Melbourne Cup Carnival 2024
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Sat 02 Nov 2024 - Fri 08 Nov 2024
Experience four days of food, high fashion, fabulous entertainment and competitive horse racing at the Melbourne Cup Carnival from 2 to 8 November 2024 in Victoria and local venues across the country.
The first Tuesday in November in Australia is synonymous with the "
Race that Stops The Nation", as syndicates vie to win the coveted, multi-million dollar Melbourne Cup horse race. It is based on the annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, across 3200 metres for horses three years old and older.
Such is its history, that the Melbourne Cup was first run in 1861 and was won by a horse named Archer. Since then, infamous racing names like
Makybe Diva , Hi Jinx and of course the mighty Phar Lap have graced and conquered the
Flemington Race Course.
The horse racing competition is so significant that Australians mark the day with a national public holiday on 5 November 2024 with the race starting at 3pm.
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But why stop at just one race on one day when you can experience a massive four days of racing, glamour, competition, food and fun along the way at the
Melbourne Cup Carnival . The Carnival is hosted by the
Victoria Racing Club and includes:
Melbourne Cup Day;
Derby Day;
Oaks Day;
Champion Stakes Day; and
Turnbull Stakes Day.
If you haven't been to "The Cup" before, maybe slip into your stilettos, fasten your fascinators and hats, dust off your suit and visit in 2024.
General Admission Tickets, as well as a selection of hospitality events, from $20 to $1645. Get amongst the beautiful, famous and local punters gather around the track to hopefully pick a winner and soak up the atmosphere of the day.
Of course, the Fashions on the Field Competition is a fashion must-do for designers and their original works walking the runway in the best-dressed stakes to catch the eye of the judges for a chance to win prizes from the total pool of over $370,000.
What Else?
Flemington Race Course is located near the Melbourne Central Business District at 448 Epsom Road, Flemington. There are multiple ways to get to the track including bus, train, taxi or walk.
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