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The Melbourne Cup that is billed as Australia s major and richest two mile handicap and Thoroughbred horse race is a 3,200 meter race for horses.

Online PR News – 24-October-2011 –The Melbourne Cup that is billed as Australia s major and richest two mile handicap and Thoroughbred horse race is a 3,200 meter race for horses that are three years old and above that stops a nation. It is one of the richest turf races at the Flemington Racecourse that is conducted by the Victoria Racing Club and beings at 3 pm on the first Tuesday of November every year in Melbourne. The Cupinfo offers the newest breaking and betting news about this event as well as race fields and results and it is ideal for people who would like to closely follow the event and for those who are interested in horse racing. After Australia adopted the metric system in the 1970s, the current race distance of 3,200 meters was established in 1972 when compared with the original 2 mile distance since 1861.

Australia s best known horse racing event is also an annual public holiday in the state of Victoria and is celebrated as Melbourne Cup Day. Over 100,000 people usually visit Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria on this day for the race that is also broadcasted live to an audience of around 650 million people across the globe. ACT (Australian Capital Territory) also observes a public holiday on the same day to either focus on the Melbourne Cup or attend the local races that are held throughout Australia. The event is also social in nature with women dressing up in their best clothes with colorful hats and dresses and there are fashion parades on the field and local, national and international celebrities are seated in marquees set up for them.

Horse racing enthusiasts who look forward to getting information regarding the event online can visit the website cupinfo.com.au if they cannot see the live event. The top allocated weight is not below 57 kg and while there is no maximum weight, the VRC Handicapper declares the minimum handicap weight as 49 kg as well as weight allocated to each horse in early September. Younger horses carry lighter weights than the older ones and the adjustments are also made based on the horse s previous results.