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The 2024 Melbourne Cup, known commercially as the 2024 Lexus Melbourne Cup, was the 164th running of the Melbourne Cup, an Australian thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 5 November 2024 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. [2] The final field for the race was declared on 2 November 2024. [3]
The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse.It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and older, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club that forms part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
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The shortest-priced favourite in Cup history was Phar Lap when he won in 1930 at 8-11 ($1.72).; Metrication – The race was originally held over two miles (about 3,218 metres), but following Australia's adoption of the Metric system in the 1970s the current distance of 3,200 metres was adopted in 1972.
Grigor Dimitrov wins the men's singles title at the 2024 Brisbane International, defeating Holger Rune, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4. [7] 8 January – Germany wins the 2024 United Cup tennis tournament. [8] 13 January – The Socceroos win their first match in the AFC Asian Cup in Qatar, defeating India, 2-0. [9]
Weekend Today co-host and former newsreader Jayne Azzopardi debuts on the weekday Today show as newsreader, after Brooke Boney announces she would be leaving the breakfast show earlier in 2024. [183] The Australian Broadcasting Corporation announces its ABC News division has refreshed its logo.
The 2023 Melbourne Cup, known commercially as the 2023 Lexus Melbourne Cup, was the 163rd running of the Melbourne Cup, an Australian thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 7 November 2023 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. The final field for the race was declared on 4 November 2023. [1]
Officially launched as The National Today Show, [1] Today is Australia's longest running morning breakfast news program. [2] The show premiered on 28 June 1982. The original hosts, Steve Liebmann and Sue Kellaway , spent four years together before Liebmann left to present the evening news for Network Ten in Sydney.