Melbourne Cup
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"Riding the favourite, like she did in the Caulfield Cup, she took it all in her stride and gave him the perfect ride to win the race and also to prepare for a Melbourne Cup."
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
He had won the Melbourne Cup, but Glen Leigh had won first prize in the sweep, and this made him rage.
From The Sweep Winner by Gould, Nat
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