#Melbourne Racecourse

IT'S not the race that stops the nation. It's the other one. When Saturday comes it will bring in its duffel bag the time-honoured Caulfield Cup, which will be honoured for the 139th time at triangular eastern Melbourne racecourse, Caulfield. It's not the biggest thing on the Australian racing calendar but it is the major lead-up to it - that one,…

Flemington Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria. It is the home of the prestigious Melbourne Cup race, which is run over a distance of 3200 meters and is known as "the race that stops a nation." But how did Flemington get its name? Let's take a look! Nestled in Melbourne, Australia's Victoria state lies the…