Photo gallery: Sunshine Coast residents celebrate 2022 Melbourne Cup

Frilly frocks and sharp suits were on display as Sunshine Coast punters braved the wet weather for the Melbourne Cup race meet at Caloundra. See the photo gallery.

Sunshine Coast residents stopped to feast on a spectacular 2022 Melbourne Cup today, with Gold Trip galloping past 22 thoroughbreds across 3200 metres to snatch first place for the 162nd event.

The six-year-old horse, ridden by jockey Mark Zahra, triumphed over second-place Emissary, and third-place High Emocean.

While 80,000 spectators enjoyed the event at Flemington Racecourse, plenty of punters on the Sunshine Coast dressed up in colourful outfits to cheer on their favourite horse.

Check out our photo gallery below.

Callum Lewis and Felicity Osborne at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Sharon Svalbe, Carla Aberley and Pula Spence at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Emma Grehan, Arch Horton, Matt Henricks, Katya Dziduch, Mollie Lewis, Sean Phelan and Cian Thomas at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Emma Grehan, Cian Thomas, Mollie Lewis and Katya Dziduch at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Felicity Tarrant and Taylor Spencer at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Claire Nankervis and Andie Sellers at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Isabella Eldridge, Gabriella Morandin and Emily Blanchard at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Ethan Gillett, Tia Walsh and Kayla Wood at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Mark Webster, Jai Magdalinski, Steve Thomson, Nicola Young and Tayla Hayden at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Lily Foster and Samantha Bridge at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Felicity Osborne, Callum Lewis, James Deane and Sabrina Lewis at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Tayla Hansson, Taylor Hamilton, Peta Andrew and Brittany Goddad at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Georgia Dures, Xuxa Alexander, Taylah Davis and Dakota Rendell at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Nakia Goodall, Alvaro Jimenez and Shantel Jobson at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Caitlin Cherry, Charli Cavanagh, Kaylah Newcombe and Eliza Mathers at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Hannah O'Connell and Chelsea Lockhart at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Jackie Shroff, Alicia King and Asha Flaherty at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Jaime Williams and Lauren Brown at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Georgia Dures, Xuxa Alexander, Taylah Davis and Dakota Rendell at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Cerys Henry, Kayla Dunne and Esme Munro at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Lilly Ochman, Mia Smith and Ruby Hartzenberg at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Caitlin Cherry, Charli Cavanagh, Kaylah Newcombe and Eliza Mathers at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Josh McLachlan, Sarah Binns, Jenny Roberts and Charlotte Gozzard at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Cerys Henry at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Cerys Henery and Nathan Poole at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Kayla Dunne, Cerys Henry, Nathan Poole, Esme Munro at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Deb Sanders, Lyn Kamerling, Narelle Rosin and Diane Kersnovske at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Brian Miass, Doler Ticay, Zoe Durcan, Gary James and Col Browne at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Jaime Williams and Lauren Brown at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Josh McLachlan, Sarah Binns, Jenny Roberts and Charlotte Gozzard at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Chelsea Sinn and Jana Stadelmann at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Stacey Christian and Kim Cameron at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Steph Bragg and Taryn Delaney at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Courtney Burns, Clayton Anderson and Kate Anderson at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Marie Poulton and Julie Mears at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Jackie and Brian Kelly at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Maya and Eden Farimbella with Jacob Stinson and Brodie Grazier at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Dallas Judge and Tayla Draper at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Mark Webster, Jai Magdalinski, Nicola Young and Tayla Hayden at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Simone Irwin and Helle Peterson at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Courtney Burns and Kate Anderson at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Haylee Spedding, Josh and Jeremy Smith at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Simone Irwin, David Luckeraft and Helle Peterson at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Jeff and Charm Crawford at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Jeff Crawford, Karen Faa and Charm Crawford at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Sharon and Michael Morris at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Christine Bormann and Virginia Buckley at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Dan Homewood and Brent Clarke at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Janine Fergusion at Melbourne Cup Race Day, Caloundra. Picture: Patrick Woods.