Melbourne Cup

Why is Melbourne cup called, “the race that stops all nation”? In the past, people used to take half a day off work to bet on horses. Now a days people take a whole day off to go to the races.

Find out about the 1866 Melbourne Cup. It is the first Melbourne cup It was won by The Barb

Phar Lap Phar Lap was a pure breed horse. Its name means Lightning. It did not win in the first races it ran in but it won every other race before its untimely death. It is believed that Phar Lap was poisoned by gangsters before its last race.

Interesting facts about Melbourne Cup. It was run on a Tuesday in 1875 Only 5 horses have ever won the Melbourne cup more then once. World war 1 and 2 stopped major sporting events but never the Melbourne Cup.