The Melbourne Cup is Australia's the most famous annual horse race
It run at 3.00 pm , on the first Tuesday in November.
That day, the nation stops whatever it’s doing to litson to the race call, or watch the race on the TV. Everyone try their luck with a small entry into a sweep.
Sweep is a lottery in which each ticket-holder is matched with a randomly drawn horse.
the first Melbourne Cup in 1861
The Melbourne Cup has been famous as an urban fashion parade. On that day ladies wear their beautiful dresses and special hat. All of hats are sharp, edgy and colourful.
The most famous horse is Phar Lap. It won the 1930 Melbourne Cup. He also competed in 1929 and 1931, but came 3rd and 8th respectively.
Last year, the winner was Japanese horse ‘Delta Blue’
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