From it’s inaugural running in 1861 when it attracted just a handful of mostly local runners to the present day where it is a world famous event, each year the Melbourne Cup creates it’s own piece of history. This year the Melbourne Cup will carry a record $6,000,000 with another $200,000 worth of trophies, with the actual Cup itself valued at $175,000. But money can’t buy the happiness winning the great race supplies. Affectionately known as “The race that stops…