Betting odds for all in betting for the melborne cup 2009

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6.5
EFFICIENT

7.5
SPEED GIFTED

12
VIEWED

15
CEST LA GUERRE

16
VIGOR

17
MASTER OREILLY

21
ROMAN EMPEROR

21
CIMA DE TRIOMPHE

21
DAFFODIL

23
SHOCKING

23
ALCOPOP

26
LIGHT VISION

26
PRECEDENCE

31
ZIPPING

31
CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD

31
MOURILYAN

31
KIRKLEES

31
CAPECOVER

41
DANDAAD

41
MUNSEF

41
ISTA KAREEM

51
WHOBEGOTYOU

51
MALDIVIAN

51
HISSING SID

51
READY TO LIFT

61
MISS DARCEY

61
KIBBUTZ

61
RED RULER

61
SIX OCLOCK NEWS

61
BASALTICO

81
HARRIS TWEED

81
WARRINGAH

81
GUYNO

81
RED LORD

81
CRIME SCENE

81
JOE BLOW

101
LEICA DING

101
NAVAL ESCORT

101
TIMETABLE

101
YOUNG CENTAUR

101
CAPE BRETON

101
ZAVITE

101
SAND HAWK

151
ALLEZ WONDER

151
BRITOMART

151
TINSELTOWN

151
VISION AND POWER

151
FIUMICINO

151
MISS MAREN

151
ARAPAHO MISS

201
NEWPORT

201
HOORANG

201
HUME

201
MR TIPSY

201
THINK MONEY

201
PERGOLA

201
MR CLANGTASTIC

301
DOUBLY SURE

301
ELEGANCE DRAGON

301
GOLDEN CHARMER

301
LADY AVACAN

301
MAESTRO OF MURANO

301
ROLLINS

301
STERLING PRINCE

301
TERANABA

301
TRENCHTOWN

301
JOHANN ZOFFANY

301
ALL IN BLACK

301
COMMON OBJECTIVE

301
COURTNEY

301
FIGURE OF SPEECH

301
FORDEE

301
SPIN AROUND

301
NOTHIN LEICA CAT

301
RENEWABLE

301
ZAPURPLE

301
CATS FUN

301
COMPLETION

301
GALLIONS REACH

301
LEICA FALCON

301
RICH SUCCESS

301
WOODCUTTER

301
BELLAGIO WYNN

351
BLUE OSCAR

401
SKY BISCUIT

401
OAK HEART

501
TUBULAR BELLS

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Australian certainly love their leisure. They also worship sport . Though renowned for their egalitarianism , they are found of “the sport of king .”And one race every year stops the entire nation from working . Even if they are not actually present – instead glued to their television screens or their transistors – Australiana all over the country , of every age and from every walk of life , follow the horse running in Melbourne Cup .

The first Cup was run in 1861 . There were 17 starters and , paradoxically , the prize – apart from the money (170 pounds ) – was not a cup at all , but a hand – beaten gold watch . Archer, the Winning horse , had walked to Melbourne from its stable in Nowra ,New South Wales , a distance of 500 miles (800km)

The history of the Cup dates back to 1861, the resultant brain child of Captain Frederick Standish, one time VRC Chairman and former Chief Commissioner of Police in Victoria. As a former member of the Victoria Turf Club he conceptually founded the great race with the club committed to offering modest prize-money and a hand beaten gold watch. The conditions for the race would state “a sweepstakes of 20 sovereigns, 10 sovereigns forfeit or 5 sovereigns if declared, with 200 sovereigns added money”.

The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s major annual Thoroughbred horse race. Billed as The race that stops a nation, it is a race for three-year-olds and over, over a distance of 3,200 meters. It is the richest and most prestigious “two-mile” handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races in the world. The event is held at 3 pm on the first Tuesday in November by the Victoria Racing Club, on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. This day is a public holiday for all working within metropolitan Melbourne, but not for country Victoria. For Federal Public Servants it is also observed as a holiday in the entire state of Victoria, and since 2007 also in the Australian Capital Territory

Since 1972, the distance to be covered was changed to 3200 meters to adhere to the metric system, from the original distance of 2 miles which is roughly about 3218 meters. A few records, such as the one made by Rain Lover had to be adjusted to suit the new distance. The best timing was recorded by Kingston Rule in the 1990 Cup Day, when he clocked 3:16:3, a record that remains unbroken. He is not to be confused with Kingston Town who is known as the champ of the eighties.

The Cup is run at Flemington which in 1861 was a recognized venue for race-meetings conducted by the Victoria Turf Club. It is located on former river flats adjacent to the Maribyrnong River, 15 minutes by road from the central business district. Flemington was fairly rough and ready in the early days with no running rails or recognized course proper, however the Melbourne Cup quickly caught on as the race on the Australian Racing Calendar and a carnival boasting garden parties, gaiety and ladies showing off their latest finery. Cup Day was renowned for its carnival atmosphere with shooting galleries, lawn parties and social engagements predominantly engaged at the Flemington Racecourse.

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The race that stops the nation of Australia is always run on the 1st Tuesday in November. In 2009, the Melbourne Cup will be hosted on the 3rd November, 2009.

This year the race is worth a whopping $5.1 million and is sponsored again  by Emirates Airlines.

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Dato Tan Chin Nam 2009

Saturday 12/09/09 – Moonee Valley Racecourse

Caulfield Guineas 2009

Saturday 10/10/09 – Caulfield Racecourse

Thousand Guineas 2009

Wednesday 14/10/09 – Caulfield Racecourse

Caulfield Cup 2009

Saturday 17/10/09 – Caulfield Racecourse
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Cox Plate 2009

Saturday 24/10/09 – Moonee Valley Racecourse

Melbourne Cup 2009

Tuesday 03/11/09 – Flemington Racecourse

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It’s a day when the nation stops whatever it’s doing to listen to the race call, or watch the race on TV. Even those who don’t usually bet, try their luck with a small wager or entry into a ‘sweep’ – a lottery in which each ticket-holder is matched with a randomly drawn horse.

The Melbourne Cup. Photograph courtesy of the Victoria Racing Club.

Melbourne Cup Day is Australia’s most famous Tuesday. At 3.00 pm AEST, on the first Tuesday in November, Australians everywhere stop for one of the world’s most famous horse races – the Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup co-favourite Profound Beauty is set to run in the Irish St Leger on Sunday, weather permitting, while fellow Irish-trained gallopers Age Of Aquarius and Changingoftheguard will contest the English St Leger at Doncaster tomorrow.

Melbourne Cup co-favourite Profound Beauty is set to run in the Irish St Leger on Sunday, weather permitting, while fellow Irish-trained gallopers Age Of Aquarius and Changingoftheguard will contest the English St Leger at Doncaster tomorrow.

History:

Since 1877, Cup Day has been a public holiday for Melbourne, and crowds have flocked to the track. By 11.00 am on the first holiday, the Flemington grandstand was packed to its 7,000 capacity, and by 3.00 pm, 150,000 people were estimated to have gathered – thronging the hill beyond. The party atmosphere often means that champagne and canapés, huge hats and racetrack fashions overshadow the business of horse racing.

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