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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’.
The story of Phar Lap's skeleton
Researcher Chris Paulin tells the story of the Phar Lap skeleton at Te Papa.
Carbine and the 1890 Melbourne Cup
The racehorse Carbine holds the record weight carried to win the Melbourne Cup
Martini Henry wins 1883 Melbourne Cup

Report of New Zealand's first Melbourne Cup winner, Martini Henry

Ethereal wins the 2001 Melbourne Cup
Ethereal wins the 2001 Melbourne Cup
Empire Rose wins the 1988 Melbourne Cup
Empire Rose wins the 1988 Melbourne Cup.
Kiwi wins the 1983 Melbourne Cup
Kiwi wins the 1983 Melbourne Cup.
Van der Hum wins 1976 Melbourne Cup
Film showing Van der Hum winning the 1976 Melbourne Cup
Phar Lap wins the 1930 Melbourne Cup
Film showing Phar Lap winning the 1930 Melbourne Cup.
Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup
Ridden 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.
Further information - Melbourne Cup
Links to more information about New Zealand and the Melbourne Cup
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