Melbourne Cup Day 2022 photos: The sporting royalty in attendance
Cricket great Brian Lara attends Cup
West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara attends the TAB marquee in the Birdcage.
Football icon lands at Flemington
Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson is a huge horse racing fan.
He flew to Australia last week especially for the spring carnival, attending the Golden Eagle in Sydney on Saturday before flying down to Melbourne, where he posed for a photo at Flemington.
Ferguson has owned numerous horses over the years, of which the best known was Rock Of Gibraltar.
It won more than £1 million pounds across the years, and won races in the UK and USA in the early 2000s.
Rock Of Gibraltar died on October 23 having enjoyed retirement as a stud.
Cody Simpson sings the national anthem
Australian popstar turned professional swimmer Cody Simpson sings the national anthem ahead the Melbourne Cup.
"Alright, Cody Simpson can sing," one Twitter user wrote after the rendition.
Warne kids pose for the camera
Shane Warne's children Brooke Warne and Jackson Warne pose at Flemington Racecourse.
Roosters legend decked out for Cup
Sydney Roosters great Anthony Minichiello and his wife Terry Biviano attend Flemington Racecourse.
Swimming sisters spotted at Flemington
Superstar sisters Bronte Campbell and Cate Campbell take a break from the pool to pose trackside at Flemington Racecourse.
Melbourne Cup rainbow amid gloom
A rainbow appears over Flemington Racecourse following the running of the Melbourne Cup.
Hail hits Flemington
Race fans take cover as hail and rain batter Flemington.
All races run
A mud-spattered Michael Dee returns to scale on Vespertine after winning race 10, the MSS Security Sprint.
Happy bunch
Melbourne Cup-winning trainers David Eustace and Ciaron Maher pose with jockey Mark Zahra and connections of Gold Trip.
