Emirates Melbourne Cup Day

The Melbourne Cup Carnival concludes its festivities with Emirates Stakes Day.

The Carnival's "Family Day" features two Group 1 classics - Victoria's premier 1600m event, the $1,005,000 Emirates Stakes and the weight for age sprint, the $502,500 1200m Patinack Farm Classic.

The meeting has a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere and features Emirates Stakes Day Fashions on the Field for children.

The official flower for Emirates Stakes Day is the Red Rose.

The final day of the Carnival sees fashion at its most relaxed. For some, it is the day to deck out the tots in the latest junior fashions, for others this is simply a day to have fun.

Flower of the Day Red Rose

8.45am First train departs Flinders Street
9.00am Centre Car Park and turnstiles open
9.00am Flemington TV begins
10.30-10.50am Emirates Stakes Day Fashions on the Field JUNIOR Registration
11.10am First of 9 races
11.15-11.35am Emirates Stakes Day Fashions on the Field INTERMEDIATE Registration*
12noon Emirates Stakes Day Fashions on the Field - Junior Boys Final
12.15pm Emirates Stakes Day Fashions on the Field - Junior Girls Final
12.40pm Emirates Stakes Day Fashions on the Field - Intermediate Boys Final
12.50pm Emirates Stakes Day Fashions on the Field - Intermediate Girls Final
1.05-1.25pm Emirates Stakes Day Fashions on the Field SENIOR Registration*
1.45pm Emirates Stakes Day Fashions on the Field - Senior Boys Final
1.55pm Emirates Stakes Day Fashions on the Field - Senior Girls Final
2.55pm Group 1 Emirates Stakes
4.00pm Pin & Win Prize Draw
5.10pm Last Race
9.00pm Last train departs Flemington

The Melbourne Cup is without a doubt Australia's most famous horse race and has long been regarded as the 'race which stops a nation'. The race is certainly the highlight of the Spring Racing Carnival and includes a field of both Australian and International Horses all looking for a place in racing history.



Please note results are not official.

Results

:1st: 8. AMERICAIN (USA)

:2nd: 24. MALUCKYDAY (NZ)

:3rd: 3. SO YOU THINK (NZ)

:4th: 4. ZIPPING

:5th: 12. HARRIS TWEED (NZ)

Then came (order):

19. HOLBERG (UAE)

13. MANIGHAR (FR)

20. PRECEDENCE (NZ)

5. ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE (GB)

6. MR MEDICI (IRE)

23. ONCE WERE WILD

9. TOKAI TRICK (JPN)

7. SHOOT OUT

15. MONACO CONSUL (NZ)

14. MASTER O'REILLY (NZ)

2. CAMPANOLOGIST (USA)

16. PROFOUND BEAUTY (IRE)

1. SHOCKING

21. RED RULER (NZ)

10. BUCCELLATI (GB)

22. LINTON

17. ZAVITE (NZ)

:Last:

11. DESCARADO (NZ) (failed to finish)

:Scratched:

18. BAUER (IRE)

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The first Melbourne Cup was contested in 1861 and won by the New South Wales visitor Archer who repeated the dose twelve months later. Legend for many years had it that he walked from Nowra to Melbourne and even though evidence has come to light that he caught the train, many still like to believe the story!

Sponsored by the VRC, the Melbourne Cup is for 3 year olds and older and is run over a 3200 meter course. The Melbourne Cup 2mile handicap is now the richest handicap in the world with prize money of over $5,000,000.

Held on the first Tuesday in November at the Flemington Racecourse, millions of Australians from all walks of life stand still to watch a single horse race that lasts no more than a couple of minutes. With over 144 years of history, the Melbourne Cup now draws over 100,000 people to Flemington Racecourse every year.

Each November every person with even the slightest connection to the sport of thoroughbred horse racing cannot wait for Melbourne Cup betting action at Flemington racecourse.

How best to approach Melbourne Cup betting? Answer: study the Flemington racecourse history books and analyse Melbourne Cup stats.

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