When it comes to picking winners at the races, some meticulously check the form guide, others go off numbers or colours or some just blindly guess.
For Rai Jones, there's a different strategy involved in choosing a champion horse.
"A jockey once told me to go for the horse with the biggest ass," she said.
"The goal is to back a winner for the rest of the day."
As thousands of people streamed into Thoroughbred Park for Black Opal Stakes Day on Sunday, most eyes were focused solely on the track.
One punter wanted to get a little too close to the action, jumping the fence and running down the final straight while the last race of the day was in progress, before being arrested by police.
For the more fashion-conscious on the other hand, their gaze was on a different battle away from the action for the coveted Fashions on the Field title.
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Ms Jones was competing for her second time in the event, having travelled from Melbourne to compete.
"This year we had a lot more entries compared to last year, but it's all good fun," she said.
"It's a great weekend and the prizes are a great drawcard and there's girls from lots of states coming over here."
Among those who travelled with Ms Jones for the event was Anita Marshall, who won the women's title for the second year in a row.
The Melburnian said her winning outfit came from a variety of places.
"My millinery was a vintage piece, and then some of the pieces came from my own wardrobe and I loaned some of the pieces from my sister," Ms Marshall said.
"I spent most of this week putting it all together and making use of what we have."
While the winner of the women's category for the Fashions on the Field took several days for it to all come together, the men's winner said he took just five minutes to come up with his outfit.
Michael Carty from Bendigo took out the event, selecting his racewear the Friday before.
While he said he's no stranger to Fashions on the Field events, this was the first time he had competed at the Black Opal Stakes.
"I think it is hard to stand out fashion-wise," he said.
"The blokes are really bringing it to race meets these days, there are some really well dressed blokes out there.
"Everyone seems to be wearing chinos so I thought I'd turn out in a suit."
Competing in the fashion stakes is a family affair for Mr Carty, whose wife Kelly was also a finalist in the women's competition.
"Usually we go around to different meets and my wife competes a bit so we head off and support a lot of the local race clubs," he said.
While the most fashionable were on stage for the Fashions on the Field, there were some vibrant and colourful ones away from it.
Among them was Canberrans Daniel Hartwig, who sported a suit jacket and shorts showcasing the Victoria Bitter logo, complete with matching socks, tie and a mullet.
He said the outfit had got lots of reaction from punters at the racetrack.
"Everyone just loves them," Mr Hartwig said.
"It's just an outfit for everything, I've got two of them.
"You come here to the races for the serenity, it's all about the atmosphere."
