Thousands line up for Melbourne Cup parade

Thousands line up for Melbourne Cup parade

By Semi Turaga
Monday 31/10/2016

Thousands of people lined Melbourne's streets for a parade of horses, jockeys and trainers competing in the Melbourne Cup today.

The parade also featured retired Cup champions.

More than 100,000 people are expected to flock to Flemington tomorrow for the Melbourne Cup and rain will still be in the forecast.

The final field for tomorrow’s $6.2 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington has been decided.

One being Hartnell who has won the Turnbull Stakes, Jameka took the Caulfield Cup and Sir John Hawkwood took out The Metropolitan.

The Melbourne Cup will be at 4pm tomorrow.

Source: ABC

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