The Emirates Melbourne Cup Tuesday Nov 3
The Emirates Melbourne Cup is a truly spectacular event: each year on the first Tuesday of November at 3pm, the greatest thoroughbreds from around the world gather at Flemington and battle it out for a stake of the $6.2-million prize money and to cement their names in history.
Emirates Melbourne Cup Day sits at the pinnacle of the Australian racing calendar and is the focal point of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. There’s nothing like being there amongst the 100,000 plus crowd to experience the day that puts Australia firmly in the international sporting spotlight.
Trainers from around the world set their sights on the Emirates Melbourne Cup, a race widely considered to be the best staying handicap in the world. Over 3200 metres, the Emirates Melbourne Cup offers the richest prize in Australian sport and a 18ct solid gold Hardy Brothers trophy valued at $175,000. With such significant international standing, the anticipation of history in the making creates the electric atmosphere that is ‘the race that stops a nation’.™
As the jewel in the Melbourne Cup Carnival crown, this iconic day is a heady mix of revelry, spectacular racing and fashion, and exquisite hospitality and entertainment, making it an unmissable sporting and cultural event.
The official flower for Emirates Melbourne Cup Day is the yellow rose and can be purchased from flower sellers near the entrances, upon arrival to Flemington.
| Race number | Time | G/L | Race Name | Prize money | Type | Distance |
| 1 | 10:40am | Gr.3 | Emirates Airline Plate | $151,500 | 2YO Fillies SW | 1000m |
| 2 | 11:20am | tab.com.au Trophy | $101,500 | Mares Hcp | 1700m | |
| 3 | 12:00pm | J.B. Cummings AM Tribute Plate | $101,500 | Rtg 0-96 Hcp | 2800m | |
| 4 | 12:40pm | Lavazza Short Black | $101,500 | 4&5YO 0-90 Hcp No Grey | 1400m | |
| 5 | 1:20pm | Schweppes #FlemingtonFling | $101,500 | 3YO SW&P | 1000m | |
| 6 | 2:00pm | LR | Lexus Hybrid Plate | $151,500 | 3YO Fillies SW&P | 1400m |
| 7 | 3:00pm | Gr.1 | Emirates Melbourne Cup | $6,200,000 | Hcp | 3200m |
| 8 | 3:55pm | LR | James Boag’s Symphony Stakes | $151,500 | Hcp | 1800m |
| 9 | 4:35pm | LR | MSS Security Sprint | $151,500 | Hcp | 1200m |
| 10 | 5:15pm | Gr.3 | Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes | $201,500 | Mares SW&P | 1400m |
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