Melbourne Cup 2017: Rekindling (Corey Brown) wins in thrilling finish.... The Melbourne Cup is Australia's most important thoroughbred horse race, and Melbourne Cup history is incredibly rich dating back from the inaugural event in 1861 through until today's 2016 Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, November 7th, 2017. It's also the richest two-mile...well, not actually two miles exactly anymore, but 3,200 metres...handicap horse race in the world. The 2017 Melbourne Cup offered a purse containing $6.2 million in prize money. Melbourne Cup trophy: $150,000. Second: $900,000 Third: $450,000 Fourth: $250,000
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