2011 Melbourne Cup
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The Melbourne Cup is the most prestigious horse race in Australia and its race day is even declared a national holiday. Winners of this race are regarded as legends while trainers, owners and jockeys are in for a big payday due to the race’s prize pool of AUD$6 million. The 2011 Melbourne Cup will be held on the 1st of November at the Flemington Racecourse but a lot of related events will happen before that.
Nominations for the 2011 Melbourne Cup will be conducted on the 2nd of August while late nominees can be entered on the 9th of August. Declaration of handicaps will be held on the 31st of August while the first declaration will fall on the 6th of September. The second declaration will happen on the 4th of October while the third declaration is on the 24th of October.
The final declaration of nominees will be on the 29th of October while the barrier draw will also fall on the same day. On Melbourne Cup Race Day, the Emirates Melbourne Cup will be the seventh race on schedule and it will start at 3 in the afternoon, Melbourne time. The race time is an estimate until the Victoria Racing Club sets another race time.
