Flemington Racecourse Flemington Racecourse Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is the world's richest handicap and the world's richest 3200 metre horse race. The racecourse is situated on low alluvial flats, next to the Maribyrnong River. The area was first used for horse racing in March 1840. The Flemington Racecourse site comprises 1.27 square kilometres of Crown land. The course was originally leased to the Victoria Turf Club in 1848, which merged with the Victoria Jockey Club in 1864 to form the Victoria Racing Club.
Flemington, Missouri Flemington, Missouri Flemington is a village in Polk County, Missouri, United States. The population was 148 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. Flemington had its start in 1898 when the railroad was extended to that point. The community has the name of Robert Fleming, a first settler. A post office called Flemington has been in operation since 1898. Flemington is located at (37.805451, -93.502253). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2010, there were 148 people, 59