Facts, Stats & Trivia of the Melbourne Cup

p>The Melbourne Cup is Australiarsquo;s premier sporting event hellip; lsquo;the race that stops a nationrsquo;. Since its firstnbsp;running in 1861, the history of the Cup ndash; the winners, the trainers and the jockeys ndash; has become annbsp;indelible part of our sporting culture. In the last 20 years, the race has taken on international significancenbsp;with the success of important horses from Ireland, England, Germany and Japan. The two-mile (3200m)nbsp;handicap conducted at Melbournersquo;s Flemington Racetrack on the first Tuesday in November each year isnbsp;now watched by millions of people from around the world./p> p>This book has lists of the winners, Cup favourites and historic facts as well as behind the scenes lsquo;historynbsp;spotsrsquo; and interesting trivia. In this one little book, there is 155 years of sporting history with the greatnbsp;trainers ndash; Etienne de Mestre, Bart Cummings, Lee Freeman, Dermot Weld and Gai Waterhouse; championnbsp;jockeys ndash; Bobby Lewis, Harry White, Roy Higgins, Damien Oliver, Glenn Boss and not to forget Michellenbsp;Payne; and immortal equines ndash; Archer, Carbine, Phar Lap, Peter Pan, Rain Lover, Saintly and Makybe Divanbsp;ndash; featuring prominently./p> p>This one little book has all the important information for 155 years of The Melbourne Cup ndash; winners,nbsp;placegetters, jockeys, trainers, prizemoney, starting prices, margins of victory, weights, winning saddlenbsp;numbers and barriers!/p> p>Rather than just being a book of cold hard facts and numbers, there are countless breakout stories ofnbsp;interesting trivia for each win ner as well as important lsquo;history spotsrsquo; when has history has been made.nbsp;This little book will become an important reference book in the years ahead as a time capsule of 155 yearsnbsp;of racing history./p> p>The book will also provide important information sought by punters to choose future Cup winners hellip;nbsp;history and records will point the way!/p> p>Includes rare and historic images of past Melbourne Cup winners as well as memorabilia of the great race./p>

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