Down Under Gears Up For The Melbourne Cup
It might be fall in States, but spring has just sprung up Down Under and we're ready to get out and play at some of the continent's best seasonal festivals. The biggest event this season is definitely the Spring Racing Carnival in Melbourne. You might wonder that a bunch of horse races grabs the attention of so many Aussies and anyone visiting at the time, but the highlight of the carnival—the Melbourne Cup—is correctly dubbed "the race that stops a nation".
And you don't have to know the slightest thing about horses to get involved. Come next Tuesday afternoon, you won't be able to get service in any shop in Australia as everybody will have their eyes glued to the TV to watch the Melbourne Cup race. Over 100,000 people attend the race in person, and most of them get dressed up either in their best dress or a crazy costume; like at the Kentucky Derby, the most important thing is to have a great hat.
At the moment, all bets are on one of the Bart Cummings-owned horses winning (he'll probably have six in the race), and favorites include Viewed, Efficient and Shocking. We don't have any special tips, other than following our usual Melbourne Cup strategy: pick the horse names you like, choose your favorite color from the jockey's outfit, and place your bet at the local TAB betting agency. We kind of think that "Efficient" has a ring to it...hopefully a ring that sounds like a money-filled cash register.
Related Stories:
· Spring Racing Carnival [Official Site]
· Numbers All Point to Cummings in the Cup [The Australian]
· Melbourne Travel Guide [Jaunted]
[Photo: Smabs Sputzer]
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