[Editor: This article was published in the The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, 19 April 1881.] Lochinvar Races. (By our own Reporter.) The annual meeting of the Lochinvar Jockey Club took place yesterday (Easter Monday) in the presence of about 300 spectators, of which a small number were ladies. As the races were […]
The Melbourne Cup [horse race]
26 July 2012 by · Leave a Comment
The Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup is the most famous horse race in Australia. It began in 1861 and has been held every year since. It is held on the first Tuesday in November, with the race starting at 3 p.m. The Cup is a race for thoroughbred horses, three years old and over, with […]
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