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Melbourne Cup

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Zahra rode Gold Trip to Melbourne Cup success in 2022 and repeated the feat on Without a Fight a year later.

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

"Is it equal to a Melbourne Cup crowd?" asked Eve.

From The Rider in Khaki A Novel by Gould, Nat

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