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Melbourne Cup

Fun Facts

Melbourne Cup Day became a half day holiday
Archer was the from as early as 1865, with public servants and
name of the first horse ever bank officials given time off to watch the big
to win the Cup, in a time of
3:52.00. Archer also won the race. This tradition has endured to this day, with
Melbourne Cup the following year. millions of Australians taking long lunches for
He never had the opportunity the races that stops the nation.
to race in 1863, after being
The 1880 scratched from the race based on The inaugural Melbourne Cup
event was a technicality was held in 1861 and was run on
in relation to
the first correspondence. Thursday the 7th of November.
Melbourne
Cup to attract The present record holder to date, is the 1990
100,000 winner Kingston Rule with a time of 3:16.30.
spectators

The first Melbourne Cup did not Phar Lap, arguably the most famous
start off well, with one horse horse to win the Cup, won the 1930
bolting before the start and three Melbourne Cup, at the shortest
of the seventeen starters falling odds in the history of the race at
during the race. Two of these horses 11/8. Phar Lap also competed in the
died because of these falls, possibly 1929 and 1931 events, but could
an ill-omen for future races that has only managed to come 3rd and 8th
seen the event receive bad publicity respectively despite also being the
in recent years. favourite on these occasions.

The winning amount for the first race has been lost in the halls of history. Due to possibly a typo,
or misinformation from the newspapers in circulation at the time, it’s thought the prize could have
been maybe £170 or £710. Other records indicate that the Victoria Turf Club threw in £200, taking
the share up to £910. One thing is for sure, a gold watch was part of the prize!

Fashions on the Field 2018

What can we expect to see in abundance on the field this season?
All the shades of purple is a hot season favourite! Purple is such a
versatile colour, being a secondary colour, a shade can easily be found If in
to suit skin tone. A red based purple will suit warmer skin tones, while a doubt,
blue based purple will suit those with the cooler skin tones.
In 2017 we saw the fun jumpsuit become incredibly popular after classic elegance
the stunning Jennifer Hawkins showed off her incredible figure in is timeless
a hot, red jumpsuit from the previous season. This season, we see it
taken up a notch with block colour tailored suits (think mens suits)
taking the stage.
Spring racing season is synonymous with femininity, a popular look that is holding strong is sheer detailing.
A shorter dress with a mid-length lace overlay is a good look, tulle and chiffon are also contenders
for the season.
Floral, lace, frills and all things girly are sure fire winners! Block colours and bold prints will
also be prominent.
Ostrich feathers are a different feature to have made an appearance on the runway recently, if you can make
it work for you, why not experiment? Isn’t that part of the fun of dressing for a Spring racing carnival?