More than 100,000 people will turn out under sunny skies at Flemington today for the 154th running of the Melbourne Cup.
Ten internationals will run in the Cup, with Japanese stayer Admire Rakti the favourite ahead of local hopes Fawkner, Lucia Valentina and Signoff.
Follow all the day's action, on and off the track, in our live blog.
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