Punters light up Cup Day despite dreary backdrop

Punters light up Cup Day despite dreary backdrop

A colourful crop of racegoers has brightened a bleak Melbourne sky at Flemington Racecourse for the nation's biggest horse race.

Crowd colour and a pop icon overcome cloudy Melbourne Cup skies

Overcast skies break into sunshine as Robbie Williams draws cheers from punters at the 166th running of the Melbourne Cup.

Thrills for Bec Judd; Robbie Williams gets crowd jumping as racegoers soak up the Melbourne Cup

Pop superstar Robbie Williams and Hollywood A-lister Jamie Foxx have brought the star power to Flemington as throngs of celebrities, sports stars and punters got fired up for the race that stops the nation.