1. Melbourne Cup
By Lana

2. Q.1 What was the winner of the 1861 Melbourne cup awarded?
Archer. The jockey was J. cutts. The trainer was Etiene De Mestre. And the owner was Etiene De Mestre. It took the horse 3 minutes and 52 seconds! He was awarded a hand beaten gold watch.

3. Q.2 Why is the Melbourne cup called, ‘the race that stops a nation’?
It’s a race that stops a nation because everyone stops what their doing to watch the race. There is no work or school on the Melbourne cup.

4. Q.3 Find out about the 1866 Melbourne Cup trophy
The 1866 Melbourne Cup won by the Barb is the earliest known Melbourne Cup in its original state. The national museum of Australia got the 1866 cup in the 1865 trophy was sold by its owner, who reportedly found it unattractive.

5. Q.4 What can you find out about Phar lap?
Phar Lap was a champion whose achievements captured the public’s imagination during the early years of the great depression. He was trained and raced in Australia by Harry Telford. After a sudden and mysterious illness, Phar Lap died in 1932.