The Story of the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s Greatest Race is an elaborate coffee-table book, three years in the making. At more than 300 pages, the publication, filled with essays, illustrations and a stunning collection of images, offers the most extensive historical and cultural account of this great event and its champions. The Melbourne Cup is an international sporting event, with participation from horses and trainers across the world. It’s fitting, then, that The Story of the Melbourne Cup is a world-class publication, telling a global story.
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