No other Australian sports event captures the imagination of the broadest spectrum of Australians, from professional punters to school children caught up in the excitement of the event, than the Melbourne Cup, the "race that stops a nation."
The Melbourne Cup, the diamond in the crown of Melbourne's Spring Racing Carnival, is run in the afternoon of the first Tuesday in November. The day itself is a public holiday in Melbourne.
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 Raring to Go |  In Fine Form |  And They're Racing |  In Hot Pursuit |
 Neck and Neck |  Joy of Winning |  Toasting the Winners |  It's Not All Over Yet |
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