The first Melbourne Cup was held on the 7th of November, 1861
America 1896
The Caufeild cup is held the Saturday three weeks befor the Melbourne cup
The first secretary of the Victorian Racing Club, Robert Bagot (1828-1881)
The Melbourne Cup, a horse race which occurs on the first Tuesday in November, is held on the Flemington race course in Melbourne, Victoria,
Archer won the very first Melbourne Cup, in 1861.
The Melbourne Cup occurs on the first Tuesday in November every year.
The winer of the first Melbourne cup was trained by Etienne de Mestre.
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If you're asking which horse won the 2011 melbourne cup, it was Dunaden. If you're asking which horse was the first ever to win the melbourne cup, it was Archer in 1861.
The Melbourne Cup (Australia) is always held on the first Tuesday in November every year.
In Melbourne, at Flemington race track 1853