Punters began arriving at the western Sydney venue as early as 10am this morning.
Some were drawn by the nine-race local program. Others simply wanted to soak up the atmosphere.
A nine-race program with a NSW focus has been scheduled for the day, with punters able to view the big race at 3pm.
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Royal Randwick will host a scaled back 'picnic' style series of races due to construction works at the venue.
Despite the Sydney-centric celebrations, the Melbourne Cup was still the race on most people's minds with many pitching race-favourite Americain for a win later today.
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