Australian's love their horse racing, no more so than in Victoria and this year the runs from 29th August through to 28th November with the main action coming in around the middle of October.
The racing world, literally, focuses on this 86 day carnival, with 50 days of racing action and 80 race meetings bringing out the very best of Australian and International thoroughbreds for world-class horse racing action.
Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday in Melbourne and Victoria only, and is always on a Tuesday. In fact, it's always held on the first Tuesday in November, every year. A public holiday and of course many people have the day off work however the general held view is "No point going to work on the Monday, take a long weekend" .. and why wouldn't you?
However, for the race itself, most of Australia, will take time out to watch the race. Many offices across Australia stop work closer to the time of the main race to celebrate the event. Activities include office parties that feature hat and dress competitions, staff lunches at restaurants and afternoon teas where a television is available so workers can watch the main race. Bets are made on this day – even those who usually do not bet try their luck with a small wager or entry in a sweep, a lottery in which each ticket holder is matched with a randomly drawn horse.
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