Melbourne Cup Meeting
Me and the Melbourne cup go back a few years now. Many moons ago I got interested in the ‘race that stops a nation’ and learned that it really did stop the nation, they have a national holiday today.
So, intrigued, I got up at 4am one dark winter Tuesday to see what all the fuss was about. Nothing really happened apart from a lack of sleep and I returned to bed disappointed. Back then I had converted have the garage in my old house into an office that I could work from. So I slept on the floor that night so I wouldn’t disturb the rest of the family. The following year I tried again and did a bit better, but not much. My wife thought I was mad getting up at 4am to watch a bit of racing.
From year three however things started to move in the right direction and I built year on year on my knowledge and understanding. So I look forward to giving it go each year. This year of course I’m in the perfect time zone and in an excellent state of mind. So I’m optimistic as to what I can pull out of the big race. It’s a long way from freezing nights on the garage floor.
Hilariously, when I was goggling for some research, the top results for the MC were, Fashion, Trophy and Drunk!
For some more insightful research, Scott Ferguson always does a good write up on the contenders. Good luck if you are doing anything on it.
Category: Australian, Horse Racing
