Events In History
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4 November 1930Phar Lap wins the Melbourne CupRidden by Jimmy Pike, the New Zealand-bred (but Australian-owned) wonder-horse beat Second Wind by two lengths to claim one of his greatest victories. Read more...
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The Melbourne Cup
On the first Tuesday in November every year, at 5 p.m. (NZ time), New Zealand and Australia come to a standstill for about 3 minutes and 20 seconds for the call of the Melbourne Cup. Relive some of New Zealand's greatest triumphs in ‘the race that stops a nation’.
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Main image: Martini Henry wins 1883 Melbourne Cup
Report of New Zealand's first Melbourne Cup winner, Martini Henry
