2006-11-05 11:52:32 · 7 answers · asked by Duc Q 1 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Victoria (Melbourne)
horses about 26 of them run around a track to see who will do it the fastest
PS also a little man sits on the back of each horse & hits it with a little stick
2006-11-05 12:50:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The melbourne cup is an institution- it came to the fore in the depression of the 1930 as the average mans race, a race for the masses.
Now days it symbolises the unity amongst our peers, we all have something in common, we all go into an office sweep, we all wait with baited breath the 3 or so minutes it takes to run the race, we all are consoled when we all loose our hard earned cash on the hope that we might have picked the winner.
Simply said the race is a time when we can sit back and have not a care in the world
2006-11-06 01:59:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Melbourne Cup is the greatest horse race in Australia.
2006-11-05 20:02:58 · answer #3 · answered by fed up with stupid questions 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Melbourne Cup is also called "The horse race that stops a nation".
It's held the first Tuesday in November every year since 1861 and is a public holiday in Melbourne Victoria.
People who would never normally bet on anything ofter have a bet on the Melbourne Cup for fun.
I have included a link for you that is very interesting to read and I learned heaps reading it ;)
2006-11-09 19:19:54 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It also means a day off work for the people of Melbourne so they can go and see the race. It's a public holiday in Melbourne.
2006-11-06 03:06:26 · answer #5 · answered by TonyB 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
About all the Melbourne Cup means to me is a day off and as Cup Day is always a Tuesday most people take the MOnday off as well and make it a long weekend. I usually always hope that it rains as it is fun to watch all the ladies on the television in their light dresses and large hats getting soaking wet and blown around. This is also about the only horse race I bother to watch all year and I usually have my fingers crossed that the horses will not fall or hurt themselves. A few years ago one of the horses broke its leg in the race and it made me feel sick for days. Oh and I am a Melbournian.
2006-11-06 03:38:28 · answer #6 · answered by auburn 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is a day when the nation stands still for a 2 minute horserace and waste a whole lot of money. Oh ye and gets drunk.
The major thing for me to do on this day is too go shopping because the shops are dead!!!!!
2006-11-05 20:30:13 · answer #7 · answered by Aussie Possum 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋