1/40Aquis Park CEO Steve Lines and Natalie Ogbourne at the Gold Coast Turf Club. Picture: Tim Marsden
Melbourne Cup Day glamour on Coast
RACE fans on the Gold Coast certainly know how to party - especially on Melbourne Cup Day. Check out our bumper gallery from the Turf Club and venues across the city.
2/40All eyes on the race .. punters at the Gold Coast Turf Club. Picture: Tim Marsden
3/40Fashions on The Field judges Andrew Claridge and Becky Lamb.
4/40Ryan McPherson, Billie Tanner and Tre Symons. Picture: Tim Marsden
5/40Liz Farrance, Britney Belmar and Lili Moir. Picture: Tim Marsden
6/40Sasha Jarrett, Cassidy Kidman, Emily Wall and Lilee Attenborough. Picture: Tim Marsden
7/40Jonathon Brown and Ryan Keating. Picture: Tim Marsden
8/40Read Nicholson, 23, from Talai and Amy Carberry, 22, from Helensvale at the Gold Coast Turf Club. Picture: Tim Marsden
9/40Glenn and Mel Keegan looking glamorous on cup day at the Gold Coast Turf Club. Picture: Tim Marsden
10/40Ami Nagakawa and Yuka Adachi dressed up for Cup Day. Picture: Tim Marsden
11/40Linder Bourke and Adrian Black at the Gold Coast Turf Club. Picture: Tim Marsden
12/40Abbie Hollanby, 22, and Darcy Watt, 23, enjoy the atmosphere at the Gold Coast Turf Club. Photo: Tim Marsden
13/40Contestants in Fashions on The Field share a joke on stage. Picture: Tim Marsden
14/40Luigi and Sons Mobile Barber proprietor Joey D'Adderio with customer Paolo Saltafossa at the Gold Coast Turf Club. Picture: Tim Marsden
15/40Anne Reynolds, Louise Chambers and Ellie Hughes.
16/40Katherine Grimmond, 18, and Vanessa Cavarretta, 21, enjoying the day at the Gold Coast Turf Club.
17/40The girls from Esteem Medi-Spa Jessica Green, Jocelyn Gough and Marta Bentley at The Dome at the Gold Coast Turf Club. Picture: Tim Marsden
18/40Enjoying the atmosphere in The Dome at The Gold Coast Turf Club were Rachel Hughes, Vanessa Milburn and Angela Bell.
19/40Glamorous Gold Coast couple Effie and Andrew Cliff from Paradise Waters at the Gold Coast Turf Club.
20/40Winners are grinners ... Peter Harris, Bruce Teichert and Lesley Chow celebrate their win on the Cup at The Gold Coast Turf Club.
21/40Jessica Pickering, Lilly Mayes, Alexandra Mayes and Tara Carroll at White Rhino Bar & Eats in Surfers Paradise for Melbourne Cup Day celebrations.
22/40Amanda Blanks and Artesian Hospitality partner Matt Keegan at White Rhino Bar & Eats in Surfers Paradise. Picture: Bree Maloney
23/40Marc Lewis, James Holland, Sean Lewis, Andrew Boston and Josh Baxter at White Rhino Bar & Eats for Melbourne Cup Day.
24/40Remy Lester, Lucy Bruton, Jackie Cross and Christie Perrin at Nineteen at the Star for Melbourne Cup Day. Picture: Brian Usher
25/40Nineteen at the Star partner Simon Gloftis and Melissa Usher at Nineteen for the Melbourne Cup. Picture: Brian Usher
26/40Jennifer Kachel and Damien Pocock at Nineteen at the Star for Melbourne Cup Day. Picture: Brian Usher
27/40Nicole Finn, Bree Miller, Callista Williams and Nicole Brugman at Nineteen at the Star. Picture: Brian Usher
28/40Cheryl Mather at Melbourne Cup celebrations at the Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort. Picture: Regina King
29/40Grace Miller at Melbourne Cup celebrations at the Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort. Picture: Regina King
30/40Erica Mason and Karly Ayling at Nineteen at The Star Gold Coast. Picture: Regina King
31/40Emma Tomkins at Nineteen at The Star Gold Coast. Picture: Regina King
32/40Melinda Tory and Karen Kinnersly at Melbourne Cup celebrations at the Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort. Picture: Regina King
33/40Jennifer Kachel at Nineteen at The Star Gold Coast. Picture: Regina King
34/40Johanna Beaufoy, Narni McKay, Deb Clark at Nineteen at The Star Gold Coast.Picture: Regina King
35/40Simone Mulherin, Samantha Blackford and Lauren Fairhall at Melbourne Cup celebrations at the Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort. Picture: Regina King
36/40Tijana Djordjevic, Amelia Heslop and Britta Lowe at Nineteen at The Star Gold Coast. Picture: Regina King
37/40Kimberly Lauren, Annie McMillan, Laura Barnes and Samantha Davies at Nineteen at the Star in Broadbeach. Picture: Brian Usher
38/40Kimberly Lauren and Josh Longhitano at Nineteen at the Star in Broadbeach. Picture: Brian Usher
39/40Candice Benfield, Erin Stuart, Melissa Fitzgerald and Belinda Foley at Nineteen at the Star. Picture: Brian Usher
40/40Courtney Schofield, Mikaela Schofield and Krysta Small at Nineteen at the Star in Broadbeach. Picture: Brian Usher
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