Which Horse Won The First Melbourne Cup

The first race of the Melbourne Cup was held in 1861 with a distance of more than two miles (about 3218 meters). But it was shortened to 3,200 meters (2.0 miles) in 1972. This reduced the distance by 18,688 m (61.31 ft), and the 1968 race record was 3min 19.1sec for the horse. Lover Rain has been adapted to be 3min.17.9sec. The current record is the Kingston Rule in 1990 with a time of 3 minutes 16.3sec.

At the Melbourne Cup horse race, many horses became famous. Archer – is one of the five horses winning many prizes. Among these horses, Or Makybe Diva won up to three times. This horse won the Melbourne Cup in 3 consecutive years including 2003, 2004 and 2005.

• Betting for first timers can be quite daunting, so we have compiled. In the Melbourne Cup there are 24 runners and you can bet on more than one horse.
• The Melbourne Cup, a horse race, is Australia's greatest sporting event and literally stops the nation on the first Tuesday in November.

However, perhaps the most prominent is the Phar Lap horse – the most famous horse in Australia. This is a horse born in New Zealand and trained in Australia. Phar Lap is the excellent racing horse that won many racing events during the Great Depression.

Not only being a domestic sports event, many other countries around the world can also take part in this festival. In 2014, up to 31 foreign horses from Japan, France, Germany and New Zealand were sent to the Melbourne Cup horse racing competition.

Information about some of the most successful winning Melbourne Cup horse owners and their racing backgrounds.

The first horse from abroad to win the Melbourne Cup was the horse from New Zealand Martini-Henry in 1883 and the four most recent foreign horses won: Fiorente (Ireland), Green Moon (Ireland), Dunaden (France) and Americain (USA).

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Other active entertainment activities at the festival

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Fashions on the Field – Fashions on the field is an annual competition held in the Melbourne Cup event. Contest with many beautiful costumes. Especially the hat costume also attracts the attention of many people and tourists traveling on Australia.

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Participating in the festival, you not only get immersed in the bustling atmosphere of the race, but also expand your knowledge of Australian culture.