The Emirates Melbourne Cup is competed for in which sport?

The Emirates Melbourne Cup has been the official name given to the world’s richest "two mile" handicap race since Emirates, the largest Middle Eastern airline, signed a seven-year sponsorship deal with Racing Victoria back in 2004. That deal was subsequently extended and Emirates continue to sponsor the Group 1 Emirates Melbourne Cup.

The Emirates Melbourne Cup is Australia's most prestigious annual thoroughbred horse race. It is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. Conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse as part of the spring carnival in Melbourne, Victoria. The event starts at 3pm on the first Tuesday in November and is known locally as "the race that stops a nation".

The Melbourne Cup has a long tradition with the first race held in 1861 over two miles (3.219 km) but was shortened to 3,200 metres (1.988 mi) in 1972 when Australia adopted the metric system.