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THE Bunbury Cup is the biggest day of the South West Autumn Racing Carnival with more than 7,000 people expected to spend the day at the Bunbury Turf Club.
The Bunbury Mail will be providing live updates throughout the day with journalists Andrew Elstermann and Shanelle Miller on course.
If you want to be involved in our coverage use the hashtag #BunburyCup2014 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to join in the fun.
5:35pm: Young Knight wins the final race of the day. Second was Jinsky Magic and third was Leshabon.
5:15pm: GALLERY: We've compiled a stack of awesome social photos from the day as well as shots from the Fashions in the Field competition.
You can check out all the photos here.
4.57pm: Classique Ivory wins the 2014 Bunbury Cup! The horse was paying $17.50 for the win. In second place was Operational and third past the post was Summah's Touch.
Classique Ivory was ridden by Shaun O'Donnell.
4:30pm: The main race, the XXXX Gold Bunbury Cup, is just over 20 minutes away and the anticipation is building dramatically on track.
While you wait why not check out this interview with Race 6 winning jockey Damian Lane.
4.21pm: Ocean Cracker has won Race 8, the William Barrett and Sons Vase. In second was Chorus Boy and in third Just Hoping.
3:39pm: International jockey Noel Callow wins the State of Origin race aboard Not a Single Drop. Mr Balfire ran second with Tranquila Start third.
3:15pm: VIDEO: See footage of the State of Origin jockeys being introduced to the crowd at the Bunbury Cup below.
3:00pm: Beauty and the Beast holds off the competition to win Race 6. Media Alert and Always A Smile came in second and third respectively.
Check out the video of the winning jockey Damien Lane after the race.
2:45pm: VIDEO: Fashions on the Field proved popular with crowds flocking to see the competition. Watch and listen to the one of the contestants talking about their outfit below.
2.35pm: We have compiled a gallery of the best photos from the Bunbury Cup which were social media photo. To check out if you or your friends are featured click here.
If you want your photo to be included in the gallery then hashtag #BunburyCup2014 on Twitter or Instagram.
2:21pm: Sunhaven, which was paying $61.70 for the win, takes out Race 5 from Corella and Fair Achiever.
2:00pm: VIDEO: From the bookmakers ring to the stables. Andrew Elstermann goes behind the scenes to see what's happening with the horses at the Bunbury Cup.
1.41pm: Saxy Filly has taken out Race 4, with Fairway to Venus in second and Tale Wind coming past the post third.
12:58pm: Grey Enigma has won Race 3 from Riders on the Storm and Frisbee. Bullamanka ran in fourth.
12:45pm: VIDEO: Check out what it looks like inside the bookmakers ring at the Bunbury Cup 2014 below.
Footage by Andrew Elstermann.
12.22pm: Race 2 was a very tight contest, with Holy Maximum taking out first, Silver Gimlett in second and Capital coming in third.
11:45am: Friarpack claims the win in the first race on Bunbury Cup day. Danabresa is second while Testimonial Mak ran third. The winning jockey Jarrad Noske, astride Friarpack, was the winner of last year's Bunbury Cup.
Check out video footage of Friarpack's win below.
11:30am: The Bunbury Mail team has arrived at the Bunbury Turf Club for a big day of racing. While it looks a bit overcast the track is in a fantastic condition for today’s 10 race card.
9:30am: This year’s XXXX Gold Bunbury Cup has a quality field of 15 runners engaged in the 2200 metre race with a prize pool of $110,000 on offer.
To find out more about each horse in the field visit our story here.
2014 is not just the year of the horse but also the year of the inaugural state of origin jockey challenge.
A field of 10 has been organised for the race which features an international jockey in Noel Callow along with jockeys from WA, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland and South Australia.
For more about this innovative race, visit our story here.
If you want to be involved in our coverage use the hashtag #BunburyCup2014 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to join in the fun. Giddy up!
