Thousands of glammed up racegoers will be a little worse for wear after a long day living it up at the Melbourne Cup.
The Melbourne Cup
Revellers let loose for the race that stops the nation, showing plenty of skin on the stunning 30C day at Flemington Raceway as Western Australia-born jockey Mark Zahra rode Without a Fight to victory on Tuesday.
But the wild celebrations took their toll on some racegoers.
Two women in designer dresses were photographed going head over heels as they laid back in deck chairs.
Others were so excited they passionately kissed trackside while one woman was even pictured licking her friend.
Here, Emmanuels Blog takes you inside the aftermath of the glamorous event.
Melbourne Cup racegoers nervously clutched their betting slips as tensions mounted ahead of the big race.
But once Without a Fight crossed first about 3.03pm Melbourne time, tension eased and the partying really began.
It was jockey Mark Zahra’s second successive Melbourne Cup winning ride, after he took Gold Trip across the line first in 2022.
He is only the ninth jockey in the Cup’s glittering 163-year-history to score back-to-back wins.
In 2023 Soulcombe stormed to second, with Sheraz also pulling clear of the pack to fill the places, and for the lucky few, to complete the trifecta, which paid a handsome $10,668.10.
