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Vow and Declare captured the 2019 Melbourne Cup, known as the "race that stops a nation." Australia's most famous race runs without fans Monday night in the US. (Image: Getty)

Australia’s Melbourne Cup: ‘The Race That Stops A Nation’ Tonight

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While American horse racing fans prep for this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Australian sports fans will be shutting their nation down for tonight’s Melbourne Cup. Dating to 1861, the Melbourne Cup doubles as not only the most important race in Australia, but as one of the country’s most iconic […]