The 2012 Melbourne Cup Carnival is the highlight of spring racing in Victoria and features four magnificent days of racing in early November at Flemington racecourse in Melbourne.
The Victoria Racing Club (VRC) administers racing at Flemington racecourse and Melbourne Cup week is one of the biggest events on the sporting calendar each year in Australia and the jewel in the crown of the 2012 Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival in Melbourne.
AAMI Victoria Derby Day on Saturday 3rd November 2012 is the first day of the four-day Flemington spring racing carnival with the Group 1 AAMI Victoria Derby the feature race of the day for three-year-olds over 2500 metres.

The following Tuesday 6th November 2012 is Melbourne Cup Day where the 'race that stops a nation' takes centre stage held in front of more than 100,000 racing fans at Flemington. The Group 1 Melbourne Cup is the richest handicap race in the world over 3200m (2 miles) and is always held on the first Tuesday in November each year.
Two days later on Thursday 8th November 2012 is Crown Oaks Day where the countries best fillies gather together for the Group 1 Crown Oaks over 2500 metres, while Emirates Stakes Day on Saturday 10th November 2012 is the final day of the four-day Flemington carnival with the Group 1 Emirates Stakes over 1600 metres the feature race of the day.
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2012 AAMI Victoria Derby Day Program |
2012 AAMI Victoria Derby Day - Saturday 3rd November 2012
Derby Day takes place on the Saturday before Melbourne Cup Day and is widely recognised as one of the greatest days of racing anywhere in the world, with four Group 1 races, two Group 2 races and three Group 3 races on the card, including the AAMI Victoria Derby.
| 1 |
11.20am |
$253,000 |
Gr3 |
Carbine Club Stakes |
1600m |
3yo SW |
| 2 |
12.00pm |
$251,500 |
Gr3 |
The Lexus Stakes |
2500m |
Quality |
| 3 |
12.40pm |
$302,000 |
Gr2 |
Wakeful Stakes |
2000m |
3yoF SW+P |
| 4 |
1.20pm |
$502,500 |
Gr1 |
Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1200m |
3yo SW |
| 5 |
2.15pm |
$1,002,500 |
Gr1 |
Mackinnon Stakes |
2000m |
WFA |
| 6 |
3.00pm |
$1,510,000 |
Gr1 |
AAMI Victoria Derby |
2500m |
3yo SW |
| 7 |
3.45pm |
$502,500 |
Gr1 |
Myer Classic |
1600m |
F&M WFA |
| 8 |
4.30pm |
$302,000 |
Gr2 |
Salinger Stakes |
1200m |
Handicap |
| 9 |
5.10pm |
$251,500 |
Gr3 |
Chatham Stakes |
1400m |
Handicap |
2012 AAMI Victoria Derby $200 Bonus Bet Offer
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2012 Melbourne Cup Day Program |
2012 Melbourne Cup Day - Tuesday 6th November 2012
Melbourne Cup Day, on the Tuesday, is the biggest day of the week long carnival at Flemington and it's the social event of the year in the city of Melbourne, with the highlight being the running of the Melbourne Cup at 3pm.
| 1 |
10.20am |
$101,500 |
LR |
Agl Stakes |
1000m |
2yoF Sw |
| 2 |
11.00am |
$101,500 |
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Schiavello Plate |
1700m |
Mares Hcp |
| 3 |
11.45am |
$101,500 |
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Lavazza Long Black |
2800m |
0-95 Hcp |
| 4 |
12.30pm |
$151,500 |
LR |
Herald Sun Stakes |
1400m |
Mares SW+P |
| 5 |
1.15pm |
$101,500 |
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Schweppes Tonic 1000 |
1000m |
3yo SW+P |
| 6 |
2.00pm |
$151,500 |
LR |
Lexus Hybrid Plate |
1400m |
3yoF SW+P |
| 7 |
3.00pm |
$6,200,000 |
Gr1 |
2012 Melbourne Cup |
3200m |
Handicap |
| 8 |
3.55pm |
$151,500 |
LR |
Johnnie Walker Stakes |
1800m |
Handicap |
| 9 |
4.35pm |
$101,500 |
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Mss Security Sprint |
1200m |
Handicap |
| 10 |
5.15pm |
$101,500 |
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Tabcorp Handicap |
1400m |
0-89 Hcp |
2012 Melbourne Cup
The $6,175,000 Melbourne Cup will take place on Tuesday 6th November 2012 at Flemington racecourse over a distance of 3200 metres under handicap conditions. The 2011 Melbourne Cup was won by Dunaden from Red Cadeaux and Lucas Branach.
2012 Melbourne Cup $200 Bonus Bet Offer
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2012 Crown Oaks Day Program |
2012 Crown Oaks Day - Thursday November 3rd, 2012
Crown Oaks Day celebrates a day of fashion for the females and is known as 'Ladies Day', with the main race of the day being the Crown Oaks for fillies.
| 1 |
12.20pm |
$101,500 |
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La Vie En Rose Vase |
1800m |
0-89 Hcp |
| 2 |
1.00pm |
$101,500 |
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Crown Promenade Trophy |
1700m |
3yoF Hcp |
| 3 |
1.40pm |
$151,500 |
LR |
G.H.Mumm Stakes |
1100m |
Mares SW+P |
| 4 |
2.20pm |
$151,500 |
LR |
Gucci Stakes |
1200m |
3yoF SW+P |
| 5 |
3.00pm |
$101,500 |
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Tcl Electronics Plate |
1400m |
0-89 Hcp |
| 6 |
3.40pm |
$151,500 |
LR |
Myer Fashion Stakes |
1800m |
3yo Hcp |
| 7 |
4.25pm |
$1,005,000 |
Gr1 |
Crown Oaks |
2500m |
3yoF SW |
| 8 |
5.10pm |
$151,500 |
LR |
Swisse Vitamins Stakes |
1100m |
Handicap |
| 9 |
5.50pm |
$101,500 |
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Grazia Ultimate Style |
1600m |
Handicap |
2012 Crown Oaks $200 Bonus Bet Offer
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2012 Emirates Stakes Day Program |
2012 Emirates Stakes Day - Saturday November 5th, 2012
Emirates Day is the final day of the carnival and the focus is on families, with the day known as 'Family Day', with the Emirates Stakes the feature race of the day.
| 1 |
11.30am |
$151,500 |
Gr3 |
Maribyrnong Plate |
1000m |
2yo SW |
| 2 |
12.10pm |
$101,500 |
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Handicap |
1600m |
0-95 Hcp |
| 3 |
12.50pm |
$101,500 |
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Antler Luggage Handicap |
2000m |
0-95 Hcp |
| 4 |
1.30pm |
$151,500 |
LR |
Hilton Hotels Stakes |
1400m |
3yo Hcp |
| 5 |
2.15pm |
$1,002,500 |
Gr1 |
Patinack Farm Classic |
1200m |
WFA |
| 6 |
3.00pm |
$1,005,000 |
Gr1 |
Emirates Stakes |
1600m |
Quality |
| 7 |
3.45pm |
$302,000 |
Gr2 |
Matriarch Stakes |
2000m |
Mares SW+P |
| 8 |
4.30pm |
$251,500 |
Gr3 |
Queen Elizabeth Stakes |
2600m |
Quality |
| 9 |
5.10pm |
$101,500 |
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Emirates Airline Handicap |
1400m |
4yo&up Hcp |
2012 Emirates Stakes $200 Bonus Bet Offer
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2011 Melbourne Cup Carnival |
An amazing 355,086 racing fans flocked to the four days of the 2011 Melbourne Cup carnival, with Cup day alone drawing 105,979 people to Flemington racecourse in Melbourne.
- 2010 Victoria Derby day crowd: 92,336
- 2010 Melbourne Cup day crowd: 105,979
- 2010 Crown Oaks day crowd: 71,659
- 2010 Emirates Stakes day crowd: 85,112
Dunaden wins 2011 Melbourne Cup
The 2011 Melbourne Cup result was an all international affair with French stayer Dunaden winning the race by the narrowest of margins from England's Red Cadeaux who finished second, beaten a millimetre, while German horse Lucas Cranach finished third.

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