Australia Where YOUR horse finished in the 2020 Melbourne Cup

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Twilight Payment stormed home to win the 2020 Melbourne Cup in an extraordinary race at Flemington Racecourse.

The $26 runner led from the start to pip a resurgent Tiger Moth and Prince of Arran to the finish line and claim the cup in the race that stops the nation.

So how did your horse fare?

© Provided by Daily Mail Twilight Payment has won the Melbourne Cup in front of an empty grandstand at Flemington (pictured). Twilight Payment, trained by Joseph O'Brien, crossed the post before Tiger Moth in second and Prince Of Arran in third place

Jockey Jye Mcneil took home the $4.4million first prize for owner Lloyd Williams in the $7.75million race that stops the nation on Tuesday.

'There's too many emotions... It's a very big moment,' Mcneil said as he rode back to the winners circle.

'I've got goose bumps. First and foremost, I'd like to thank Joseph O'Brien, Mr Williams, and the whole family for the opportunity today.

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'I'm absolutely stoked I could pull it off.'

© Provided by Daily Mail Jockey Jye McNeil rides Twilight Payment to victory in race 7 of The Lexus Melbourne Cup

However, the celebrations were muted as news began to circulate the race's top-rating horse, Anthony Van Dyck, had broken down after failing to finish the race.

Racing Victoria's executive general manager Jamie Stier later confirmed on Tuesday afternoon the horse had been euthanised after sustaining a fractured fetlock.

'The horse received immediate veterinary care, however he was unable to be saved due to the nature of the injury sustained,' he said.

'Our sympathies are extended to the owners of Anthony Van Dyck, trainer Aidan O'Brien and all his staff who cared for the horse and are greatly saddened by their loss.'

Jockey Hugh Bowman dismounted and a horse ambulance met Anthony Van Dyck on the track.

Horrified spectators took to social media after spotting the horse's injury, with one saying she saw its leg 'hanging off the fetlock (joint near base of the leg).'

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Melbourne Cup -winning jockey Corey Brown, who has backed Anthony Van Dyck to win the race, said the empty racecourse was a huge advantage for the international raiders. "He will have plenty of supporters in the Cup because he has the ideal profile of being a lightly raced northern hemisphere

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This year's Melbourne Cup was like no other as racegoers were not allowed to attend the event due to the coronavirus pandemic.

© Provided by Daily Mail Jye Mcneil smiles for the camera after winning the Lexus Melbourne Cup on Tuesday

© Provided by Daily Mail Jye Mcneil riding Twilight Payment to the Melbourne Cup title.  The $26 runner led from the start to claim first place in the race that stops the nation

This year's Melbourne Cup was like no other as racegoers were not allowed to attend the event due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Attendance for the race that stops the nation has been dwindling, last year falling to its lowest point since 1995 as the temperature didn't creep above 19C.

In Melbourne, the temperature is expected to top 29C - the warmest Cup day since 2014 when the city recorded 29.4C.

Melburnians can have two adults plus dependents from one household visit their house, with Cup organisers selling home-delivered gourmet food and alcohol packs curated by the likes of Neil Perry.

Alternatively, race-goers can opt to flock to parks and public gardens in groups of up to 10 to make the most of the fine weather.

Pubs and bars are also hoping to cash in on Tuesday's traditionally bumper trading day after finally reopening to customers last week.

Dozens of businesses are hosting Cup day-themed events across the city, with outdoor and indoor dining limits of 50 and 20 respectively.

Fashion is always a feature of the entire four-day carnival and this year's Cup competition will go ahead with a twist.

The rebranded Fashion on The Front Lawn will allow trendsetters and dress-up types to don their finest fascinators, frocks and suits from the comfort of home.

Despite the absence of on-track betting, serious and occasional punters across the nation are expected to have a flutter to the tune of millions on the main race.

TAB expects to process over 100,000 wagers a minute at peak times on Tuesday, its biggest trading day of the year.

'We take as many as 20 million bets on the day,' Tabcorp's wagering managing director Adam Rytenskild told AAP.

Earlier, the Melbourne Cup field was reduced to 23 runners, after the late scratching of one of the runners on Tuesday morning.