Event details– Melbourne cup 2016

Every year Melbourne cup is held on  the first Tuesday  of November  in Australia. It is one of the most watched horse racing events in Australia and it said to be the race “that stops the nation”

When is Melbourne cup 2016 ?

Melbourne cup in 2016  is  on Tuesday, November 1, 2016

 

 

Where is Melbourne cup 2016 ?

Melbourne cup is  held every year in Melbourne, Victoria  in Australia. The main race of the Melbourne cup is held at the Flemington race course in Melbourne.

Address: 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington VIC 3031, Australia

Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is Australia’s richest horse race. Wikipedia

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Date and time of race , Event details for Melbourne cup

The 2016 Melbourne Cup race time is 3pm (Eastern Daylight Saving Time) and is Race 7 on the Flemington card.

Melbourne cup day is a state holiday in Victoria. Other towns and cities in Victoria can have a public holiday or 2 half-day public holidays in lieu of Melbourne Cup Day.

The first Tuesday in November, Melbourne Cup Day, was officially gazetted a full public holiday in 1877 in Melbourne.

Race duration:  Approximately 3mins 20sec for the 3200mMain race providing the track is good. The current race record is 3:16.3 which was set by Kingston Rule in 1993.

Events

Sat, Oct 29 \ 9:30 AM   \ 2016 AAMI Victoria Derby Day

Tue, Nov 1 \ 9:30 AM  \ 2016 Emirates Melbourne Cup

Thu, Nov 3  \ 9:30 AM  \ 2016 Crown Oaks Day

 

There will be 10 races on Melbourne Cup day, with the first race at 10.40am and the last at 5.15pm

 

Race and form Guide for  Tuesday, 1 November 2016

Melbourne Cup – Race 7

No.	Horse	Br	Jockey	Wgt	Current odds
1	Big Orange (GB)	7	Jamie Spencer	57 kg	$15.00
2	Our Ivanhowe (GER)	6	Dwayne Dunn	57 kg	$51.00
3	Curren Mirotic (JPN)	18	Tommy Berry	56.5 kg	$34.00
4	Bondi Beach (IRE)	5	Ryan Moore	56 kg	$9.00
5	Exospheric (GB)	13	Damien Oliver	56 kg	$21.00
6	Hartnell (GB)	12	James McDonald	56 kg	$5.00
7	Who Shot Thebarman (NZ)	20	Hugh Bowman	56 kg	$34.00
8	Wicklow Brave (GB)	24	Frankie Dettori	56 kg	$15.00
9	Almoonqith (USA)	19	Michael Walker	54.5 kg	$21.00
10	Gallante (IRE)	2	Blake Shinn	54.5 kg	$67.00
11	Grand Marshal (GB)	9	Ben Melham	54.5 kg	$41.00
12	Jameka	3	Nicholas Hall	54.5 kg	$8.50
13	Heartbreak City (FR)	23	Joao Moreira	54 kg	$16.00
14	Sir John Hawkwood (IRE)	14	Blake Spriggs	54 kg	$81.00
15	Excess Knowledge (GB)	21	Vlad Duric	53.5 kg	$67.00
16	Beautiful Romance (GB)	1	Damian Lane	52.5 kg	$71.00
17	Almandin (GER)	17	Kerrin McEvoy	52 kg	$13.00
18	Assign (IRE)	22	Katelyn Mallyon	52 kg	$61.00
19	Grey Lion (IRE)	16	Glen Boss	52 kg	$34.00
20	Oceanographer (GB)	11	Chad Schofield	52 kg	$7.50
21	Secret Number (GB)	10	Stephen Baster	52 kg	$31.00
22	Pentathlon (NZ)	4	Mark Du Plessis	51.5 kg	$126.00
23	Qewy (IRE)	15	Craig Williams	51.5 kg	$23.00
24	Rose of Virginia (NZ)	8	Ben E Thompson	51 kg	$101.00

 

Flemington racecourse map on google

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