1/31MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 06: Racegoers stumble as they make their way home following Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 6, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
Wet and wild at the 2018 Melbourne Cup
GALLERY: It’s just as notable a tradition as the great race itself ... Having a tiple or ten at Flemington for the Melbourne Cup, and without further ado, these are the defining photos of the boozy good times at Melbourne Cup 2018.
2/31MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 06: A racegoer loses her shoe in the mud as they make their way home following Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 6, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
3/31MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 06: Racegoers stumble as they make their way home following Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 6, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
4/31MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 06: Racegoers stumble as they make their way home following Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 6, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
5/31MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 06: Racegoers begin to make their way home following Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 6, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
6/31Racegoers are seen at the end of the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
7/31Racegoers are seen at the end of the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
8/31Racegoers are seen at the end of the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Dave Crosling) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
9/31MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 06: Racegoers make their way home following Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 6, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
10/31Racegoers are seen at the end of the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Dave Crosling) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
11/31Racegoers are seen at the end of the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Dave Crosling) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
12/31Racegoers are seen at the end of the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Dave Crosling) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
13/31Racegoers are seen at the end of the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Dave Crosling) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
14/31Racegoers are seen at the end of the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Dave Crosling) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
15/31Racegoers are seen at the end of the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Dave Crosling) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
16/31Racegoers are seen at the end of the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Dave Crosling) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
17/31MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 06: Racegoers make their way home following Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 6, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
18/31Racegoers are seen in the late afternoon on Melbourne Cup day during the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Stefan Postles) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
19/31Racegoers are seen in the late afternoon on Melbourne Cup day during the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Stefan Postles) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
20/31Racegoers are seen in the late afternoon on Melbourne Cup day during the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Stefan Postles) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
21/31Melbourne Cup Day races at Flemington Racecourse. 06/11/2018. Race 7. The Melbourne Cup. . Pic: Michael Klein
22/31Racegoers are seen during the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Dave Crosling) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
23/31The 2018 Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse. Flooding rain hits the track. Picture: Alex Coppel
24/31Racegoers are seen during the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Dave Crosling) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
25/31Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is kissed by a racegoer on Melbourne Cup day at the Corbould Park Racecourse on the Sunshine Coast, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Mr Morrison is on a four-day bus tour of Queensland. (AAP Image/Dan Peled)
26/31Punters in the mud at the 2018 Melbourne Cup Flemington. Picture: Jason Edwards
27/31MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 06: Racegoers stumble as they make their way home following Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 6, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
28/31Kieran Field cheers on a winner at the local races held at Elwick during Melbourne Cup Day. Picture: Luke Bowden
29/31Flash flooding in City Rd Southbank on Melbourne Cup Day. Racegoers trying to make their way to the races. Picture: Nicki Connolly
30/31Racegoers during the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Dave Crosling)
31/31Punters in the mud at the 2018 Melbourne Cup Flemington. Picture: Jason Edwards
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