The Melbourne Cup Carnival, one of the biggest sporting events in Australia, saw one of the country’s largest tourism successes. Spanning over four sunny days, it attracted over 318,854 local, regional and international attendees who flocked to enjoy the racing, fashion, entertainment and hospitality of the world’s most vibrant racing event.

The 156th Emirates Melbourne Cup came to an exciting finish with the narrow victory by Almandin cementing Lloyd Williams’ place in the rich history of the race.

The thrills continued on Crown Oaks Day, with 120-1 chance Lasqueti Spirit providing a huge upset, while on the opening day of the Carnival, James Cummings became the fourth trainer of the Cummings dynasty to win the AAMI Victoria Derby when Prized Icon took the honours in the classic for three-year-olds.

墨尔本杯赛马嘉年华除了是澳大利亚旅游业强劲推动力，也是最大型体育赛事之一；横跨阳光灿烂的4天，吸引逾31万8854名来自当地、区域和国际的参加者涌入享受这项集赛马、时尚，娱乐和热情于一身的年度动感盛典。

第156届阿联酋墨尔本杯的亮点是由名驹Almandin最终赢得胜利，这也是具备丰富阅历的著名马主Lloyd Williams再次取得辉煌成就。

另外，持续精彩刺激的皇冠橡树日，LasquetiSpirit结果以120-1的赔率大爆冷门。而在嘉年华开幕日JamesCummings作为Cummings朝代的第四名练马师赢得AAMI维多利亚达比日经典3岁组的荣誉大奖。

The Melbourne Cup Carnival came to a close with Saturday’s Emirates Stakes Day. A strong crowd of 70,351 witnessed Stephen Baster ride the Leon and Troy Corstens-trained Awesome Rock to take out the
$2 million feature race of the day.

Malaguerra, for trainer Peter Gelagotis and jockey Ben Melham, claimed the sprinting battle, winning the $1million Darley Classic.

The Carnival saw over 511 horses compete in 37 races with more than $18 million in prize money. The organiser has also made the effort to reach out to new audiences via a live stream by Channel 7 on Twitter that saw the hashtag #MelbourneCup trend number one worldwide. Live coverage of the Emirates Melbourne Cup reached 2.96 million viewers around the country, while PLUS7 Live delivered
575,000 streams.

The Birdcage Enclosure played host to international and local celebrities including Elsa Pataky, Curtis Stone and Gina Rinehart at Emirates; Scott Eastwood at Sensis; Maria Menounos at Mumm; Bec Hewitt and Ashleigh Brewer at Lavazza; and Jennifer Hawkins and Kris Smith at Myer, while nine-time Olympic gold medallist and special guest of Crown, Usain Bolt, thrilled racegoers when he presented the Crown Oaks trophy to winning connections on Thursday.

墨尔本杯赛马嘉年华终于在周六举行的阿联酋赌注日落下帷幕，共7万351观众见证Stephen Baster骑着练马师Leon与Troy Corstens精心训练的赛马Awesome Rock，赢取了200万澳元的奖金。

至于练马师PeterGelagotis和骑师BenMelham携同名驹Malaguerra，冲刺战役赢得达利经典赛的100万澳元奖金。

这项盛会在37场比赛中共有511匹赛马参赛，奖金超过1800万澳元。组织单位也通过社交网络Twitter的Channel7进行实况转播，而带有#MelbourneCup的主题标签也高居全球范围热度的榜首。阿联酋墨尔本杯现场直播覆盖全国共290万观众，而PLUS7Live提供57万5000分流平台。

TheBirdcage区域依旧迎来国际和当地明星名人，包括代表阿联酋的Elsa Pataky, Curtis Stone和Gina Rinehart ; Sensis的Scott Eastwood ; Mumm的Maria Menounos ; Lavazza的BecHewitt和Ashleigh Brewer ; 还有Myer的JenniferHawkins与Kris Smith，而9次田径赛跑奥运金牌得主兼特别嘉宾Usain Bolt为皇冠橡树赛主持颁奖。

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