2015 Melbourne Cup Carnival launch | photos

By Patrick Bartley
Updated September 2 2015 - 10:47am, first published 9:43am

While a tram load of racing royalty made its way through the heart of the Melbourne city on Tuesday it didn't take long to detect something was missing from the occasion.

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