yamaonna

well, another melbourne cup over and done with.  the race that stops the nation, stopped the nation, and now we all drink for the rest of the afternoon.  Makybe Diva won for the third time in a row, which was a pleasant surprise for many many people, and they are hailing it as one of the greatest sporting moments in australian history.  and no doubt it is, given the jockey, the horse, weights and ages etc.  lovely horse she is.

I bet on the following –

I choose Eye Popper becuase he was quite auspicious for me.  Firstly – its a Japanese gelding (what?  my horse has no balls?!?).  The trainer…  or was it owner….  well, he’s name was Fujita, which is part of my ‘japanese name’, and is also the name of Fujita Saitou, 3rd Captain of the Shinsengumi (yeah, i know….  i am not otaku, im am looking at this from a historical point of view).  And thirdly, when i put my mystery bet in, Eye Popper was in that…  so all signs were pointing to good luck for me.  Unfortunatly it didnt even make a place.  oh well.  It was intresting enough having to teach my father how to bet….  something very wrong about that…

only mum won becuase she put $1 to place on every horse…  dont think she’s broken even though.

still, it was very nice to actually sit down and watch the race, and a bit of the lead up.  Oh, and drink a glass of bubbly 🙂  Instead of waiting on tables…  I will most certainly be going to the races some time in the near future!