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Melbourne Cup

British

noun

an annual horse race run in Melbourne, since 1861

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New Zealand's Maree Davey was the first woman jockey to saddle up at the Melbourne Cup in 1987.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

Bobby surprised his son by travelling to Australia for his Melbourne Cup debut, and was in the crowd to watch his victory.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

The famous Melbourne Cup horse race runs on Tuesday, but some of the shortest odds are on an Aussie central bank rate hike over in Sydney that day.

From Reuters • Nov. 3, 2023

The Melbourne Cup - the most prestigious horse race in the Southern Hemisphere - is held each November and is dubbed “The race that stops a nation.”

From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2023

"Rather, he won the Melbourne Cup," she replied.

From The Rider in Khaki A Novel by Gould, Nat

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