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IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN – THE RACE THAT STOPS A NATION – THE MELBOURNE CUP

by Carmel on November 2, 2015 with No Comments

IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN – THE MELBOURNE CUP Australian racing’s most prestigious horse racing prize – the Melbourne Cup. In more recent years, the Cup does a tour of the country in the lead-up to the running of the great race, … Read More

Melbourne Cup – the winners

by Carmel on November 3, 2014 with No Comments

MELBOURNE CUP – THE WINNERS New Zealand-bred Phar Lap, seen here with jockey Jim Pike at Flemington racetrack, Melbourne, around 1930, has legendary status in thoroughbred history and remains a benchmark against which other racehorses are measured. Melbourne Cup Winners … Read More