Nov 05, 2013
It’s that time of the year again – Melbourne Cup. It’s the day where one race stops the nation. It’s the day where Victorians (and a handful of Queenslanders) get an extra public holiday. But here are ten facts that you may have not known about this colourful celebration.
- Horse racing was the first sport to be covered live on Australian radio.
- The saddlecloth numbers 4 and 12 have won the Cup a record 11 times each – so if you’re struggling to find a horse to back, go for 4 or 12.
- The first Fashion on the Field was held in 1962 on Darby Day to attract a wider crowd, including celebrities.
- Social media analysis of last year's Melbourne Cup shows the number of Australian tweets dropped from almost 900 per minute to around 500 during the race.
- The average horse heart weighs 3.2kg. Phar Lap’s (1930 Melbourne Cup winner) heart weighed 6.2kg!
- Fifty-five Melbourne Cup winners have their own Wikipedia entries. So far.
- World War I and World War II stopped most major sport in Australia, but never the Melbourne Cup.
- Jockeys in Victoria must have a blood-alcohol reading under 0.02.
- The crowd at the first Melbourne Cup was a measly 4000 (though access to the bar would be much easier!)
- Last year's Cup brought 26,000 international and interstate visitors to Melbourne and injected $155 million into the Victorian economy.
Now have a great Melbourne Cup Day and may the best horse win! The above facts have been sourced from News.com.au, Herald Sun and Readers Digest Australia.
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