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| 1.
Which horse won the first Melbourne Cup, run in 1861? |
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| 2.
What was unusual about the Melbourne Cup of 1863? |
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Which was the first horse to win at odds of 100/1? |
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| 4.
In 1890, in one of the largest fields ever in the Melbourne Cup, who won? |
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| 5.
Who was the second horse to win consecutive Melbourne Cups? |
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Archer won the Melbourne Cup by eight lengths in 1862. No winner broke that record, or equalled it, until which horse won by the same margin?
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| 7.
The modern day Melbourne Cup is usually held on the first Tuesday in November. On what weekday was the very first Melbourne Cup held? |
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What was unusual about the Melbourne Cup in 1866 and again in 1867? |
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What was different about the Melbourne Cup during the years 1942 to 1944? |
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| 10.
Which horse was the first to compete in six Melbourne Cups? |
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| 11.
When Jezabeel won the 138th running of the Melbourne Cup in 1998, she was the _________ female horse to win the Melbourne Cup? |
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When Doriemus won the 135th Melbourne Cup in 1995 he was the _______ five-year old to win the Melbourne Cup? |
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In 1972 the race distance was reduced by 61 ½ feet, when Australia adopted the metric system of measurements. The imperial distance of 2 miles (3218.7 metres) was reduced to an even figure, 3200 m. Which horse was the first to win the Melbourne Cup (either 2 miles or 3200 m) in under 3 minutes 17 seconds? |
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The first jockey to win four Melbourne Cups was Bobby Lewis, who rode his 4th winner in 1927. Who was the next jockey to ride four Melbourne Cup winners? |
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| 15.
When Makai ran second for the second consecutive year, it was the _______ occasion a horse had come second twice, in consecutive years? |
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