The Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup Day is Australia's most famous Tuesday. At 3.00 pm AEST, on the first Tuesday in November.
Australians everywhere stop for one of the world's most famous horse races - the Melbourne Cup.It's a day when the nation stops whatever it's doing to listen to the race call, or watch the race on TV. Even those who don't usually bet, try their luck with a small wager or entry into a 'sweep' - a lottery in which each ticket-holder is matched with a randomly drawn horse.
The conditions for the race would state "a sweepstakes of 20 sovereigns, 10 sovereigns forfeit or 5 sovereigns if declared, with 200 sovereigns added money".
The race created considerable interest from its inception in 1861 and in front of an estimated crowd of 4000, Archer won the first Melbourne Cup.
The National Museum showcases two of Australia's icons it displays the Melbourne Cup matched. The $80,000, 18 carat gold Melbourne Cup unveils in the Museum's Hall with an official ceremony to celebrate Canberra's contribution to Melbourne Cup history.
Six-year-old Japanese racehorse Delta Blues won the 2006 Melbourne Cup run at 3pm, Tuesday, November 7.
I think The Melbourne Cup is a very interesting competition. I love radding horse and I love to feeling the speed when I running.