124 horses are entered for the Melbourne Cup, which will be run on November 1^st. 31 of the entries are from outside Australasia. For the first time ever, a Czech-owned and Czech-trained horse has been entered for this race, which is a handicap over two miles, for total prize money of six thousand two hundred Australian dollars. There is prize money for the first ten past the post.

7-y-o gelding Trip to Rhodos has for several seasons been the best Czech-trained stayer, and he has won good races here, at Bratislava, at Milan, and in Germany, and has been placed in a number of black-type races in France. The Melbourne Cup distance of two miles is ideal for Trip to Rhodos.  http://www.dostihyjc.cz/kun.php?ID=45060.

Trip to Rhodos is owned Jiří Charvát, president of the Jockey Club of the Czech Republic, and is trained by Pavel Tůma at Dvorce, in north Moravia.

It is a significant moment for Czech racing to have an owner sporting enough with a horse good enough to enter in the Melbourne Cup.

http://publicholidays.com.au/melbourne-cup-day/

https://www.racing.com/news/2016-08-30/melbourne-cup-first-nominations-announced

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/superracing/vic-racing/melbourne-cup-2016-the-nominations-for-the-3200m-staying-feature-at-flemington/news-story/90c1e1e5a034d691d3f3806ab8c261fb

http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/australia/default.aspx?id=90233