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Glammed-up punters have begun spilling into Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse for 'the race that stops the nation' with a striking woman in a pastel power suit setting the bar for fashionable arrivals.
The iconic race will be fought out by 23 runners at Flemington Racecourse at 3pm on Tuesday in front of 10,000 fully-vaccinated racegoers after Matt Cumani-trained outsider Future Score showed signs of lameness.
Around 70 per cent of attendees at the 161st Melbourne Cup will be Victoria Racing Club members with only five per cent of tickets offered to a few hundred members of the public.
Punters will be separated into three zones they cannot stray from and will need to be fully vaccinated, wear a mask indoors and be seated to eat and drink.
A woman in a baby pink power suit has set the bar for fashionable arrivals at the 2021 Melbourne Cup
The glamorous punter wore a matching pink pantsuit with a blue tie and striking white hat
Another glamorous arrival opted for a peach mini-dress and accessorised with a large pink bow and white bag
