Punters scream while watching horses cross the finish line. Photo: Christine O'Connor : Slideshow: Melbourne Cup Day at Wingatui

Race-goers (from left) Jordyn Patterson (18) Holly Ellis (19) Tayla Martin (18) and Caitlin Thomson (18), all of Dunedin, pose in the sun. Photo: Peter McIntosh : Slideshow: Melbourne Cup Day at Wingatui

Haylee Deblecourt (left, 18) and Toni Mercer (21), of Dunedin, get into the atmosphere. Photo: Peter McIntosh : Slideshow: Melbourne Cup Day at Wingatui

Aiden Tyler (18 months), of Dunedin, retreats to the shade. Photo: Peter McIntosh : Slideshow: Melbourne Cup Day at Wingatui

A man watches from the stand at the Wingatui Melbourne Cup day races yesterday. Photo: Peter McIntosh : Slideshow: Melbourne Cup Day at Wingatui

A man slightly worse for wear. Photo: Peter McIntosh : Slideshow: Melbourne Cup Day at Wingatui

Tess McKean, 21, Bella Berry, 20, Lily Bowman, 20, Claudia Wharfe, 20, at the Wingatui Races. Photo: Christine O'Connor : Slideshow: Melbourne Cup Day at Wingatui

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Andy Rapson (25). Photo: Peter McIntosh : Slideshow: Melbourne Cup Day at Wingatui

From left Lucia Duffy (21) Luke Maker (22) and Kate Horn (20) during the 2018 Melbourne Cup Wiungatui races at Wingatui on Tuesday. Photo: Peter McIntosh : Slideshow: Melbourne Cup Day at Wingatui

From left Jennifer O'Connell (21) and Isabel Hulme (20) The 2018 Melbourne Cup Wiungatui races at Wingatui on Tuesday. Photo: Peter McIntosh : Slideshow: Melbourne Cup Day at Wingatui

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A group of women enjoy the races. Photo: Peter McIntosh : Slideshow: Melbourne Cup Day at Wingatui

From left Jordyn Patterson (18) Holly Ellis (19) Tayla Martin (18) and Caitlin Thomson (18) all of Dunedin during the 2018 Melbourne Cup Wiungatui races at Wingatui on Tuesday. Photo: Peter McIntosh : Slideshow: Melbourne Cup Day at Wingatui