It's the race that stops the nation and plenty of local punters chose the Tamworth Jockey Club to perch up and watch the Melbourne Cup.
A capacity crowd of double vaccinated punters flocked trackside to show off their finest suits, dresses and fascinators, with the traditional fashions in the field competition in full swing.
When the clock struck 3pm, all eyes turned to the big screen for the running of the 161st Melbourne Cup.
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Screams of joy filled the air as James McDonald guided the Chris Waller trained Verry Elleegant to victory ahead of hot favorite Incentivise and Spanish Mission in third.
Verry Elleegant's victory marked the first time the horse coming out of barrier 18 has won the $7.75 million, 3200 metre race.
Check out all the photos captured by Northern Daily Leader photographer Peter Hardin in our photo gallery.
- This story first appeared on The Northern Daily Leader website.
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Ben Jaffrey
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
