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Victoria Racing Club scores huge crowds
By Mark Ryan
19:13 AEST Sat Nov 7 2009

The Victoria Racing Club has weathered the financial crisis with only a modest attendance decline of around 27,000 at its four-day Melbourne Cup carnival.

The total for the week at Flemington was 368,416, down from last year's 395,470.

Families flocked to Emirates Stakes day on Saturday with a crowd of 78,478 which was the third highest recorded for the final day of the carnival.

Last Saturday's Derby Day was the most popular with an attendance of 107,645, while the Melbourne Cup day crowd on Tuesday was a healthy 102,181 and Thursday's Oaks Day drew 80,112.

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