Melbourne Cup Odds
The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s major annual thoroughbred horse race. Billed as The race that stops a nation, it is for three year olds and over, and covers a distance of 3,200 metres. It is generally regarded as the most prestigious "two-mile" handicap in the world.
The event is held on the first Tuesday in November by the Victoria Racing Club, on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. This day was traditionally only a public holiday within metropolitan Melbourne, but is now also observed as a holiday in the Australian Capital Territory. One of the most exciting developments in the last few years has been the Internet and the horse racing industry has grasped the opportunity with both hands and utilizes e-commerce and database driven back end processes better than almost any other industry. If you like to bet horse racing and read more information about Melbourne Cup Odds before betting.
However, the Melbourne Cup race was originally held over two miles but following preparation for Australia’s adoption of the metric system in the 1970s. The present record holder is the 1990 winner Kingston Rule with a time of 3 min 16.3 sec. You can also Bet on Melbourne Cup for fun as well.
