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Brilliant, grand time had by all. Nothing like stepping into a dive bar Saturday night, with a mexican playing the blues, smoking allowed despite being Cali, Barkley Tagg having a cocktail, a host of foreign jocks playing pool and a guy wearing a suit with a paddock pass, with everyone in the bar knowing he's pretending to be someone sweating profusely underneath his suitcoat. 
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11-06-2012, 06:38 AM
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Well, thats two continents, two cups, both myself and brockguy have been to both and yet we're still yet to meet.
The Melbourne Cup a complete anti climax compared to the BC and after landing in Melbourne at 9.15am, it was a big rush to get there even for the third, but to say I've done the double is enough to make it worth while!
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11-06-2012, 06:04 PM
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11-07-2012, 01:11 PM
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11-07-2012, 04:21 PM
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The after party in town was a different story.
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11-12-2012, 12:58 AM
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My trip in very quick summary form.
I enjoyed California for 3 weeks before the breeders cup - the women are really lovely here, if someone can get me an actuary job, ill take it in a second! Breeders Cup Friday - I bumped into our very own racing celeb Steve Byk and his lovely wife Tina - got a photo with him! Told the big posse I was with that Flotilla was a great bet - I think one of the guys won a few grand as a result - in fact if you watch the replay you can actually see me going crazy in the infield just under the big screen. I met the other big racing celeb and fellow European Jeremy Edge - I got a photo with him. Saturday was a very warm day - thank god someone brought suncream or I'd have been like a lobster. It was very much an up and down day, had a few nice winners like Trinniberg and Fort Larned but had some tough losses in the Turf and Juvenile - and just before the juvenile I was thrown into a photo with Paul Reddam whose horse nearly gave me a super payoff! Judy Courtland (as mentioned on another thread!) spotted me in the crowd before the last race and I had to get a photo with her - lovely girl. Right at the end, I managed to have a nice chat with Christina Olivares and got my photo with her as well - lovely girl. I jumped on a flight Saturday night from LAX straight to Melbourne - It was a long old way for a horse racing but well worth it. Melbourne Cup day was absolutely epic, such a super day - 105k at it. I was there with the mother and plenty of relations - we all backed Dunaden who disappointed greatly and Jakkalberry who ran a belter at 80-1 so everyone of us, without exception won plenty of cash and we had a brilliant night. We went again on Thursday for Oaks day which is ladies day and was a gorgeous day - the spring carnival in Melbourne is absolutely fantastic.
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11-14-2012, 04:43 PM
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One day...... somewhere in the world, we may actually bump into eachother. I may have a crack at Leopardstown some time over christmas, or possibly Limerick. Will you be going back to SA next year? I think I've already locked it in.
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