November 10, 2003
the melbourne cup
Yesterday the Melbourne Cup was held in Australia. Makybe Diva won and as usual there was a feelgood story (or two!)attached. 18 months ago the winning jockey, Glen Boss, had been facing paralysis after a nasty fall in a race. And like (nearly) all Melbourne Cup winners, the horse is owned by a tuna fisherman, thus the average bloke wins again! Except of course, he doesn't own it, he heads a syndicate who own it, and since when have Tuna fisherman had "average' incomes? Have you seen the price of tuna in Japan, which is where most Australian tuna goes?
Still, its all part of the myth of the Melbourne Cup. It was nice to hear that the 122,736 strong crowd gave Clare Lindop, the first woman to ride in the Melbourne Cup, the loudest acclaim at the introduction of the cup jockeys.
Sigh........Melbourne in springtime, sunshine, rain, jasmine, men in frocks and the Spring Carnival!
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