Melbourne Cup

noun

1. an annual horse race run in Melbourne, since 1861

Example Sentences

Have you bought a ticket in the big sweep on the Melbourne Cup yet?

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The popularity of the Melbourne Cup is largely due to its being the great gambling event of the year.

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The Melbourne Cup is regarded as one of the most important races in the state.

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The horse would have won the Melbourne Cup but that it did not fall in with the jockey's plans.

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It comes but once in four years; therefore it cannot count as a rival of the Melbourne Cup.

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