Punters let their hair down for a day of racing at the Ipswich Cup - and there'll be some sore heads tomorrow Racegoers enjoy party atmosphere at Ipswich Cup Small fire before the meet did not stop the day READ MORE: Racegoers soak up sunshine at Royal Randwick By David Southwell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:32 EDT, 22 June 2024 | Updated: 09:45 EDT, 22 June 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Thousands of racing fans turned out in style for the annual Ipswich Cup - despite a fire threatening to disrupt the event the night before. Fire crews were called to the Bundamba track, west of Brisbane , on Friday night after a small electrical fire ignited in the Ipswich Turf Club's old grandstand. Thankfully the blaze did not do any substantial damage and punters were able to arrive at the track for the major event on Queensland 's racing calendar as planned on Saturday.
Racegoers flocked in their thousands to the Ipswich Cup, a major event in Queensland's racing calendar Punters dressed to the nines for the Ipswich Cup on Saturday Attendees of various ages turned out in style for the Ipswich Cup, west of Brisbane, on Saturday Temperatures reached a maximum of 20C for the racing event in Ipswich One happy attendee is seen taking a selfie as the event kicked off on Saturday Three friends are seen heading into the Ipswich Turf Club for the racing event on Saturday Two mates are seen taking some time out on the grass amid the horse racing The sun was shining for punters who flocked to.
