Melbourne Cup
Britishnoun
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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
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
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 Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023
"Lame horses have gone to the post and won a Melbourne Cup," said Jerry.
From The Sweep Winner by Gould, Nat
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