How to run the Melbourne Cup

No sporting event in Australia attracts as much public attention as the Melbourne Cup, with spectators coming out from behind the trees to watch the country’s most famous race.

The race among the work office, family and friends has become an annual tradition for many, and if you had to organize one, don’t worry! We have all the information you need on how to get it up and running.

How does this work? Basically, you put all the horses in a hat and everyone chooses one before the race. Whoever has the winner receives the main prize.

Of course, you can vary this amount as much as you like depending on how much money you receive from each and how you divide the prizes.

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$5 is a good amount to play for, giving you a $120 prize pool, although you can convert it to a dollar coin if you really want to do it just for fun.

You then have the option of putting all the money on the line for the winner as the top prize, or splitting it between places, and then perhaps a goodwill prize for the last finisher.

If you’re working with a $120 prize pool, a good difference could be $60 for the winner, $30 for second place, $15 for third, $10 for fourth, and $5 for last place to get your money back.

Keep in mind that there are 24 horses entered into the Melbourne Cup – you may not have exactly 24 people on hand! This is where you will need to find your own creative solution depending on how many people you serve.

Of course, you probably don’t want to make 24 tokens, one for each horse, yourself. The good news is that there are plenty of resources that can already do this for you.

You can see some very simple options in PDFs created by Racenet and Punters.com.au. They have two-page downloads that you can print out to do your inspection.

Cut the tokens on the first page and use the second to keep track of who drew which horse. A similar option is available in Just Horse Racing, the PDF of which is only one page long.

An even easier way to do this is to use Racenet’s sweep generator. All you have to do here is enter the names and number of participants, as well as the amount of money each is putting in, and the website will automatically select names for you.

Of course, this may take away from the fun of doing it all yourself… but it’s quick!

You can also find a completed review in your local newspaper.