The horses were fast, the alcohol was flowing and the memes, they were dank.
It was the calm before the storm in the lead up to the race, but there was still plenty of great chat being thrown around by Australia’s infamous Twitter bandits:
The fashion at the races raised a few eyebrows and dropped a few dacks:
While the actual race left most heartbroken:
Except for one guy…
At least we all got to watch the race though – the poor battlers trying at Eagle Farm in Queensland were out of luck as the power to the big screen cut out:
People’s reactions to Almandin owner Lloyd Williams record-breaking fifth win were…mixed…