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Why not run the Melbourne Cup on Saturday like most other horse races?

Posted by Ian in Uncategorized on November 7th, 2006


Another year, another Melbourne Cup. Won by Delta Blues from Pop Rock, two Japanese horses.

My thoughts on the Cup I’ve posted about before. Just another horse race to me, so therefore of no to minimal interest.

There’s been a bit of a campaign going on to have Melbourne Cup Day made a national public holiday. What a wank! Why not have the race on Saturday like most other races are, and avoid the huge waste of work time that the Tuesday is now?

PS - the pompom on the winning jockey’s helmet was a nice touch, I thought.

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One Response to “Why not run the Melbourne Cup on Saturday like most other horse races?”

  1. Comment by Anonymous
    November 10th, 2006 at 10:14 pm

    Because the Victorian Debry is on the Saturday. The public holiday is great in Victoria. Everyone who doesn’t go has a BBQ and it allows the Melbourne City Council to get the Christmas Trees into the Burke St Mall. Plus the Monday is unoffical holiday as well.