Melbourne Cup 2011 and the Birdcage

Collage created from Channel 9's coverage of the Melbourne Cup 2011 at Flemington - my TV!
Melbourne Cup Day falls on the first Tuesday in November (last Tuesday).
In Victoria, it is celebrated as a public holiday because it is the climax of the Spring racing carnival season!

And behind the racing stakes are the high fashion stakes.
There is a special venue for the "beautiful people" to gather - invitation only.
It is known as the Birdcage - a series of marquees.
Stores such as Myer have marquees and Saab has returned this year to the Birdcage, but many believe the Emirates marquee is the most exotic!
I have never been to the Melbourne Cup, (nor really is it my kind of experience), but I do watch the happenings on TV!
Inside the Emirates Birdcage, Melbourne

The first 10 place getters were:
1. Dunaden
2. Red Cadeaux
3. Lucas Cranach
4. Americain
5. Manighar
6. Lost In The Moment
7. Fox Hunt
8. Niwot
9. Unusual Suspect
10. At First Sight
105,979 attended the 2011 Melbourne Cup and witnessed possibly the closest finish in the race's history.
ABC News Online created a LIVE blog of the Melbourne Cup!

Melbourne Cup gala
Social calendar highlight
Tracks of hooves and frills


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