Punters queued for hours outside Flemington Racecourse before bursting through the gates to secure a coveted spot for this year's Cup.
Crowds were gathered bright and early outside the gates of Flemington Racecourse for the 2023 Melbourne Cup, in scenes reminiscent of the Boxing Day sales.Jeremy De Souza was in line early to beat the long queues outside the racecourse gates and secure a coveted shaded spot in the new grandstands.
"This is the race before the race, so got the flats on with the heels in the bag and a different hat," Ms Minahan said.Brett Adams and Mark Secombe embarked on a road trip down from Queensland to back Cup favourite Gold Trip. Paul Friend travelled from Dunedoo in New South Wales to attend this year's Cup, and said he had been attending, on and off, for 25 years."If there's a scratching and one of the top jockeys can't make it, I'm on standby just near the mounting yards, so come on down and I'll throw the leg over," he said.
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