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The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.
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Melbourne Cup
Annual Thoroughbred horse race in Melbourne, Australia
The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and older, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club that forms part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. It is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Melbourne
Capital city of Victoria, Australia
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a 804 km2 (310 sq mi) area, comprising an urban agglomeration of 16 local government areas. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Australia
Country in Oceania
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