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2008 Melbourne Cup

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2008 Melbourne Cup

Summary

2008 Melbourne Cup is a horse race[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (horse_race category, ranking #94 of 850).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2008 Melbourne Cup won the Viewed[3].
  • 2008 Melbourne Cup is in the country of Australia[4].
  • 2008 Melbourne Cup's instance of is recorded as horse race[5].
  • 2008 Melbourne Cup's instance of is recorded as recurring sporting event edition[6].
  • 2008 Melbourne Cup followed 2007 Melbourne Cup[7].
  • 2008 Melbourne Cup was followed by 2009 Melbourne Cup[8].
  • 2008 Melbourne Cup's Commons category is recorded as 2008 Melbourne Cup[9].
  • 2008 Melbourne Cup's edition number is recorded as 148[10].
  • 2008 Melbourne Cup took place on November 4, 2008[11].
  • 2008 Melbourne Cup's sport is recorded as horse racing[12].
  • 2008 Melbourne Cup's attendance is recorded as {'amount': '+107280'}[13].
  • 2008 Melbourne Cup's uses is recorded as Flemington Racecourse[14].
  • 2008 Melbourne Cup's sports season of league or competition is recorded as Melbourne Cup[15].

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When and Where

2008 Melbourne Cup occurred on November 4, 2008[11]. It is in the country of Australia[4].

Context

Recorded instance of include horse race[5] and recurring sporting event edition[6]. 2008 Melbourne Cup followed 2007 Melbourne Cup[7]. It was followed by 2009 Melbourne Cup[8].

Why It Matters

2008 Melbourne Cup draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (horse_race category, ranking #94 of 850).[2]

FAQs

What awards did 2008 Melbourne Cup receive?

Honors received include Viewed[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Bahnfrend · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → 2008 Melbourne Cup (04).jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: 2008 Melbourne Cup (04).jpg"
  2. 2d ago · Bahnfrend · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → 2008 Melbourne Cup
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P373]]: 2008 Melbourne Cup"
  3. 13w ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Attendance → {'amount': '+107280'}
    Instance of → horse race, recurring sporting event edition
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q114609228]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780302015717"
  4. 13w ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Winner → Viewed
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1346]]: [[Q7928788]], ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/7e7e14be6724|details]])"
  5. 13w ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → horse racing
    Uses → Flemington Racecourse
    Instance of → horse race, recurring sporting event edition
    Imported from → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2283]]: [[Q5458630]], ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/d2feaa98b536|details]])"
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