ic ▁wrest lers ▁of ▁Bulg aria ▁Category : W rest lers ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : World ▁Wrestling ▁Championships ▁medal ists ▁Category : M old ovan ▁exp atri ate ▁sports people <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Mar ib yr n ong ▁Pl ate ▁is ▁a ▁Victoria ▁Racing ▁Club ▁Group ▁ 3 ▁Thor ough bre d ▁horse ▁race ▁for ▁two - year - olds , ▁at ▁set ▁weights , ▁over ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁metres , ▁at ▁F lem ington ▁Race course , ▁Melbourne , ▁Australia ▁on ▁the ▁O aks ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁V RC ▁Spring ▁Car n ival ▁in ▁November . ▁ ▁Total ▁prize ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁race ▁is ▁A $ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁race ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Mar ib yr n ong ▁River , ▁which ▁is ▁in ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁F lem ington ▁rac et rack . ▁The ▁river ▁has ▁often ▁flo oded ▁the ▁rac et rack ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁case ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁the ▁race ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁V RC ▁Spring ▁Car n ival , ▁Victoria ▁Derby ▁Day . ▁ ▁Dist ance ▁▁ 1 8 7 1 – 1 9 7 1 ▁- ▁ 5 ▁f url ongs ▁( ~ 1 0 0 0 ▁metres ) ▁▁ 1