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- Race date: November 4, 2008
- Race time: 3:00 p.m., Australian Eastern Standard TimeVictoria Racing Club: Emirates Melbourne Cup Day 2008
- Location: Flemington Race Course, Flemington, AustraliaCulture.gov.au: Melbourne Cup
- Distance: 3,200 meters (nearly two miles)Culture.gov.au: Melbourne Cup
- Winner's purse: $4.4. millionBloomberg.com: O'Brien, Weld Get Quarantine Clearance...
- Field limit: 24 horses; final field is decided after final race on Saturday, November 1, 2008About.com: Melbourne Cup 2008
- 2008 Cup is the 148th consecutive race since 1861About.com: Melbourne Cup 2008
- Strict quarantine protocols were put in place for the Melbourne Cup after an outbreak of equine influenza in 2007; outbreak was first of its kind in AustraliaBloomberg.com: O'Brien, Weld Get Quarantine Clearance...
- 2007 winner: Efficient
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The 148th Melbourne Cup thoroughbred horse race was scheduled for November 4, 2008. The 3200 meter handicap race is run on the first Tuesday of November each year at the Flemington Race Course outside Melbourne, Australia. The Melbourne Cup, considered one of the most prestigious internet thoroughbred races in the world, is known as "the race that stops a nation."Culture.gov.au: Melbourne Cup Victoria Racing Club: Emirates Melbourne Cup Day 2008
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