and horses from the great racing nations from around the world make the long journey to Australia to participate. The enormous range of nations represented in the Melbourne Cup nominations include Japan, Great Britain, Germany, New Zealand, Ireland, France and the USA. Get a good look at the 2017 Melbourne Cup nominations, because the impressive amount of talent nominated for this year’s edition will surely make picking the winner a challenging task. Not long after, the Melbourne Cup weights are also released. First Declarations will be announced in early October. Second Declarations will occur in late October. The final Melbourne Cup field will be declared on Victoria Derby Day. Each year of Melbourne Cup nominations feature more international competitors than previous editions, the race being “internationalised” in 1993 when Dermot Weld won with Irish raider Vintage Crop. Vintage Crop remains the only international from over 60 who have tried to win the Melbourne Cup first-up without a previous run down under proving that even if a horse is bred for the distance, having previous form in Australia is key to their chances.

The 2017 Melbourne Cup nominations and weights can be viewed on the Melbourne Cup field page. Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw The 2017 Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw will take place on Victoria Derby Day after the racing action on the Saturday before the Melbourne Cup runs on the first Tuesday of November. An interesting statistic that can affect betting is the 2017 Melbourne Cup barrier draw. While theoretically the distance of the race should make the Melbourne Cup barrier draw meaningless to the overall result, there have historically been a few barriers that have done particularly well and barriers that have performed poorly. Every year the Melbourne Cup barrier draw is conducted live from the home of the great race, Flemington Racecourse, which is Victoria’s premier race track. The Melbourne Cup barrier draw is an event in itself with the connections of the 24 horses engaged in the Melbourne Cup field invited up to select a gate for their runner to jump from the following Tuesday afternoon. Barrier 11 is historically the most successful Melbourne Cup barrier producing seven wins over the years. Other barriers with good numbers producing six winners each are five, 10 and 14.

Barrier 18 meanwhile is yet to produce a Melbourne Cup winner since the current starting system was introduced in 1925. Most recently barrier five has been the best barrier producing back-to-back winners with Green Moon (2012) and Fiorente (2013). That said, the wider gates have not been a total disadvantage either with the three runners before that jumping from double figure barriers with Shocking (21 in 2009), Americain (11 in 2010), Dunaden (13 in 2011) and Protectionist (10 in 2014). To find out all about how the barrier draw can affect your betting, be sure to read our Melbourne Cup barrier draw page. Melbourne Cup Odds The Melbourne Cup odds are open nearly all year round on the likely stayers set to line-up in the ‘race that stops a nation’ on the first Tuesday of November. When looking for the best Melbourne Cup 2017 odds, it is best to start early when the first nominations for the race come out.

Online betting sites like Ladbrokes.com.au put out early markets on the Melbourne Cup nominations and you can lock in generous prices on your early Melbourne Cup tips in these all-in markets. If you prefer to leave your betting until later, then you can boost the lower Melbourne Cup odds you receive by taking exotic bets. The highest Melbourne Cup odds always entail an element of risk, but you will feel much better getting paid $1000 for a winning $5 bet than you would getting paid $6.50 just betting on a short Melbourne Cup favourite. Recent Melbourne Cup history shows favourites have a poor record with the last to salute for the punters at the shortest Melbourne Cup starting price since Makybe Diva (2005) being Fiorente (2013). The 2015 Melbourne Cup results showed that one of the longest-priced horses in that year’s Melbourne Cup odds was the one to back with Prince Of Penzance scoring an upset at $101. For more information on analysing the odds as well as the latest odds on the Melbourne Cup, please visit our dedicated Melbourne Cup odds page. Melbourne Cup Tips Melbourne Cup tips are the most sought after set of racing predictions all year in Australia.

Early Melbourne Cup betting tips favour proven stayers that may have run in the previous year’s race or run well in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m). International raiders making the trip to Flemington Racecourse to line-up in the Melbourne Cup field are also popular when it comes to Melbourne Cup tipping each spring. The best 2017 Melbourne Cup tips can be found by following the link to our dedicated page. Melbourne Cup Form Guide The Melbourne Cup form guide is a detailed run down of all the 24 horses making up that season’s Melbourne Cup field. In the form guide for the Melbourne Cup 2017 punters will find all the must know information including: Melbourne Cup saddlecloth numbers, Melbourne Cup barriers, Melbourne Cup jockeys, Melbourne Cup trainers, lead-up form, weights, record at the track / distance as well as the winning percentages of all the Melbourne Cup horses. Using the Melbourne Cup form guide and its facts / stats is the best way to predict the Melbourne Cup results. For the best 2017 Melbourne Cup form guide check out Ladbrokes.com.au and see our dedicated Melbourne Cup form guide page.

Melbourne Cup History Melbourne Cup history has been fascinating since the very first race in 1861, when Archer took the Melbourne Cup in a field of 17 horses. While Archer has the honour of being the first (and second) Melbourne Cup winner, he also retains the slowest time to date at 3:52.00. For years this was blamed on Archer travelling to the race by foot, but it has since been established that the legendary horse was transported by steam ship, so it appears the esteemed Melbourne Cup just wasn’t as competitive in the early days. It didn’t take long for the Melbourne Cup to become one of the most popular races in Australia, and many of the race’s longest standing traditions began to form in the 1870s. For instance, the race began to be run on a Tuesday in 1875, and the first golden cup design of a Melbourne Cup trophy was used in 1876. Commemorative stamp for the 100th Melbourne Cup in 1960 depicting Archer, winner of the first Melbourne Cup.

Throughout the early Melbourne Cup years, Etienne de Mestre was the most prominent trainer, with 5 of his horses winning from 1861 to 1878. However, he had a fierce rival in John Tait, who managed to train a Melbourne Cup winner 4 times in that same period. The Melbourne Cup continued to grow throughout the late 1800s, and it was well established as the most important race in Australia by the time Mark Twain visited in 1895 and documented the unique character of the event. By this point, none could contest how central the Melbourne Cup had become to Australian culture – possibly the first Australian tradition that no one could deny. More than a century later, with the 2010 Melbourne Cup marking the 150th running of the race, there have been many legendary horses that have contested the Cup. The most famous may be Phar Lap, who won in 1930, but other legends are Rain Lover, Think Big, Kingston Rule, Let’s Elope, Rogan Josh, and three-time winner Makybe Diva.

Trainer Bart Cummings also belongs in any list of Melbourne Cup legends, as he has a dozen Melbourne Cup wins under his belt. If you want to learn more about the legends of the Melbourne Cup, please visit our dedicated Melbourne Cup history section. Melbourne Cup Facts and Statistics 2014 Melbourne Cup – 154th running of the Cup In a race with as much history as the Melbourne Cup, you can bet that some fascinating records have been set.

Here are some of the most interesting Melbourne Cup facts and statistics: Most Wins – Horse: Makybe Diva, 3 wins (2003, 2004, 2005) Most Wins – Jockey: Bobby Lewis, 4 wins (1902, 1915, 1919, 1927); Harry White, 4 wins (1974, 1975, 1978, 1979) Most Wins – Trainer: Bart Cummings, 12 wins (1965, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2008) Fastest Time: Kingston Rule, 3:16.30 Slowest Time: Archer, 3:52.00 Longest Odds Winners: The Pearl, Wotan and Old Rowley all at 100 to 1 Shortest Odds to Win: Phar Lap

 at 8/11 (about $0.73 or so) Percentage of favourites to win: 23% First woman to train a winner: Sheila Laxon with Ethereal in 2001 For more, please visit our Melbourne Cup facts and statistics page.

Melbourne Cup Betting Australia is a nation of punters, and that is no more apparent when it comes to 2017 Melbourne Cup betting. Whether you are a dedicated racing fanatic or not, having a bet on the Melbourne Cup field on the first Tuesday of November is an Aussie tradition. Everyone is keen to get in on the Melbourne Cup betting action on the famous Flemington Race 7 and Melbourne Cup sweeps are hugely popular. Melbourne Cup betting is open at bookmakers around the country including Ladbrokes.com.au pretty much all year round. Futures Melbourne Cup betting odds on possible runners to line-up in the Melbourne Cup barriers come race day offer generous all-in pricing, while waiting for the official field to be announced on Derby Day offers more secure Melbourne Cup betting markets. Exotic Melbourne Cup bet types like the Melbourne Cup quinella, trifecta and first four also give punters more than just the Melbourne Cup winner to invest in each spring. For a full guide on betting and exotic bets, please visit our extensive Melbourne Cup betting section.

Melbourne Cup Trifecta The 2017 Melbourne Cup trifecta is one of the most popular Melbourne Cup betting markets and involves picking the first three over the line in correct order in the ‘race that stops a nation’. Not only do you have to predict which horse will join the prestigious list of Melbourne Cup winners , but you also have to successfully tip which two stayers will finish second and third in the official Melbourne Cup finishing order. That’s why a Melbourne Cup Box Trifecta is a popular option because it means your three horses can finish in any order and you still win. To learn more about picking and placing a winning trifecta or box trifecta, please visit our Melbourne Cup trifecta page. Melbourne Cup Quinella Of all the exotic Melbourne Cup betting options, the quinella is the simplest. In a Melbourne Cup quinella, you must choose the first two finishers of the race, but the order they finish in does not matter. This flexibility can be very helpful when there are two strong favourites in the race, as a Melbourne Cup quinella saves you from having to decide between two great horses when the statistics suggest it is an even race.

To learn all about making a winning quinella, please visit our Melbourne Cup quinella page. Melbourne Cup Exacta The Melbourne Cup exacta is a bit harder than the quinella, as it requires you to choose the first two finishers in exact order. It may seem odd that this is a popular Melbourne Cup betting option given the flexibility of the quinella, but a winning Melbourne Cup exacta pays out significantly better than a quinella. As with the other less flexible exotic Melbourne Cup bets, many punters place a box exacta to cover multiple combinations of the first two finishers. This allows you to get the flexibility of the quinella at a higher cost, but with the massive payout of a Melbourne Cup exacta. For more on placing a winning exacta, please read our Melbourne Cup exacta page. Melbourne Cup First Four The ultimate Melbourne Cup betting challenge is to correctly pick the Melbourne Cup First Four, and boy can it pay well. In a Melbourne Cup First Four bet, you must choose the first four finishers in correct order. It goes without saying that most punters go with a boxed Melbourne Cup First Four if they take on the challenge at all.

While a Melbourne Cup First Four bet pays off just extravagantly in years when the favourite wins, it will pay life changing sums of money any time a couple of outside chances finish in front. Forget 100 to 1 payouts – a correctly chosen Melbourne Cup First Four bet can payout hundreds of thousands of dollars per dollar wagered! To learn more about placing a First Four bet, visit our Melbourne Cup First Four page. Melbourne Cup Results The 2017 Melbourne Cup results will be known when the race runs on Tuesday 7th November 2017. Please see the Melbourne Cup Results page for all the past Melbourne Cup winners and placegetters in the two-mile classic. Horses race to the finish line. More often than not a roughie chance in Melbourne Cup betting gets up to dominate the Melbourne Cup results, including in 2015 when Prince Of Penzance ($101) saluted at triple-figures. One of the most incredible Melbourne Cup results in recent years happened in 2006 when two Japanese trained horses took the first two places.

Trainer Sumii Katsuhiko had the pleasure of being the first Japanese trainer to produce a Melbourne Cup winner in Delta Blues and also picked up the quinella at the same time with his horse Pop Rock. The closest of all Melbourne Cup results was in 2011 when the French raider Dunaden only just held off Red Cadeaux in a photo finish. Melbourne Cup Fashion Ever since the beginning of the race, Melbourne Cup fashion has been a major part of the festivities at Flemington. While the focus on fashion started with women, in recent years the male attendees have been getting into Melbourne Cup fashion as well. To savvy up on the latest fashions, be sure to check out our Melbourne Cup fashion section. Melbourne Cup Hats One of the unique aspects of 2017 Melbourne Cup fashion is the focus on hats. Melbourne Cup hats tend to be a bit more flamboyant than day-to-day headwear, and the real stylistas have their Melbourne Cup hats custom made to really make a statement. To learn more about getting your own unique hat, please visit our Melbourne Cup hats page.

Melbourne Cup Fascinators The most authentic Melbourne Cup fashion statement you can make is to wear a fascinator, as Melbourne Cup fascinators are one of the most striking features of the fashion scene at the Flemington Spring Carnival. You’ll want to visit a professional milliner for fascinators that really stand out, so check out our Melbourne Cup fascinators page for suggestions. Women’s Race Wear Women’s race wear at the Melbourne Cup changes every year, and it pays to read up on the latest fashions before putting an outfit together. From the dress to the shoes to the hat or fascinator, our women’s race wear page tells you all you need to know to make a splash at the 2017 Melbourne Cup. Men’s Race Wear Men’s race wear at the Melbourne Cup is a bit more timeless, but it is important to wear the right style and get your suit fitted properly. For tons of tips on men’s fashion for the Melbourne Cup, read our men’s race wear page. Melbourne Cup Birdcage The Melbourne Cup birdcage is the premium marquee area, where socialites and business leaders rub elbows while wearing the very best Melbourne Cup fashion.

To learn more about the Melbourne Cup birdcage (and how you can get in) be sure to check out our dedicated page on the Melbourne Cup birdcage . Melbourne Cup Design Award Possibly the most important part of the Fashions on the Field events is the presentation of the Melbourne Cup Design Award. Celebrating the achievements of Australia’s top race wear designers, you can learn more about the Melbourne Cup Design Award on our info page. Flemington Spring Fashion Lunch The Flemington Spring Fashion Lunch is a major showcase of Melbourne Cup fashions, with people around Australia holding their own fashion functions when they cannot make it to Flemington or a local racecourse. To learn more about it, visit our Flemington Spring Fashion Lunch page. Melbourne Cup Lunches & Events Aside from the celebrations at Flemington, many Melbourne Cup lunches and events are held around the country on Cup day. The biggest events are held at racecourses and Turf Clubs around Australia, but most people just have a catered lunch at work or turn up to the pub to watch the race. For more information on organising fun events, please visit our Melbourne Cup lunches and events page.

Hotels in Melbourne Aside from providing accommodation, many hotels in Melbourne also offer special events to entertain visitors to Melbourne. Visit our dedicated page on hotels in Melbourne to find out about special packages for staying near Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Melbourne Cup Restaurants If you are in Melbourne and looking for a good restaurant to celebrate your Melbourne Cup winnings at, then check out our guide to Melbourne Cup restaurants ! Covering many different kinds of cuisine, our guide will see you eating in style. Melbourne Cup Tickets It can be a bit tricky getting Melbourne Cup tickets, as the general admissions tend to sell out quickly once released. They also have conditions that you may not be aware of prior to purchase, as Flemington tends to keep ticketing for businesses restricted to marquees while general admissions are reserved for the public. While getting Melbourne Cup tickets can sometimes seem like more of a challenge than picking the Melbourne Cup trifecta, it is easy enough if you simply know how the ticketing system works and which ticket types are restricted to VRC members. Please visit our Melbourne Cup tickets page to find out more! Whatever you want to know about the Melbourne Cup and Melbourne Cup betting, you will be sure to find the information you need in one of our many Melbourne Cup pages.

If you are simply looking for a place to bet on the Melbourne Cup, we recommend starting with Ladbrokes.com.au . Share: Melbourne Cup Day in Australia Home Calendar Holidays Australia Melbourne Cup Day Melbourne Cup Day in Australia Melbourne Cup Day is Australia’s best known horse racing event held on the first Tuesday of November every year. It is an annual public holiday in the state of Victoria. This event is popularly dubbed as “the race that stops the nation”. Melbourne Cup Day centers on horse racing. Melbourne Cup Day centers on horse racing. ©iStockphoto.com/christine balderas Celebrate Melbourne Cup Day Melbourne Cup Day is one of Australia’s most popular social and racing events. The main racing event takes place at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria. More than 100,000 people usually attend Flemington Racecourse. Local races are held throughout the country on this day and when the main race of the day occurs at the Flemington Racecourse it is televised on screens at race tracks across Australia. The race is televised live to an audience of about 650 million people worldwide.

Many people stop what they are doing shortly before 3pm on Melbourne Cup Day to watch or listen to the main race either via television, Internet or the radio. At the races, people dress up – many women wear their best or most colorful hats and dresses, with some participating in fashion parades on the field. Marquees are set up for VIP guests, including local, national and international celebrities who attend this festive event. Champagne, wine and gourmet finger foods are usually served on this day. Many offices across the Australia stop work closer to the time of the main race to celebrate the event. Activities include office parties that feature hat and dress competitions, staff lunches at restaurants and afternoon teas where a television is available so workers can watch the main race. Bets are made on this day – even those who usually do not bet try their luck with a small wager or entry into a sweep, which is a lottery in which each ticket holder is matched with a randomly drawn horse. There are some Australians who deem horse racing as a cruel sport and have been vocal in their protests over the years. Public Life Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday in Melbourne so many people have the day off work.

Other towns and cities in Victoria can have a public holiday or 2 half-day public holidays in lieu of Melbourne Cup Day. For example, the town of Wodonga, in northern Victoria, celebrates Wodonga Gold Cup Day, on the last Friday of November. Although it is a legal holiday in only Victoria, it is observed in many towns and cities so there may be traffic congestion near race tracks in urban areas and parking may be difficult to find in these areas. About Melbourne Cup Day Melbourne Cup Day has been observed in Australia since the first race was held at the Flemington Racecourse in Victoria in 1861. The race was won by Archer, who won it again the following year. The event features races, including the handicap race which is run by about 20 thoroughbreds for a couple million Australian dollars. The story of Phar Lap, a legendary New Zealand thoroughbred who won the Melbourne Cup in 1930 and was nicknamed “Australia's wonder horse”, was made into a movie. Some people believe he was poisoned when he died. The first Tuesday in November, Melbourne Cup Day, was officially gazetted a full public holiday in 1877 in Melbourne.

While all of Melbourne's 31 metropolitan councils celebrated the first Tuesday in November, there was a gap where some regional councils had not selected an 11th public holiday. Therefore, in 2008 the Victorian Parliament passed a new legislation that saw Melbourne Cup Day as a public holiday for all council areas in the state except those where other holidays have been designated. This means that Melbourne Cup Day is now officially a public holiday throughout the state. There are similar races throughout Australia, as horse racing is popular, but Melbourne Cup Day is still the number one horse racing event in the country. Melbourne Cup Day Observances Melbourne Cup | australia.gov.au Australia.gov.au Helping you find government information and services Search form Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup. Photograph courtesy of the Victoria Racing Club. Melbourne Cup Day is Australia's most famous Tuesday. At 3.00 pm AEST, on the first Tuesday in November, Australians everywhere stop for one of the world's most famous horse races—the Melbourne Cup. It's a day when the nation stops whatever it's doing to listen to the race call, or watch the race on TV.

Even those who don't usually bet, try their luck with a small wager or entry into a 'sweep'—a lottery in which each ticket-holder is matched with a randomly drawn horse. Since 1 877, Cup Day has been a public holiday for Melbourne, and crowds have flocked to the track. By 11.00 am on the first holiday, the Flemington grandstand was packed to its 7,000 capacity, and by 3.00 pm, 150,000 people were estimated to have gathered—thronging the hill beyond. The party atmosphere often means that champagne and canapes, huge hats and racetrack fashions overshadow the business of horse racing. American writer Mark Twain said of a visit to the Melbourne Cup in 1895: Nowhere in the world have I encountered a festival of people that has such a magnificent appeal to the whole nation. The Cup astonishes me. Fashions and race culture Prue Acton, Melbourne Cup, 1983. Photograph courtesy of the Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive and National Library of Australia: nla-pic-vn4082853-v.

The Melbourne Cup has long been known as an urban fashion parade. The race track was one of the few places in colonial Australia where high society and the lower classes came together socially. The first Australian race meet, held in 1810, established the culture of the Melbourne Cup and was organised in Sydney by Governor Macquarie as part of a plan to improve the cultural life of Sydney. The racecourse was designed as a neutral meeting place for colonists of all classes—military officers, convicts and free settlers. The Subscriber's Ball, organised with the 1810 race meeting, was attended by 'all the Beauty & Fashion of the Colony' (Sydney Gazette, October 1810). At Flemington, from the 1880s onwards, the crowds transformed the race meetings into a fashion spectacular. During the 19th and early 20th century... while the wealthy dressed in their finery and rode in carriages out to the racecourse, ordinary working people (including milliners, dressmakers, tailors and bootmakers) made the expedition on foot to see their handiwork on display.

Fashions in the Field With waning crowd attendances in the 1960s, the Victoria Racing Club Committee held the first Fashions on the Field competition at Flemington in 1962 to encourage female racegoers back to the races. The cut of frock which has had most influence on Australian fashion was the mini skirt worn by English model Jean Shrimpton at Derby Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on 30 October 1965. Prizes, sweeps, bookies and the 'tote' The first Melbourne Cup was run in 1861 at Flemington Race Course and was won by Archer, a horse from Nowra, New South Wales, beating the local favourite, Mormon. The prize was a gold watch and 170. Dismissed by the bookies, Archer took a lot of money away from Melbourne, 'refuelling interstate rivalry' and adding to the excitement of the Cup. In the late 1880s and 1890s, Carbine dominated the racing scene, and carried the greatest winning weight ever in a Melbourne Cup.

Only a few horses have won the Melbourne Cup twice: Archer (1861, 1862), Peter Pan (1932, 1934), Rain Lover (1968, 1969) and Think Big (1974, 1975). Makybe Diva became the first horse to win three Melbourne Cups with wins in 2003, 2004 and 2005. J Fitzpatrick, Bookmakers taking bets at Broken Hill, 1948, b&w, acetate. Courtesy of National Archives of Australia: A1200, L11443. Even through wars and depression, the Melbourne Cup racing carnival has been one of the stayers of Australian cultural experience. Australia is one of the few countries where bookmakers are allowed to operate on course offering starting prizes (SP). This was legalised in 1882 and 1896 in an attempt to stamp out off-course SP 'bookies' who paid out on prices being quoted on the racecourse. Before the telephone, on-course prices were signalled with flags. This legislation did not stop SP bookmaking off-course.

It is said that every second Australian household in the 1880s and early 1900s, on every Saturday afternoon, the average punter went to a local pub, corner grocer, barber or milkman and placed a bet with their SP bookie. From 1916, the bookies competed against a 'totaliser' machine, known as the 'tote', invented by George Julius, an engineer working in Western Australia. The machine calculated changing odds and the paying of dividends to winning punters. As the world's first automatic totalisator, Julius's company designed and supplied racecourse betting equipment throughout the world. The spirit of the Melbourne Cup was captured in a series of Australian Women's Weekly covers during the 1940s and 1950s by staff cartoonist, William Edwin Pidgeon (1909-1981) known as 'Wep'. The 1950 illustration shows office workers crowded around a radio to hear the race call. In 1953, a family is seen making their 'sweep' draw in their lounge room, and in 1959 the innovation of television was illustrated.

Phar Lap Phar Lap with jockey Jim Pike riding at Flemington race track. Photograph courtesy of Australian History.org. Phar Lap is perhaps Australia's most famous racehorse, combining stamina and speed. Foaled in New Zealand in 1926 by Night Raid out of Entreaty he grew to 17 hands. Over his career he won more than £65,000 in prize money and won 37 of his 51 starts. From September 1929 he was the favourite in all but one of his races. Phar Lap became the darling of Australian race crowds during the Great Depression of the 1930s—winning all four days of the 1930 Flemington Spring Carnival including the Melbourne Cup carrying 62.5 kg. Phar Lap is the only horse to have started favourite in three successive Melbourne Cups. He came third in 1929, won the race in 1930 and ran eighth in 1931. The jockey who rode Phar Lap to victory in 1930 was Jimmy Pike. Pike was born in New South Wales in 1892 and did his apprenticeship in South Australia.

He is best known for his partnership with Phar Lap on whom he won 27 races from 30 rides. Pike also won two Caulfield Cups, six VRC Derbies (four of these in a row) and two Cox Plates, and was so renowned as a jockey that even to this day, racing experts and punters often say of a jockey that he 'rode it like J. Pike'. In 1932 Phar Lap was sent to Mexico for the Agua Caliente Handicap, the world's richest race at the time. Sixteen days later he died in San Francisco in suspicious circumstances, some believing he was poisoned. The opinion of the University of Sydney's School of Veterinary Science in 1932 was that he died of colic of unknown causes. The debate about how Phar Lap died continues today. In 2006, a report by the Australian Synchotron Research Program stated 'arsenic in the horse's hair structure was consistent with a large, single dose of arsenic'.

After Phar Lap's death, his bones were donated to Dominion Museum in New Zealand (now the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa), and his hide was mounted and put on display at Museum Victoria. In April 2008, Museum Victoria also acquired Phar Lap's tonic recipe book, which details 30 recipes used by Phar Lap's trainers to prepare him for races. Many ingredients in these recipes include poisonous substances such as arsenic and strychnine. Dr Robin Hirst, Acting Chief Executive Officer Museum Victoria said 'The significance of this exceptional book lies not only in its origins, but also in the evidence it potentially provides about Phar Lap's untimely death.' Phar Lap's big heart now resides at the National Museum of Australia. Phar Lap's heart was remarkable for its size, weighing about 6.2 kg, compared with a normal horse's heart at 3.2 kg. Since then, the phrase 'Has the heart of Phar Lap' as a way of describing what it was to be Australian and proud, has become part of Australian slang. Makybe Diva Makybe Diva, Hall of Fame inductee. Photograph courtesy of ABC Sport and Getty Images.

In 2005, Makybe Diva made history by being the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup three times, winning consecutive races in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Jockey Glen Boss rode Makybe Diva in all three of her Melbourne Cup wins. Makybe Diva's trainer, Lee Freedman, says the mare has proved herself to be 'one of the all-time greats ... I don't think the country has seen a better horse in the past 30 or 40 years'. As well as the three Melbourne Cup wins, Makybe Diva won a Sydney Cup, an Australian Cup and the BMW at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney. In July 2006, Makybe Diva was inducted into the Australian Racing Museum Hall of Fame. In October 2006, a bronze statue of Makybe Diva was unveiled in the South Australian city of Port Lincoln, the home town of her owner Tony Santic. Trainers Etienne L de Mestre trained five Melbourne Cup winners between 1861 and 1878, including the first Melbourne Cup winner Archer.

Bart Cummings is known as the 'Melbourne Cup King', as he has trained a record number of Melbourne Cup winners since 1965. Bart has won 12 Melbourne Cups, and in five of those wins he also trained the runners-up. Lee Freedman, from a well-known racing family, trained the winners of the Melbourne Cups in 1989, 1992 and 1995. Lee also had success at the Cox Plate, Caulfield Cup and the Golden Slipper. One of the world's most challenging horse races Racing action. Photograph courtesy of the Victoria Racing Club and Getty Images. The Melbourne Cup is one of the world's most challenging horse races and one of the richest, and is the highlight of the Spring Racing Carnival. The race is run over 3,200 metres and is a handicapped race. This means that the better the horse is, the more weight it has to carry in the race. The greatest weight carried to victory in a Melbourne Cup was Carbine, who carried 10 stone, 5 pound (66 kg) in the 1890 Melbourne Cup and was ridden by Bob Ramage.

Phar Lap carried a greater weight, but not to victory. Phar Lap, in his last Melbourne Cup campaign in 1931, carried a 10 stone, 10 pound (68 kg) handicap. Even a horse with a heart as big as Phar Lap's couldn't overcome the extra weight, and the race was won by White Nose. The Cox Plate, a weight-for-age race run late in October at the Moonee Valley race course, also in Melbourne, is considered the race most likely to provide an insight into a horse's form. But even this is unreliable as a predictor of likely Melbourne Cup performance. The distance and the handicap ensure that the Melbourne Cup is a horse race in which the occasional punter has as good a chance of picking the winner as those who follow the form. It is a day when all Australians are considered to have an equal chance on the turf as well as on the lawn.

Useful links Melbourne Cup 2015: Michelle Payne's historic win - CNN.com — Stephanie Peatling (@srpeatling) November 3, 2015 She first competed in the Melbourne Cup in 2009 and is just the fourth female jockey to compete in the race's history. The result was a surprise for bookmakers in more ways than one. It was Prince of Penzance's first attempt at the Melbourne Cup but the Darren Weir-trained horse beat out pre-race favorite Japanese stayer Fame Game. Challenging stigmas "It's nice to be able to dream and that's what racing is all about," Payne said later at a press conference. "It's a very male-dominated sport and people think we're not strong enough and all the rest of it blah, blah, blah," Payne said. Payne celebrates after her win. Payne with her brother and strapper Steven Payne hold up her trophy. "But you know what? It's not all about strength.

It's so much more involved with that is getting a horse into a rhythm, getting the horse to try for you, it's being patient." Payne said she hopes her win will open doors for female jockeys because she believes "that we (females) sort of don't get enough of a go." Gender is not the only prejudice she's fighting. She's also been challenging preconceived notions surrounding Down syndrome, a condition her brother Steven has. Melbourne Cup 2015: Milliners crafting people 'crowns' Steven, who helped her prepare for the big race, works as her strapper. "I think it's great for other people with Down syndrome - to see how capable they can be in normal life," she told ABC in an interview before the race. "Stevie can pretty much do anything, and look after himself when he's on his own." Millions watching Millions of Australians were watching the history-making race and tens of thousands had descended on the city's Flemington Racecourse for a day of drinking, betting and over the top fashion . Known as "the race that stops a nation," Australia's most prestigious thoroughbred horse racing event was especially international in feel this year.

Tuesday's race saw 24 horses competing for a chance at the $6.2 million Australian (US$4.4 million) in prize money with only one Australian-bred entry in the race, eight-year-old gelding Sertorius. What a cracking vibe around the mounting yard before the @emirates Airline Plate, electric! #EmiratesMelbourneCup pic.twitter.com/ZvFOaYaSLx — FlemingtonRacecourse (@FlemingtonVRC) November 2, 2015 T he annual event is not without controversy -- l ast year's Cup saw two horses die - - but the day is less for hardcore punters than people looking for a raucous, buzzy atmosphere. The state of Victoria has the day off but the rest of the nation often joins in too -- the number of workers who call in sick the next day jumps by 25%, according to the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation. — FlemingtonRacecourse (@FlemingtonVRC) November 3, 2015 For many amateur punters, it's all about the color of the jockey's silks.

Riders wearing blue have won the most Cups -- around a quarter, according to ABC's Fact Check, which dug through the data since the Cup was first contested in 1861. And backing a male horse is also a good bet — only 16 Cups have been won by mares. The horse named as the pre-race favorite has won the Melbourne Cup 34 times out of 154 races, a success rate of 22%. The Cup (2011) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Watch Now From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video The 2002 Melbourne Cup horse race, brotherly love and the triumph of the human spirit. A true story. Director: "No Small Parts" IMDb Exclusive: 'Edge of Seventeen' Star Hailee Steinfeld Hailee Steinfeld has received critical acclaim for her role in the coming-of-age comedy The Edge of Seventeen . What other roles has she played over the years?

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Damien would ride the powerful but temperamental Media Puzzle, under the watch of the great Irish trainer Dermot Weld. Some were not so sure about Media Puzzle's chances, but Weld was confident that the great jockey and spirited horse would make an unbeatable combination. As racing day approached, horses, jockeys, trainers, owners, fans and the media from around the globe descended on Melbourne. Weld's fiercest rival, Sheikh Mohammed, the Crown prince of Dubai, sent his best horses, anxious for a Melbourne Cup win. The news channels were filled with talk and speculation about Damien and ... Written by Anonymous Rated PG for thematic elements and language | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 13 October 2011 (Australia) See more » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia Andrew Curry (playing Ray Oliver) brother of Stephen Curry (playing Damien Oliver) plays his on screen father See more » Goofs During the 2002 AFL season, North Melbourne did not play West Coast in a match in Melbourne. During that season the two teams met twice with the matches being played in Perth and Canberra.

See more » Connections User Reviews A very entertaining true horse racing movie that can stand side by side with "Seabiscuit". Very much worth seeing. I say B+ (United States) – See all my reviews "Remember anything can happen, it's the Melbourne Cup." This is a movie based on the true story of the 2002 Melbourne Cup horse race in Australia. After winning the best jockey award for the 4th year in a row Damien Oliver (Curry) surprises everyone, including his brother in announcing he will race for the hated Irish trainer Dermot Weld (Gleeson). After tragedy strikes during the qualifying races for the cup Damien must decide if racing is still for him and if he can regain the spark. I may have to rethink the way I feel about certain movies. I was not interested in seeing "Seabiscuit" because it was about horse racing and I really enjoyed that movie. I was still not looking forward to "Secretariat" and that movie blew me away with how good it was. For the third time I was really reluctant to see this movie and again I was shocked at how good it was.

The movie is pretty cheesy in parts and even the tragedies are kind of glossed over but this is still very much worth watching. Whether you are a horse racing fan or not this is still a very good movie that is very entertaining and a very good watch. I highly recommend this. Overall, pretty cheesy and acting is iffy at best but the fact that this is a true story helps overcome those short-comings and makes it very much worth watching. I give it a B+. 3 of 3 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes

Question: What are raced in the Melbourne Cup?
Answer: Horses