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Is the Melbourne cup known world wide? or is it just known in Australia?

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Iskandar asked:


I must sound naive, but I don’t really know. I’m sure there are other greater events of it’s kind (maybe in the UK), though how does the Melbourne cup stand it in all, on a global level?

Or is it known world wide, though mainly exclusively for the horse racing folk?

Or not known at all?
wow I didn’t realise

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Tunic March 25, 2009

It’s right up there with the Grand National steeplechase and the Kentucky Derby, it’s one of the world’s great horse races.

K Bear March 26, 2009

Yes - it’s known world-wide.

The Melbourne Cup is regarded as the most prestigious “two-mile” handicap in the world.

Alot of foreign-trained horses entered are just not from Australia.

Jadeeee =) March 27, 2009

yeh it’s massive
people in hong kong bet in it
a relative of mine who owns heaps of horses comes down every year

ll_jenny_ll here March 30, 2009

If you do a little research you will find a story about when samuel clements ( aka Mark Twain..of Tom Sawyer fame) visited the Melbourne cup during the 1800’s ..

it is a globally recognised race.

I’m not particularily fond of it because the horse race is a few minutes long .. and I get the whole day off for it .. HOWEVER .. because it is only a public holiday in only part of the state…our work-load the next day is actually TWO full days of work .. and we bust our guts to get it done……

Oh well at least I can rest on the day of the race.

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