Abstract

Every year in Australia, at 3 PM on the first Tuesday in November, the entire country stops. It stops, listens, and watches…a horse race, the Melbourne Cup. Many countries have their own iconic horse race, such as the Kentucky Derby in the United States and the Grand National in the United Kingdom, to name just a couple of major races. Horse racing has contributed much to modern day culture, some good and some not so good, but it has also provided a wonderful axiom, “horses for courses”. The meaning is clear: the features of horse races vary substantially, in their length and conditions, favoring some horses and disadvantaging others.

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