To bet or not to bet - is the Melbourne Cup still popular?

It's long been described as "the race that stops a nation", but is the Melbourne Cup as popular as it once was? Whilst it's been criticised for exploiting horses and their jockeys, it's also the TAB's biggest day of the year, with Kiwis splurging $13.4 million yesterday. That's the highest ever turnover on the Melbourne Cup, with Digital Betting users up 15 percent this year to 127,000. Our reporter Leonard Powell looks at the hype behind the Great Race.