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Racing to introduce 'fit and proper' test...colours have been carried to victory in Britain by three different horses this year and one of them, Mourilyan, was also third in the Melbourne Cup, prompting one local politician to call for the Australian government to seize his... In this article: Ramzan Kadyrov, Anna Politkovskaya, Allegation, Natalia Estemirova, Melbourne Cup, and British Horseracing Authority |
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | 5 days ago
Skiploads of trash: Bondi's 'caveman' thrown off his cliff
...overdue, but the eviction was initiated when Mr Millhouse was charged with having sexual intercourse without consent after an incident on Melbourne Cup day. Shanty by the sea . . . council workers at the site yesterday. The clean-up took...
In this article: Allegation
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Reserve minutes prompt betting on third rate rise
...next month, after minutes from the latest Reserve Bank board meeting signalled further rises remained likely. The minutes from the Melbourne Cup Day meeting, published yesterday, revealed the Reserve believed economic conditions were...
In this article: Small business, Melbourne Cup Day, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, National Australia Bank, Deutsche Bank, and Australia
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | November 04, 2009
Melbourne Cup winner Shocking targeted by Royal Ascot
Shocking, the Melbourne Cup winner, is on a growing wish-list of potential Royal Ascot raiders for 2010, with the Hardwicke Stakes being recommended as the most suitable target. By HOTSPUR (J A McGrath) in Melbourne Published: 6:45PM...
In this article: Haradasun, Dubai Duty Free, and Melbourne
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Melbourne Cup: Shocking win spurs Godolphin operation on to greater heights
Hitting the crossbar is not a practice Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation encourage, so their reaction to Tuesday's second place in the Melbourne Cup was predictable. By J A McGrath in Melbourne Published: 11:30PM GMT 03 Nov 2009
In this article: Melbourne, Media Puzzle, Vintage Crop, and Reuters
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Stuff | November 03, 2009
Kiwis bet $7.91 million on Melbourne Cup
...of the Melbourne Cup ridden by Corey Brown returns to scale. Strip finish showing Shocking winning the 2009 Melbourne Cup. Melbourne cup winner number 21 Shocking in orange. The start of the Melbourne Cup. Winner Linton Street...
In this article: Master O'Reilly, Kiwi, The Dominion Post, Westpac, Glen Boss, and Robert Doyle
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 02, 2009
Shocking wins the Melbourne Cup
...for Australian jockey Corey Brown, who was beaten by a nose on English galloper Bauer in last year's Melbourne Cup. It was another Melbourne Cup heartbreak for the global Godolphin stable with its third second-place finish in...
In this article: Media Puzzle, Delta Blues, Vintage Crop, and Ramzan Kadyrov
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Shocking wins Melbourne Cup to deny Irish duo Crime Scene and Mourilyan
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Reuters | November 02, 2009
Australia's Shocking wins Melbourne Cup
Australia's Shocking roared past Ireland's Crime Scene in the closing stages to win the A$5.5 million ($4.98 million) Melbourne Cup at Flemington racecourse Tuesday. The Mark Kavanagh-trained four-year-old, ridden by Corey Brown, was...
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BBC News | November 02, 2009
Shocking claims Melbourne Cup win
Page last updated at 04:08 GMT, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 Melbourne Cup winner Shocking, pictured winning a race in May Shocking edged out British-trained outsider Crime Scene to win the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday. The winner, trained by...
In this article: Frankie Dettori and Britain
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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 ACT.
The race was originally held over two miles (about 3,218 metres) but following preparation for Australia's adoption of the metric system in the 1970s, the current race distance of 3,200 metres was established in 1972. This reduced the distance by 61ft 6in, and Rain Lover's 1968 race record of 3min.19.1sec was accordingly adjusted to 3min.17.9sec. The present record holder is the 1990 winner Kingston Rule with a time of 3min 16.3sec.
The 2007 winner was Efficient, ridden by Michael Rodd, trained by Graeme Rogerson and owned by Lloyd Williams. Efficient became the first horse since Phar Lap to win the Victoria Derby, then the Melbourne Cup the following year.
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