Fashions on the Field: Our Seven Favourite Melbourne Cup Outfits

Whether it's the classic black and white combos of Lexus Derby Day or the fabulous red frocks rocked during the "race that stops a nation" here's our pick of the best Melbourne Cup outfits following four days of Fashions on the Field, that saw fillies flock to Flemington Racecourse! 1. Sam Armytage The former…

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa06/11/20240Comments

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Melbourne Cup Carnival: What to Wear and When

Today is the 2023 Melbourne Cup, kicking off Australia’s favourite week of glamour, fashion, and sportsmanship across four incredible, fun-filled days. Whether you’re track-side with a glass of bubbly, or celebrating at home, after the year we've had, it's a great excuse to get all dressed up and have a little fun. Time-honoured traditions are…

ByDanielle Johansen07/11/20230Comments

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Melbourne Cup Facts And Trivia From Phar Lap To Michelle Payne

Want to impress your friends with Melbourne Cup facts and trivia? Former amateur jockey, hobby trainer and bookie Paddy O’Reilly has collated all the colourful history of the race that stops the nation in one easy to read book, Facts, Stats & Trivia of the Melbourne Cup. All the winners’ amazing stories and records are there over…

ByRobyn Foyster04/11/20230Comments

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Here’s Everything You Need For Your Melbourne Cup Sweep

If you've been put in charge of getting your Melbourne Cup Office Sweep organised, don’t fret: The Carousel has you covered. Simply decide on the cost you’d like to allocate per horse ($1, $2 etc), and the way you want to split the total prize pool – winner takes all, or percentage share for first,…

ByThe Carousel31/10/20220Comments

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Melbourne Cup Day: Ladies In Red

Melbourne Cup Day is here and it's going to be different this year that's for sure. With the public not allowed to the racing event of the year for the first time ever, we can only watch the horses on the telly. But that doesn't stop us at having a look at the fashions of…

ByBianca Spendlove03/11/20200Comments

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How To Drop A Dress Size Before Melbourne Cup Day

Melbourne Cup Day, the highlight of the racing calendar and the day that stops the nation, is just three weeks away - Tuesday, November 5. So now is the time to plan your show stopper dress. But like many, you might be thinking: How much weight can I lose in three weeks? And how…

ByIrena Geller20/10/20190Comments

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Fashion, Celebs And Godolphin’s First Lexus Melbourne Cup Win

Flemington Racecourse saw a day of fabulous fashion, celebs and Godolphin's First Lexus Melbourne Cup win in what is famed as the day that stopped the nation. A crowd of 83,471 witnessed Godolphin and Great Britain claim their first Lexus Melbourne Cup win, and jockey Kerrin McEvoy his third victory in the $7.3 million race at…

ByThe Carousel06/11/20180Comments

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Giddy Up With 2017 Melbourne Cup Day Racing And Fashion

Happy 2017 Melbourne Cup Day! And congratulations to owner Lloyd Williams, trainer Joseph O'Brien and jockey Corey Brown for winning today's $6.25m Emirates Melbourne Cup with Rekindling at Flemington Racecourse. Here's some fun facts we thought you'd enjoy about this special day in Melbourne and the Cup Carnival in Flemington where more than 90,000 racegoers are expected…

ByRobyn Foyster07/11/20170Comments

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Nikki Phillips Wows Racegoers At The Melbourne Cup Carnival

Model and blogger Nikki Phillips certainly turned heads at the 2016 Melbourne Cup Carnival. The stunning New Zealander, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2009, was dressed for success at Flemington Racecourse in an exquisite Misha outfit during the week where she appeared in the Birdcage and at the L'Oreal Paris Powder Room,…

ByThe Carousel04/11/20160Comments

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All The Melbourne Cup Carnival Highlights

It started with a touching tribute to the late, great Cups king Bart Cummings, then climaxed with the best Cup result imaginable – the first win by a female jockey in the 155-year history of the famous race. No one will ever forget the memorable moment battler Michelle Payne returned on the outsider Prince…

ByThe Carousel07/11/20150Comments