Australians have shown once again that when it comes to letting loose, we cannot be beat.
The Melbourne Cup Carnival — the annual horseracing extravaganza headlined by the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday — traditionally kicks off with Victoria Derby Day with fans cramming into Flemington.
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The 168-year-old race for three-year-olds over 2500m was run and won in a photo finish for the Chris Waller-trained Riff Rocket on Saturday, but the star as usual were the revellers.
Victoria Racing Club expects to host more than 250,000 people across the four days of racing, including Melbourne Cup day.
And the festivities appeared to get off to a well mannered start but there was no doubt the fans enjoyed themselves.
It was a huge day at Flemington, capped off by an epic finish in the main race as Riff Rocket claimed the photo finish, just beating favourite Apulia at the line.
