November 08, 2012: Video of a heavily intoxicated woman fighting with racegoers at the Melbourne Cup is making waves online just a day after UK media published photos of the event suggesting it was "going to the dogs".
Two women have claimed their drinks were spiked in separate incidents at the Melbourne Cup.
A day after video of a heavily intoxicated Melbourne woman fighting other racegoers made international headlines, a Melbourne man has revealed how his girlfriend of eight years was also an alleged drink spiking victim.
The man, who did not want to be named to protect the identity of his partner, told ninemsn his 34-year-old girlfriend collapsed at Flemington on Tuesday about 20 minutes after drinking champagne that was bought by someone she had just met.
She was at the races with her girlfriends when they befriended a group of men and women, he said.
The woman poured herself a drink from the bottle of champagne bought by the new friends, while her friend continued to drink the champagne they had bought together earlier.
"She had about four glasses of champagne that afternoon…her friend consumed the same amount of alcohol," he said.
"Apparently my girlfriend suddenly collapsed after drinking from some of the champagne that was bought for them by the new friends."
The man received a phone call from paramedics about 5.30pm AEDT saying his girlfriend had been resuscitated.
"I immediately thought it was suspicious, this was totally out of character - and they didn't get to the races until about 2pm or 3pm so I knew something wasn't right," he said.
"When I saw her behaviour I knew something else was going on."
The man said his girlfriend was "totally sedated and disorientated, severely drowsy" and had "jerky muscle movements''.
She also experienced a burning sensation when urinating, an upset stomach, insomnia and a slowing heartbeat, he said.
These are side-effects associated with horse tranquilizer Ketamine.
A second Melbourne woman claimed on YouTube yesterday that she had been drugged at the Melbourne Cup after video of her stumbling and allegedly throwing punches at racegoers went viral.
"I'm ashamed. And was drugged!" she said in the comments section of one of the videos that emerged online.
A spokesman for Ambulance Victoria said paramedics had treated a number of intoxicated people on Tuesday "but there was nothing that stood out as a drug overdose".
The man has reported the incident to the Victorian Racing Club (VRC), in emails obtained by ninemsn.
The VRC did not supply information on the number of reported drink spiking incidents at Melbourne Cup but said the club worked with police and security to monitor the safety of guests.
Victoria Police has not responded to requests for information on drinking spiking incidents.
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