Maitland punters donned their finery and placed their bets on Tuesday to celebrate the race that stops a nation.
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While a number of clubs and pubs were packed for the running of the Melbourne Cup, crowds were particularly good at The George Tavern Green Hills and The Bradford hotel at Rutherford.
About 250 people packed The George Tavern and about 550 at The Bradford.
Bradford Manager Neil Hedges said it was the biggest Melbourne Cup day the pub has experienced for a few years.
"The last two Melbourne cups have been a bit hard with COVID, so it's good to see everyone is happy to be out again."
"We had our Melbourne Cup special luncheon, as we do every year," he said.
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