Слайд 2The Melbourne Cup is Australia's most famous annual Thoroughbred horse race. It is a 3200-metre race
for three-year-olds and over, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse Melbourne
Слайд 3 Victoria as part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in
the world and one of the richest turf races. The event starts at 3:00 pm on the first Tuesday of November and is known locally as "the race that stops the nation".
Слайд 4The Melbourne Cup has a long tradition, with the first race held
in 1861. It was originally over two miles (3.219 km)