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The [http://2012melbournecup.shutterfly.com/ 2012 Melbourne Cup] is Australia's biggest annual thoroughbred horse race. It is among the world's leading races, and totally brings Australia to a standstill. All three-year-olds and over are qualified to contend in the race, and it covers a distance of 3,200 meters. It is considereded the most distinguished 2-mile handicap in the world, and is held on the very first Tuesday in November by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.

The race was initially held over two miles, but after Australia's adoption of the metric system in the 1970s; the current race distance is 3,200 meters, knocking off the extra 18 which equaled the 2-mile mark. The record is presently held by Kingston Rule, who ran the race in 3:16.3.

The inaugural race was held in 1861 and was comprised of 17 horses competing for 170 in cash and a gold watch. It is rumored that the winner of the race, Archer, walked over 800km to participate in the race from Nowra, New South Wales. A crowd of over 4,000 viewed the opening race, and the numbers would certainly have been larger had it not been for the untimely death of explorers Burke and Wills.

Archer would certainly go on to win the race the following year, but was unable to contend for his third consecutive title due to owner Etienne de Mestre's late arriving nomination type. This triggered numerous owners to boycott the race, and left the [http://2012melbournecup.shutterfly.com/ Melbourne Cup 2012] to be run with only 7 horses, the smallest number in the Cup's history.

On November 7, 1876, the running of the Melbourne Cup 2012 on the very first Tuesday commenced with the three-year-old filly named Briseis effortlessly winning the Cup and setting up an impressive record that is likely to never be equaled. In the span of 6 days, Briseis won the VRC Derby, the Melbourne Cup 2012, and the VRC Oaks, and exceptionally, she was ridden by a 13-year-old jockey named Peter St Albans. The following year, the very first Tuesday in November was officially recognized as a full public holiday.

In 1930, the [http://2012melbournecup.shutterfly.com/ Melbourne Cup Betting] played multitude to the most popular racehorse in New Zealand history, Phar Lap. This monstrous racehorse was a dark chestnut colour and made even the larger jockeys vanish on his back. He won the Melbourne Cup Betting in persuading fashion that year, but would certainly follow up with an 8th location finish in 1931. Nonetheless, Phar lap captured the attention of OZ and Kiwi nation as he triumphantly galloped on every racetrack in the country.

The Melbourne Cup Betting has undergone a number of alterations over the past decade or so, with the most visible being the arrival of several foreign-trained horses to contest the race in the last decade. Most of the horses from outside Australia have failed to deal with the harsh problems of the Melbourne track. In 2004, Makybe Diva became the very first mare to win 2 cups, and in 2005, the Diva became the only horse in history to win the race an unprecedented three times, the third taking place in front of an overwhelming crowd of over 106,000. The prize cash to date is over AUD$ 5.5-million

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