The 1893 Melbourne Cup winner was Tarcoola and it was that horse’s name that came to Cameron in his slumber. He recalled seeing a newspaper listing previous Melbourne Cup winners including Archer for 1861/62 and Tarcoola 1893/94. So convinced that he had dreamt the winner, he took a Caulf...
•Only two eight-year-olds have won the Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Winner Stats – Horse Type •In the past 12 years five Melbourne Cup winners were mares •Stallions (Entires) hold the record with 64 wins •Entire 64 •Gelding 50 •Colts 21 •Mares 13 •Fillies 3 Melbourne...
History of Melbourne Cup Day It was 1840 when the Gold Rush town of Melbourne decided to racehorses down by the banks of the river. There was a large flat area, with a hill to the northwest for spectators. The next year, the organizers put up some scaffolding, but it was 1848 before...
Open 6 nights a week (Tue-Sun), the venue boasts three bars and a massive beer garden downstairs, with unique accommodation upstairs. HISTORY The Laird O'Cockpen Hotel, built in 1847, is one of Melbourne’s oldest hotels and has always been an important part of the local community in Ab...
‘Ronan Keating hasn’t won a Melbourne Cup, has he?’ says 28-year-old from Kildare who has made Australia home
underway in Melbourne tomorrow, and just like it has been for the last five occasions, England are hoping the Ashes losers will come out winners."In 2006-7 we won the one-day series in Australia after losing 5-0 in The Ashes," said England star Eoin Morgan, "It can be done, ...
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Winners are Grinners As the countdown gets closer to the shut down of the Valley we enjoyed another chapter of Cox Plate history. Back in our digs at the Inner Circle and in line with the finishing post even Daryls absence couldn't detract from a great days racing. A ten race program ...
That'd Be Right: A Fairly True History of Modern Australia And all are seen through William s eyes. They range from a day at the Melbourne Cup with his mother where too many champagnes and too few winners were picked; a swimming carnival early in the morning after a gloomy and long ....
Prior Winners of the Rudder CupFor a short time (1986 to 2005, the Rudder Cup was awarded on a 3 race series basis comprising of the Cock of the Bay, Melboourne to Devoport and Top of the Island races) with prior and after this time being for the one race....