The Melbourne Cup has been run and won on a — surprise, surprise — soggy day in Melbourne.

With scores of punters flocking and frocking to Flemington in their finest, the race that stops a nation continued to divide and conquer an Australian population that either deplores or adores the first Tuesday in November.

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From the fashions on the field to the incredible Jamie Melham creating history, here are the five quick hits from Melbourne Cup Day 2025.

1. It's called fashion, sweetie

The fashions on the field are something that this reporter knows as much about as the actual horses on the track, which is namely "not

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