- Heading to the Cup? Don’t forget to use #WaggaGoldCup on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook!
6.30PM: That’s it from us today, folks. Have a great night out (or in, if that’s the plan) and we hope today’s been one of the best Gold Cups you’ve been to.
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Meanwhile, our photographers are pumping out the photos from today and we’ll all the pictures up this evening.
Here’s to 2016!
6PM: We’ve updated our Your #WaggaGoldCup gallery – almost 100 photos of racegoers enjoying the day.
5.35PM: And in case you missed it earlier, here’s where all the parties are at tonight.
There’s plenty on. Here’s what you’ll find in the CBD:
- Commercial Club – Listen to the soothing sounds of Cathy Wall straight after the Gold Cup from 5.30pm.
- Duke Hotel – X-Ray Cat will rock the house from 7pm.
- Home Tavern – The Convicts will take no prisoners as they place from 7.30pm.
- Romano’s Hotel – DJ Harry Gillett will warm up the crown from 10.30 before Sydney DJ Keyes takes over.
- RSL Club – Enjoy some R&R from 7pm.
- Union Hotel – All aboard as The Passengers take you on a journey from 9pm.
- Victoria Hotel – Crowd favourites The Mighty Yak will play all your favourite tunes from 9.30pm before the nightclub opens upstairs from 10pm.
- William Farrer – Relax in the beer garden or chill out to retro DJ Goon.
Find out what’s happening in the suburbs here.
5.30PM: The marquees are closing and thousands are about to hit the Wagga CBD.
If you haven’t left yet and are planning on catching a bus, you’d better be quick. The last buses leave the MTC at 6pm.
The trip will set you back $5.
5.05PM: Let’s step away from the horses for a moment – after all, there are thousands of people at the MTC today and they all have a story.
Meet Kerry Lloyd, who was born on Melbourne Cup day in 1936. There hasn’t been a year he’s missed the races, notching up an incredible 45 Melbourne Cups and even more Wagga Gold Cups.
4.50pm: And the Gold Cup has been presented. Watch here:
4.45pm: Let’s take a look back over one of the earlier races.
Glen Boss’s Gold Cup win was his second for the day, after taking out the Guineas in the sixth race of the day.
It gave a Wagga carnival victory to two of the biggest names in racing, Boss and Melbourne trainer Peter Moody.
Boss went straight to the front of Stratton and the chestnut kicked strongly in the straight to steal a race-winning lead.
“The dry track was the big key,” Boss said.
4.37pm: The cup favourite, Gypsy Diamond, ran third.
4.30PM: Landlocked has won the 2015 Wagga Gold Cup.
Top jockey Glen Boss celebrated past the post.
Faust placed second.
Third is still to be decided after a photo finish.
4.25PM: And we’re about to start… here comes the Cup! Watch here.
4.20PM: Have you been using the #WaggaGoldCup hashtag? We’ve got some great pictures of people and punters enjoying the day, click this link to have a peek.
4.15PM: It’s the father and son team of Chris and Nick Heywood who found success earlier during race four with Leucura, initially rated a 30-1 chance.
4.05PM: Just 20 minutes to go the massive 2000 metre Wagga Gold Cup. While it might not stop the nation like the Melbourne Cup, excitement has been building around the MTC. Today’s always been a favourite of Mangoplah’s Kerry Lloyd.
3.55PM: Champion jockey Glen Boss has added another win to his collection, riding home Statton for Peter Mooney in the six race of the Wagga Gold Cup.
3.15PM: It’s Waga’s biggest race day and it’s certainly busy, if you missed out on getting down to the MTC, our journalist Brodie Owen can show you just how busy it actually is.
3PM: Heywood-owned Leucura stormed home in just over 57 seconds to win race four.
2.20PM: Trainer Tim Martin has thanked the heavens after his horse Heavens Above came home for a win at $2.30. It took the entire straight to win, but it bodes well for Martin ahead of the Scone Guineas.
2.15PM: While we wait for race four, there’s contest for fashions on the field is becoming pretty fierce.
2.00PM: Race three has been won by Poncherello followed by Night on Fire, Fircely Defiant and Nriangi. Poncherello won in 77 seconds.
1.55PM: We asked five racegoers what they thought was the best part of Wagga’s biggest racing day. What do you think is the best part?
1.45PM: And here’s the proof – some of the gents contesting the Man of the Day title.
1.40PM: The first fashions on the field events are under way!
1.35PM: The first of our photos are coming in. Les Smith has sent back this shot of Danny Beasley on board Angus Rock passing the post to take out the first race of the day earlier.
Angus Rock ran first, Cries of Joy second, McHawi third and Istanbul fourth.
1.15PM: The first of the fashionistas will be on show in front of the grandstand between race 2 (1.20pm) and race 3 (1.55pm).
First up in fashions on the field are the Man of the Day and Stylish Couple.
1.10PM: In racing news, champion Sydney trainer Chris Waller is keen to make today’s Wagga Gold Cup his own.
Waller got his first taste of Wagga Gold Cup success when he trained the quinella in last year’s event and it has driven him to return and make the race his own.
A funeral will prevent Waller from making his way to Wagga for the Cup but he is confident his two representatives, Trade Commissioner and Our Voodoo Prince, can make a mark.
1.05pm: Who are you backing in Race 2?
12.50PM: And here’s Race 1.
12.40PM: While we wait for the first race to get under way, take a look through the snaps from yesterday’s successful Town Plate Day. The full gallery is here.
12.35PM: The first race is only 10 minutes away. Here’s the field and tips from the DA’s racing reporter Matt Malone.
12.25PM: Speaking of fashion, make sure you keep an eye out for our Daily Advertiser photographers down at the Murrumbidgee Turf Club today.
Laura Hardwick will be snapping away to get the Hot 100 for 2015, and the countdown will begin to find the most popular trackside outfit for this year.
Take a look at last year’s Hot 100 by clicking the link below. Pictured is winner Zac Graham
12.15PM: Here are the basics you need to know for today (other than to have a fantastic time!)
- Race 1 – 12.45pm
- Race 2 – 1.20pm
- Race 3 – 1.55pm
- Race 4 – 2.30pm
- Race 5 – 3.05pm
- Race 6 – 3.45pm
- Race 7 – WAGGA GOLD CUP – 4.25pm
- Race 8 – 4.50pm
As for fashions, they’re spread throughout the day, between races.
Man of the Day and Stylish Couple are judged and announced between races two and three.
Make sure you’re in front of the grandstand between races three and four to catch the winners of the millinery award and young contemporary.
The big fashions title – lady of the day – is announced between races four and five.
12PM: The gates have opened, the marquees are filling and Wagga’s biggest race day is under way. We’ve got reporters and photographers on the ground today, bringing you the latest in racing, fashion and the social scene.
It’s a glorious day for it!
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