{"id":144888,"date":"2023-11-07T08:40:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T08:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=144888"},"modified":"2023-11-07T08:40:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T08:40:49","slug":"drunken-carnage-at-the-races-as-85000-punters-get-legless-celebrating-the-melbourne-cup-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/sport\/drunken-carnage-at-the-races-as-85000-punters-get-legless-celebrating-the-melbourne-cup-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Drunken carnage at the races as 85,000 punters get legless celebrating the Melbourne Cup | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

DRUNKEN carnage broke out at the races as 85,000 punters got legless celebrating the Melbourne Cup.<\/p>\n

Racegoers ploughed into Flemington racecourse in Australia to see 7-1 hotshot Without A Fight thrash rivals and give jockey Mark Zahra back-to-back wins in the 'race that stops a nation'.<\/p>\n


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But the party really started after the last race when revellers showed the effects of a big day's drinking and betting.<\/p>\n

One woman lost control completely as she fell backwards off her seat and crashed into the ground – while still clutching her drink.<\/p>\n

Her mates were in stitches watching her tumble over with just one shoe on.<\/p>\n

Another bloke fell backwards off his chair with his head narrowly missing a pile of cans that had built up on the floor.<\/p>\n

Others kicked off their heels and partied and danced to a live band while police patrolled the enclosures.<\/p>\n

Racegoers left drinks and litter strewn everywhere after they went all out celebrating Derby Day last weekend.<\/p>\n

And it looked like a repeat was on the cards after Without A Fight stunned red-hot favourite Vauban to the \u00a32.5million winner's prize.<\/p>\n

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But a late drift in the market told as he faded to 14th after hitting the front a couple furlongs from home.<\/p>\n

Zahra – who was fined \u00a326,000 after winning on Without A Fight two weeks ago – flew home down the centre of the track.<\/p>\n

Although he branded himself an 'idiot' for his celebration when speaking afterwards.<\/p>\n

He stuck two fingers up at the crowd to mark winning the race in successive years after victory on Gold Trip 12 months ago.<\/p>\n

And he said: "I was giving the two fingers signal for two winners. I don\u2019t know what I was thinking. Idiot."<\/p>\n

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