Melbourne Cup

Fine line-up on track and off

Fine line-up on track and off

The weather put a damper on many outfits at Melbourne Cup Day at the Wingatui racecourse yesterday.

Stars come out for Melbourne Cup

Stars come out for Melbourne Cup

Sarah Jessica Parker, Dita Von Teese and the Kardashian sisters are among the stars jockeying for position as the biggest drawcards in the celebrity stakes at today's Melbourne Cup carnival.

Megan leaping into Cup mode

Megan leaping into Cup mode

After once donning silks for race meets, Megan Brick will be wearing something slightly more ladylike for today's Melbourne Cup.

Cup brimmeth over

Cup brimmeth over Sure, we got soaked to the skin, but after two years of saving and planning, the 150th Melbourne Cup turned out to be worth the wait Dene Mackenzie takes a fond look back.

Fashion the winner on the day...

Fashion the winner on the day...

Images from the Melbourne Cup festivities around Otago.

Racing: Hayes, Brown cop Melbourne Cup fines

Racing: Hayes, Brown cop Melbourne Cup fines

David Hayes' comments that vets who scratched Changingoftheguard from the Melbourne Cup were knuckleheads has cost the trainer $A2000 ($NZ2536).

Cup trifecta struck by more than 700 NZers

More than 700 New Zealand punters got at least some of the $8762.90 Melbourne Cup trifecta yesterday.

Video: Wingatui Race Day

Video: Wingatui Race Day Dunedin's weather Gods smiled on the thousands of people who turned out for a fine day of fashion, fillies and fun at the Wingatui racecourse today.

Shocking wins the Cup

Shocking wins the Cup

The New Zealanders had to bow to the superior staying ability of Shocking in today's rich Melbourne Cup, but there were some hard luck stories among them.

Racing: Changingoftheguard out of Cup

Angry trainer David Hayes has slammed vets who ordered Changingoftheguard out of the Melbourne Cup.

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