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The Melbourne Cup is Australia's most famous horse race held over a distance of 3200 metres at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.  Held on the first Tuesday of November each year the 'race that stops a nation' will be held on Tuesday, November 3, at 3pm.  Step back through time with pictures above of past Melbourne Cup events. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire four-day racing carnival will be crowd-free, with connections unable to attend Flemington for Tuesday's Melbourne Cup.

1890: Race horse Carbine wins the Melbourne Cup (after a painting by Stainforth). Pictures: GETTY IMAGES

Circa 1930: Horse racing taking place at Flemington Rcecourse, Melbourne, with the horses and riders returning after the Melbourne Cup race. Pictures: GETTY IMAGES

1988: Spectators drinking during the Melbourne Cup.

1990: Racegoer wearing a Fosters Lager top hat to the Melbourne Cup Race Day.

1990: Racegoer wearing a horror face mask to the Melbourne Cup Race Day.

1990: Jockey Damien Oliver rides New Zealand-bred Doriemus to victory during the $2-million Melbourne Cup over 3200 metres. Doriemus won by four lengths ahead of Nothin' Leica Dane and 1993 winner Ireland's Vintage Crop, third. Picture: WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)

1996: Picnics in the park, as the crowds gather before the start of the Melbourne Cup. Picture: Shaun Botterill/Allsport

1996: An official waits for the start of the big race during the Melbourne Cup. Picture: Shaun Botterill/Allsport

1996: A spectator dressed for the occasion during the Melbourne Cup. Picture: Shaun Botterill/Allsport

1996: A spectator finds comfort after a hard day at the races. Picture: Shaun Botterill/Allsport

1996: Spectators and their hats enjoy the day out during the Melbourne Cup. Picture: Shaun Botterill/Allsport

1996: Huge crowds gather before the start of the big race. Picture: Shaun Botterill/Allsport

1996: A general view of the horses as they round the bend during the Melbourne Cup. Picture: Shaun Botterill/Allsport

1996: Horse trainer Bart Cummings celebrates winning his 10th Melbourne Cup with horse Saintly during the 1996 Fosters Melbourne Cup.

1997: Doriemus with jockey Greg Hall, left, just fails to pip winner Might and Power with jockey Jim Cassidy on the line in the 137th running of the Melbourne Cup. Favourite Might and Power won the race by a nose in the race that stops the nation on the first Tuesday in November in the $2.2 million race. Picture: WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images

1998: Top New Zealand contender Aerosmith takes a swim after early morning trackwork in preparation for the world's richest handicap race - the $2.8-million Melbourne Cup. Controversy hit the Melbourne Cup with local trainers complaining that more qualified local horses had been made to miss out to accommodate international horses, whose owners have paid up to $100,000 to fly their horses in to compete in Australia's most famous horse race. Picture: WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images

1998: Jockey Chris Munch on New Zealand horse Jezabeel as he celebrates winning the world's richest handicap race, the Melbourne Cup. A Hong Kong court was told in 2007 that champion Australian jockey Christopher Munce gave race information gleaned from training sessions in exchange for middle-men placing huge bets on his behalf. The 37-year jockey, whose greatest triumph came when he rode Jezabeel to victory in the 1998 Melbourne Cup, also fixed his rides to match the tips he passed on, prosecutors allege. Picture: WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images

1998: Australian jockey Chris Munce is carried by promotional girls after winning the world's richest handicap race, the Melbourne Cup, aboard New Zealand horse Jezabeel.  Munce, facing jail after being convicted by a Hong Kong court in March 2007, of conspiring to trade tips in return for bets, became famous in the racing world when he won the 1998 Melbourne Cup. Picture: WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images

1998: New Zealand horse Jezabeel, right, with jockey Chris Munce aboard, hits the finish line ahead of Champagne to win the Melbourne Cup ahead of local horse Champagne and English stayer Persian Punch. Picture: WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images

1998: New Zealand horse Jezabeel, with jockey Chris Munce aboard, streaks to the winning line ahead of Champagne in the Melbourne Cup. Picture: WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)

1999: Nathan Hanly with Melbourne Cup favourite Mairdpour, during early morning trackwork at Flemington Racecourse. Picture: Stuart Milligan/ALLSPORT

1999: Jockeys return to the stable after early morning track work for the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Picture: Stuart Milligan/ALLSPORT

1999: The Melbourne Cup trophy. Picture: Jack Atley/ALLSPORT

1999: Trainers Nick Moraitis and Jim Maloney wave at fans during the Melbourne Cup Parade on the eve of the Melbourne Cup. Picture: Robert Cianflone/ALLSPORT

1999: Jockey Greg Childs waves to fans during the Melbourne Cup Parade. Picture: RobertCianflone/ALLSPORT

1999: Jockey Damien Oliver during the Melbourne Cup Parade. Picture: Robert Cianflone/ALLSPORT

1999: The Melbourne Cup Trophy is put on show during the Melbourne Cup Parade. Picture: Robert Cianflone/ALLSPORT

1999: Australian model Sarah O'Hare, Wendy Deng and Rupert Murdoch were part of the large crowd in attendance at the 1999 Melbourne Cup. Picture: Mark Dadswell/ALLSPORT

1999: Race fans  in the carpark during the 1999 Melbourne Cup. Picture: Mark Dadswell/ALLSPORT

1999: A racing fan surveys the track on Melbourne Cup Day. Picture: Stuart Milligan/ALLSPORT

1999: Fans enjoy the fashion and atmosphere on Melbourne Cup Day. Picture: Stuart Milligan/ALLSPORT

1999: Rogan Josh, second from left and ridden by John Marshall, leads the field to the finish of the Melbourne Cup. Picture: Robert Cianflone/ALLSPORT

1999: Rogan Josh, ridden by John Marshall, wins the 1999 Melbourne Cup. Picture: Mark Dadswell/ALLSPORT

1999: Jockey John Marshall celebrates his Melbourne Cup win with horse Rogan Josh. Picture: Mark Dadswell/ALLSPORT

1999: Trainer Bart Cummings raises the cup as he celebrates with connections, his 11th Melbourne Cup win with horse Rogan Josh. Picture: Mark Dadswell/ALLSPORT

1999: Rogan Josh, ridden by John Marshall, wins the 1999 Melbourne Cup. Picture: Stuart Milligan/ALLSPORT

1999: Fans dressed as nuns enjoy the atmosphere on Melbourne Cup Day. Picture: Mark Dadswell/ALLSPORT

1999: Race fans in the carpark during the 1999 Melbourne Cup. Picture: Mark Dadswell/ALLSPORT

1999: Trainer Bart Cummings kisses the cup as he celebrates his 11th Melbourne Cup win, with horse Rogan Josh, at the 1999 Melbourne Cup. Picture: Mark Dadswell/ALLSPORT

The Melbourne Cup is Australia's most famous horse race held over a distance of 3200 metres at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. <br>

Held on the first Tuesday of November each year the 'race that stops a nation' will be held on Tuesday, November 3, at 3pm. <br>

Step back through time with pictures above of past Melbourne Cup events.

This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire four-day racing carnival will be crowd-free, with connections unable to attend Flemington for Tuesday's Melbourne Cup.

Look back on Melbourne Cup photos

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