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Melbourne Cup Carnival 2022: Racegoers flock to Flemington Racecourse for Derby Day

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Melbourne Cup Carnival 2022: Racegoers flock to Flemington Racecourse for Derby Day

Melburnians are celebrating the first day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Sydney's are partying at Rosehill Gardens. It was the biggest Derby Day crowd since 2019. Most of them were locked out of Flemington for the last two years due to Covid-19 restrictions. On Saturday, Manzoice won the $2 million Victoria Derby. Michael Dee piloted Chris Waller's colt home. On Tuesday, 100,000 Melbourne Cups racegoers will pack Flemmons. The first time in three years the track will host a capacity crowd on Melbourne Carts Day. There were no crowd in 2020 and only 10,00 double-vaccinated racegoers allowed last year.

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