Earlier today, we brought you the Macquarie Quant Team's picks for Melbourne Cup 2017. Now that the race has been run, we have the actual winners. Here they are!

The 2017 Melbourne Cup was run today at 3PM AEDT. If you weren't able to catch it, have no fear - you can re-watch the live stream the race from your phone or laptop with one click.

Today, countless Australians will be taking a punt on the Melbourne Cup. As has become mandatory in this narcissistic era, a bunch of people will also be posting celebratory pics of their betting slip on social media. In related news, it's a good day to be a thief.

Want to watch the Melbourne Cup live but don't have a TV in your workplace? Here's everything you need to know about watching the race that stops a nation live - from the various TV options to Twitter's global live stream. We've also included all the important Melbourne Cup links and race times to make life easier, along with overseas viewing tips. Game on!

The Melbourne Cup has a reputation for causing normally sensible people to act a bit silly. And by silly we mean completely and utterly munted. The exciting vibe of the event combined with copious beer and champers invariably leads to excessive intoxication.

We're not here to judge, but if you need to be at work the next day, you're going to need to do something about that hangover. Here are five hacks from a sports nutritionist that should help to mitigate the damage.