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Fun and games at our Melbourne Cup luncheon

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Nov 24

In my last post and photo, one of the villagers is standing behind and seated on/wearing a blow-up horse. Here is a photo of the whole outfit. It was getting a little bit deflated by this point. The social committee does a...

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I made my own 'hat'

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Nov 24

Yesterday we attended a Melbourne Cup luncheon in the clubhouse. The Melbourne Cup is Australia's premier horse race and the state of Victoria even has a public holiday on the first Tuesday in November when the race is run. The...

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More fun and games at our luncheon

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Nov 23

Another enjoyable game at the Melbourne Cup luncheon could be played sitting down which some of the older residents appreciated. As you can see from the photo, small wooden horses and jockeys were attached to a string and you...

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Melbourne Cup race for humans

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Nov 23

I’ve written about the Melbourne Cup luncheon we went to. There was a prize for the best hat and many ladies wore ‘fascinators’ which is such a great word for the bits of froth and lace that some of the ladies wore. You can see...

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We did well with our sweep tickets

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Nov 23

We’re home from watching the Melbourne Cup horse-race at our clubhouse. The race is run at about 3 pm in Victoria which, at the moment, is midday for us. Once the race was over, we were treated to a very enjoyable lunch. When we...

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Melbourne Cup Day - a big day for Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Nov 23

I guess I should tell you a bit about the Melbourne Cup as I’ve been mentioning it a few times. The Melbourne Cup is our premier horse race and the whole country seems to shut down while it is run. It is often called ‘the race...

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We attended a Melbourne Cup lunch today

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 1 Nov 22

Australia’s most famous horse race, the Melbourne Cup, was run today. Here in Western Australia, we are three hours behind so we rocked up to the clubhouse at our retirement village at 10.30am to be met with a glass of champagne...

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Life continues to be interesting

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 31 Oct 22

Tomorrow is Melbourne Cup day in Australia and much of the country will down tools to watch one of our richest horse races. There will be a luncheon in our club rooms with various sweeps and games while we wait for the actual...

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We're skipping the Melbourne Cup celebrations

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Oct 22

The first Tuesday in November is a special day in Australia as the Melbourne Cup will be run. It isn’t a national holiday but in every nook and cranny of the country, people will be gathered round a TV or radio waiting to...

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All dressed up for the Melbourne Cup

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Nov 21

Today was Melbourne Cup Day in Australia. They call it ‘the race that stops a nation’. It isn’t a public holiday but most activity will come to a standstill while the race is on. It is to Australia what the Kentucky Derby is to...

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Thousands of horses killed during Melbourne cup

cyclopz @cyclopz (251) • Sydney, Australia 4 Nov 19

Melbourne cup, the biggest annual horse race in Australia. I was quite surprised hearing about injured horses being killed after the Melbourne cup racing. (These injured horses are shot to the head from what i heard) Though this...

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It's Melbourne Cup Day - the day that stops a nation

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Nov 19

The photo is of endurance horses with Boat Harbour in the background. Boat Harbour is on Western Australia’s south coast and only accessible by four-wheel-drive. The ‘S’ on the horse’s rump stands for Sholto Arabian stud. The stud...

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Don't drop your cigarette into the mane of a horse

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Nov 17

Last Tuesday was Melbourne Cup day and an important day for Australians. It’s been called ‘the (horse) race that stops a nation’. In all the hype and publicity about the day were some random facts and figures about the race and...

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Bruschetta and a horse called Tiberian

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Nov 17

Last Tuesday, we went to a Melbourne Cup luncheon in Fremantle, Western Australia. I chose Tiberian to win the Cup. Later I found out he had a very interesting history and was lucky to have been born at all. But to...

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Four nights away and home to no water

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Nov 17

We went away unexpectedly four nights ago and have only just returned home. While away we attended a 70th birthday celebration for a dear friend of ours. We also took my sister to a private hospital for a procedure she needed done...

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Tomorrow is the horse races festival in Melbourne

yorsal @yorsal (36) • China 4 Nov 07

Melbourne Cup Day is Australia's most famous Tuesday. On the first Tuesday in Nov., Australians held one of the world's most famous horse races - the Melbourne Cup. Do you participate the party?

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aimeejgrant @aimeejgrant (112) • Australia 7 Nov 06

did your horse win or come a place??? mine came second! yey

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If you bought a ticket in a sweep...

EMS1979 @EMS1979 (26) • Australia 6 Nov 06

would you think you were entitled to a refund if the horse was scratched from the race? If you were the winner would you be happy that the prize money was short because there was a scratching?

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DELTA BLUES WINS THE MELBOURNE CUP!!!!!

firelight @firelight (1858) • Australia 6 Nov 06

Japanese horse Delta Blues has won the melbourne cup, with stable mate and fellow japanese horse Pop Rock finished a close second, Maybe better finished third.

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Does your office do anything for the Melbourne Cup?

juicemilk @juicemilk (2283) • Australia 6 Nov 06

And if you're not in Australia...do you even know what it is? lol We normally just have a few drinks and snacks and do an office sweep. My horse this year is Land n Stars, I haven't heard anyone mention him so don't know if he's...

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