subject: Get to the Emirates Melbourne Gold Cup [print this page] Get to the Emirates Melbourne Gold Cup Get to the Emirates Melbourne Gold Cup
They say that time stands still in Australia for this event and that's pretty much true with 100,000 people present on the day and a further umpteen million listening or watching on the TV and radio to the iconic $6.175 million Emirates Melbourne Cup.
The Group 1 Emirates Melbourne Cup is one of the world's most famous and best-regarded thoroughbred races. This 3200m race is Australia's richest and is run at 3pm on the first Tuesday of November each year.
Fashion Finals
First on the track will be Myer Fashion on the Field which is the final of Australia's most prestigious fashion competition; state finals are held from February through to October in Tasmania, South Australia, NSW, Queensland and Western Australia with the Victoria winner selected at the Carnival itself. The quest is to find Australia's most glamorous and stylishly dressed women.
Men are not excluded with the best of the dandy's on show on Derby Day for the Men's Race-wear section.
Categories include Race-wear, Design Award, Millinery Award
Judging is based on style and originality, attention to detail, appropriateness for the event & climate, grooming and deportment and interpretation of current fashion trends.
Prizes
There is a shopping list of luxury items for the lucky winners, these include a 12 month contract for a Lexus RX350, a luxury trip to the Hong King International Races, gift cards for Myers worth $6000 and $4k watches plus lots more vouchers, tickets luggage and fine wines.
If you are lucky enough to find yourself in Victoria in early November you will no doubt get swept along with the excitement whether or not you have an interest in racing; I guess we all have a fascination for a thrilling event and this one is definitely one of the best!
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