Monday, November 3, 2008

The Melbourne Cup



"The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major annual thoroughbred horse race. Billed as The race that stops a nation, it is for three-year-olds and over, and covers a distance of 3,200 metres. It is generally regarded as the most prestigious "two-mile" handicap in the world. The event is held on the first Tuesday in November by the Victoria Racing Club, on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. This day was traditionally only a public holiday within metropolitan Melbourne, but is now also observed as a holiday in the entire state of Victoria, and since 2007 also in the Australian Capital Territory." Read more...

A virtual game online has the Melbourne Cup for you to play, with the race starting in about 1 and a half hours or so. Below you will see my selections for the cup. Let's see if they come true.

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