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Glengarry Court Melbourne Cup party organiser Jennifer Milburn (front) leads party-goers during the 2017 Wingatui Melbourne Cup race day.

Bryleigh Geary (19), Kiana Pelasio (19), Nic Laughton (18) and Renee Cranstoun (19), all of Dunedin, enjoy the day out at Wingatui yesterday.

Chrissy Edwards, Muriel Templer and Win Reid, all of Cromwell, enjoy Melbourne Cup day at the Cromwell Town and Country Club.

Enjoying Melbourne Cup ‘‘Hawea Style’’ at the Hawea Community Centre yesterday are Denise Brown (the Banker) and Barbara Mackenzie (Barb the Blacklisted Bookie), both of Hawea.

Enjoying a Melbourne Cup day lunch at the Brydone Hotel are Waitaki District Council staff Jessica Mason, Rhiannon McLean, Tricia LeSueur, Jessie Knight and Monique Hamilton.

Patrick Bishop and Georgia Matheson enjoy the Wingatui event.

Kylie Hayes, of Dunedin, is all aflutter in the Fashion in the Field event at Wingatui.

Casey McRae-Williamson, of Dunedin, competes in the Fashion in the Field event.

Mitch Wallace-Abernethy, Anita Van Turnhout, Kayla Herd, Georgis Coll, Mandy Van Turnhout and Ashleigh Cole.

Jennie Hasler-Jacobs and Brian Jacobs.

A group of punters gather to watch the finish of race 5 at Wingatui yesterday.

Ella Montgomery, of Dunedin, competes in the fashion event.

Lauren Miller, Kate Lynch, Sophie Wood and Linn Strandberg, all of Queenstown, enjoy the Melbourne Cup party at The Ballarat Trading Co in Queenstown.

Vernetia Cairney, of Dunedin, winner of the Fashion in the Field event at Wingatui.

A group of young punters gather after the Melbourne Cup race was televised at the Wingatui event. PHOTO: CHRISTINE O'CONNOR

Stephanie Rowe (18), of Dunedin. Photo: Christine O'Connor

Jack Green, of Greymouth, Ethan Macmillan, of Waimate and Chris McNoe, of Dunedin at the Wingatui races. Photo Christine O'Connor

Lillie Bouman, Logan Hohaia and Melie Ferrier, all of Dunedin, at Wingatui. Photo: Christine O'Connor

Tim Coates (18) and Jessica Coulston (17) of Mosgiel at Wingatui. Photo: Christine O'Connor
People were out in force around Otago yesterday to celebrate the running of the Melbourne Cup.
Photos: Peter McIntosh, Philip Chandler, Kerrie Waterworth, Hamish MacLean, Pam Jones