| The Melbourne Cup Winner is the thoroughbred | | | | organised across a few weeks and features |
| race horse who first crosses the line in the | | | | major races such as the Caulfield Cup and the |
| Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup is the | | | | Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup is the most |
| legendary thoroughbred horse race that is held on | | | | famous out of all the thoroughbred horse races all |
| the 1st Tuesday every November. It began back | | | | through the racing carnival and is watched by |
| in 1861 when a horse called Archer took out the | | | | thousands and thousands of people. |
| event. Since that race, the Melbourne Cup has | | | | Bart Cummings is a well known race horse trainer |
| transformed into a world famous horse racing | | | | who has been the trainer of numerous Cup |
| event. Jockeys and trainers from all over the | | | | winners in horse racing. He has trained 12 |
| world have contested in this fantastic horse race. | | | | champions of the Melbourne Cup Winners. His first |
| The race that stops a nation is going to be held | | | | in the Melbourne Cup occurred in 1965 and he is |
| for the 150th time. The Melbourne Cup is a | | | | going after his 13th this year. The spotlight is on |
| thoroughbred horse race where by the whole | | | | Bart Cummings in 2010 to take out the Melbourne |
| nation stops and views the race horses race on | | | | Cup. |
| their televisions or live at the horse racing track. | | | | People shell out thousands and thousands of |
| Cup day is a day off for people in Victoria and | | | | dollars on betting on this awesome race. People |
| Cup day is almost certainly the only sporting | | | | put their hopes and dreams on a horse which |
| event that we have a day off for. A lot of | | | | they love. The grounds for liking the chosen horse |
| people on cup day make a bet and travel | | | | is so totally different from people to people. |
| somewhere where they will be able to observe | | | | Some people like the race horse due to their |
| the race. | | | | name or because of the jockey. Everyone has |
| The Spring Racing Carnival in Victoria, Australia, is | | | | their individual system for finding the winner. |