Melbourne Cup 2009 - By: K8, 2009-09-19

The Melbourne Cup was born following the quest of Victoria Turf Club to put on a good handicap which would rival its counterpart, the Victoria Jockey Club. While 1860s racing administrators were enthusiastic and visionary in many ways, not in their wildest dreams would they have thought the cup would become what we know it today.

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