Chris3Judd
Debutant
Melbourne Cup .... the race that stops the nation. There must be lots of memorable moments to share among the punters on this board. I will start off.
1995
The first year I really got into racing and the Melbourne Cup. I was based in Kalgoorlie. A mining town of maybe 20-30k over 500km from Perth. Really a town band smack in the middle of nowhere except that it has one of the largest deposits of gold. It must have the highest capacity of pubs anywhere I have been. There was probably more beer than water in this place. All rage was for a horse called Doriemus. The part owners were local identities in the town and all the pubs were literally packed for Melbourne Cup. All pandemonium and joy broke out when Doriemus crossed the line. People were hugging each other .. fights were breaking out in the streets ... the party went on all week. Everyone man and their dog had money on the local horse and the local TAB literally ran out of money to pay out.
2003
I was based in Camperdown a small farming town about 50km north of The 12 Apostles in Victoria. With some mates at the local TAB waiting with anticipation for the start of the Melbourne Cup. As the race began you would not guess what happened. We lost electricity to all of the town and the TAB was blacked out. Everyone was runnig out of the TAB to their cars to listen to the race on radio. It was really quite humourous looking back. Makybe Diva wins.
2004
I was living in Kensington Bank and our townhouse is literally opposite the Flemington Racecourse which perfect view of the far end of the course. We had some mates over for a BBQ. Boy did the weather take a turn that year. It was bright and sunny for the morning and you could not believe it was going to rain. Typical Melbourne weather...if you don't like the weather .. wait a while it will change. Come noon there were these literally black clouds that were moving from Geelong/Werribee way at a speed of knots literally in the path of Flemington race course. I have never seen a sand storm like that day. Tents were uprooted.. horses were going berserk .. jockeys getting kicked the face. When the race started we were in third floor balcony watching the race as it was highest point with the best views. Then 15 of us were running down stairs to the middle level(2nd floor) to watch the end of the race on the projector screen. What a race by Mayke Diva .. not again I thought.
2005
We were on holiday at Byron Bay at the main pub near the beach. There was over a thousand people in this large pub/restaurant. There was projectors and plasma screen scattered around the place and crowd was waiting in anticipation. Just as the race started someone noticed a big black snake roaming the pub and it was mayhem. Girls in frocks running away... half drunk blokes trying to be gunho and faceoff with the snake. While on the screen a champion was becoming a legend.
It also helped that I backed the winner and trifecta in 1995 and stuck with the Diva in 2004/2005.
1995
The first year I really got into racing and the Melbourne Cup. I was based in Kalgoorlie. A mining town of maybe 20-30k over 500km from Perth. Really a town band smack in the middle of nowhere except that it has one of the largest deposits of gold. It must have the highest capacity of pubs anywhere I have been. There was probably more beer than water in this place. All rage was for a horse called Doriemus. The part owners were local identities in the town and all the pubs were literally packed for Melbourne Cup. All pandemonium and joy broke out when Doriemus crossed the line. People were hugging each other .. fights were breaking out in the streets ... the party went on all week. Everyone man and their dog had money on the local horse and the local TAB literally ran out of money to pay out.
2003
I was based in Camperdown a small farming town about 50km north of The 12 Apostles in Victoria. With some mates at the local TAB waiting with anticipation for the start of the Melbourne Cup. As the race began you would not guess what happened. We lost electricity to all of the town and the TAB was blacked out. Everyone was runnig out of the TAB to their cars to listen to the race on radio. It was really quite humourous looking back. Makybe Diva wins.
2004
I was living in Kensington Bank and our townhouse is literally opposite the Flemington Racecourse which perfect view of the far end of the course. We had some mates over for a BBQ. Boy did the weather take a turn that year. It was bright and sunny for the morning and you could not believe it was going to rain. Typical Melbourne weather...if you don't like the weather .. wait a while it will change. Come noon there were these literally black clouds that were moving from Geelong/Werribee way at a speed of knots literally in the path of Flemington race course. I have never seen a sand storm like that day. Tents were uprooted.. horses were going berserk .. jockeys getting kicked the face. When the race started we were in third floor balcony watching the race as it was highest point with the best views. Then 15 of us were running down stairs to the middle level(2nd floor) to watch the end of the race on the projector screen. What a race by Mayke Diva .. not again I thought.
2005
We were on holiday at Byron Bay at the main pub near the beach. There was over a thousand people in this large pub/restaurant. There was projectors and plasma screen scattered around the place and crowd was waiting in anticipation. Just as the race started someone noticed a big black snake roaming the pub and it was mayhem. Girls in frocks running away... half drunk blokes trying to be gunho and faceoff with the snake. While on the screen a champion was becoming a legend.
It also helped that I backed the winner and trifecta in 1995 and stuck with the Diva in 2004/2005.
