This weekend was the big kick-off to the Melbourne Cup (the Cup is on Tuesday which is a public holiday for the state of Victoria). The internationals and I got in our spring dresses (shirt and slacks for the fellas) and got our hats and/or hair pieces ready to go. We were lucky enough to get into the KPMG suite at the Adelaide race course where we enjoyed a nice lunch, great company and probably a few too many drinks.
That day there were races in every state. They were timed so that no two races were competing for a TV spot. So there we were with multiple TVs, a real race course and a booky right in our own suite. For me its not exciting to bet on horses when they are on TV (I feel silly yelling at them to run faster when they can't hear me). So I stuck with betting on the races at the race course.
I've been told that my grandma always bet on the grey horses, since those were the easiest ones to spot on the track. I didn't see any grey horses in any of the races, so I had to choose by name. I took the safe way out and pick one horse and put $5 to win and $5 to place. It must have been the Fender luck because after 6 races (total of 7 but I didn't bet the first race) I came out $40 ahead.
All in all a great day with the internationals.
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