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In pictures: Melbourne Cup style | |
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Australia's Melbourne Cup is known as the race that stops the nation. | Australia's Melbourne Cup is known as the race that stops the nation. |
Certainly, some of the outfits on display at race tracks around the country today could stop you in your tracks. | Certainly, some of the outfits on display at race tracks around the country today could stop you in your tracks. |
The most stylish and the most outlandish dressers often favour a fascinator but on race day almost anything goes, as photographer Sahlan Hayes discovered at Sydney's Royal Randwick Racecourse, where thousands went to watch the race broadcast on big screens. | |
Hats, headpieces, "hatinators", fascinators - some are even called perchers. Whatever the moniker, Melbourne Cup day is a big day for Australia's estimated 400 milliners. | Hats, headpieces, "hatinators", fascinators - some are even called perchers. Whatever the moniker, Melbourne Cup day is a big day for Australia's estimated 400 milliners. |
You will find champagne, prawns and salmon trackside but some people favour a simpler fare. | You will find champagne, prawns and salmon trackside but some people favour a simpler fare. |
Style gurus say, when at the races, consider your hem length, wear a hat and hosiery and don't take off your shoes. But who cares about rules? | Style gurus say, when at the races, consider your hem length, wear a hat and hosiery and don't take off your shoes. But who cares about rules? |
Melbourne Cup's fashion stakes are not just for the ladies. | Melbourne Cup's fashion stakes are not just for the ladies. |
And it's not just about fashion. In New South Wales and Victoria alone, an estimated A$180m (£98m, $157m) has been spent betting on races today. | And it's not just about fashion. In New South Wales and Victoria alone, an estimated A$180m (£98m, $157m) has been spent betting on races today. |
You can win with just a few dollars, a bit of luck and faith in your favourite horse. | You can win with just a few dollars, a bit of luck and faith in your favourite horse. |
Some people actually come to watch the horses. | Some people actually come to watch the horses. |
You hold your breath as your horse makes its way around the track, but only a few will be winners on the day. | You hold your breath as your horse makes its way around the track, but only a few will be winners on the day. |
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