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themexican
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| Posted on 28-02-2010 17:09 |
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Anyone going?
I will be there with bells on - if anyone is going and would like to catch up, let me know.
I know even though he has plently in his account, Jibba won't be attending cos he had his day out at Pink Stilletto Day on Friday! LOL
JUST KIDDING JIBBA! 
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RE: Australian Cup Day |
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| Posted on 28-02-2010 20:18 |
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I'm sure I saw a mexican float going up Oxford street on the news !! There was some guy on it with a t-shirt that said I LUV McEVOY !!
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RE: Australian Cup Day |
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| Posted on 28-02-2010 22:02 |
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Are you serious Chief?
I hope it had the Darley colours on it!
Only in NSW could you have a gay race day - no wonder its so easy for Victoria to be called the Sporting Capital of the World - and you even have a Gai trainer
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RE: Australian Cup Day |
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| Posted on 28-02-2010 23:14 |
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I would kill to be at the AUSTRALIAN CUP Mex!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I did have a big day out at the Pink Stilletto thanks for asking MEX!
I was talking to your mate KM & he was telling me how he was looking forward to sharing a float with you in the Gay Mardi Gra well picked up Chief I nearly forgot to look. They were nice pink TANK tops with we LUV KERRIN on them, pity about the chest hair on MEX LOL
All good banter looking forward to the AUTUMN. The Slipper BMW all good
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RE: Australian Cup Day |
themexican
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| Posted on 01-03-2010 16:23 |
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Did you like the arseless chaps? Kerrin really wanted us to wear them!
hahaha
You guys are unbelievable - i saw on telly this morning about 5000 nude mardi gras participants hanging out at the opera house!
Then to top it off, some fat sheila was being interviewed by Grant Denyer and then she ran off to join in! ARRGHH! 
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| Posted on 05-03-2010 18:38 |
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Some quality retorts there mex,I bet you get all warm and fuzzy when you see Nicconis colours on sat,after all it was you who talked a certain horse bearing the same silks and DNA into two grp1 wins in as many weeks this time last year,aahhh glory days. |
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RE: Australian Cup Day |
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| Posted on 05-03-2010 21:02 |
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LOL ! Welcome back to the board Dan !!
I'm waiting for you to spruik those Dragons for this year too mate !! How's it feel not being pre-competition favourites for once. Might be your year without that burden!
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RE: Australian Cup Day |
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| Posted on 06-03-2010 17:48 |
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What a Day. I've never seen rain or hail like it (at Flemington). I'm sure mex will give us a report when he gets back home. |
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RE: Australian Cup Day |
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| Posted on 07-03-2010 13:26 |
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Nicconi who? You perhaps need to spruik a horse that looks like it has a winning chance colt - probably showed yesterday that like its relation it has no intestinal fortitude - maybe even some harden the #@#@ up in his hay is required
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RE: Australian Cup Day |
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| Posted on 07-03-2010 13:55 |
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Ok, now that I have given some back to the suddenly communicative colt following -i will fill you in on yesterdays carnage at Flemington.
It started as a balmy, Mumbai kinda day, sun was shining, the girls back out in force and dressed to impress in pretty dresses heading out to the races.
I was pumped. Armed with a full wallet and a new found confidence now that my beloved doggies had made it to some form of Grand Final for the first time in 40 years (5 more than my lifetime). I had the form guide marked and was ready to go.
Luckily, we had members tickets for the day, because I don't know how we would have got on had we been trackside at our regular haunt on the steps. Strangely enough, we were on these said steps for the running of Race 5 and commented on the eerie look of the sky and it was agreed that we probably had until Race 6 before the rain arrived.
We watched Faint Perfume salute and I realized that I had the first four marked in my Form but forgot to put it on - missing a handy $8000 dividend - thems the brakes, and than headed back up to the members.
The no sh*t sherlock award for the day went to the course announcer who declared that "A Severe Weather Warning" has been issued for Melbourne - you only had to look overhead to know that was the case - but we thought it was just gonna be heavy rain and a bit of thunder and lightning.
Got my bets on for the Newmarket (sans Wanted) and went outside, it looked like Armageddon was coming - Takeover Target led them out, (the pompous members all smattered applause) and looked like he couldn't get back quick enough! As they loaded into the gates, lightining flashed nearby and everyone was oohing and aahing, the wind whipped up and we were all just hoping that they would run and run soon
As per usual Kerrin McEvoy got scared and helped Eagle Falls into 2nd, costing me a bomb - but as soon as the race was over, I retreated inside in disgust at not having Wanted anywhere in any possible combination.
Next thing I knew, the lights were dimming, the bookies boards all went out and the TV screens showed Flemington looking like it was Vancouver - golf ball sized hail and something like 34mm in a hurry - Maribrynong nearby got 60 odd mm in the 2 hrs from 3pm til 5pm., most of it during the initial storm.
The betting ring got flooded, the bookies were on an island surrounded by a foot of water. The tunnel for the horses to go in and out flooded and the steps down from the train station resembled a cascading waterfall. There was even ice piled up inside the members!
Everything got shut down, TAB wasn't taking bets only paying out, beer on tap was stopped it was horrible. Women were coming back inside with bruises from the hail - all you could do was laugh at the situation.
We couldn't get out cos the trains were cancelled and when we finally got to the car park with a mate to give us a ride home, we had to wade through knee deep freezing water in our suits then sit in the car for about 45 mins trying to get out of the car park (mud bowl)
We eventually got home at about 7.30pm after getting in the car at 4.50pm - an epic journey that usuallly takes about an hour!
I will try and send some pics through to the Chief to put up on the site
All in all a classic Flemington experience, ruined by Kerrin screwing up the ride on Eagle Falls (oh yeah did I mention it rained a bit too) 
Mex
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| Posted on 07-03-2010 21:30 |
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What an epic tale Mex !! Looked incredible on the TV let alone being there. Are you a journalist ?? Nice piece of work. |
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| Posted on 07-03-2010 23:13 |
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Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! Mex great piece of journalism, had it all cliches, color, action, descriptive just as though you were actually there. You even brought your mate the butcher into the tale. LOL
Good Stuff
Cheers JIBBA |
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| Posted on 10-03-2010 10:56 |
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I cant really see any spruik in my post.It was more of a subtle reminder of the vitriol/diatribe you were spewing a year ago.Maybe you came down in that shower at Flemington,if so i wouldnt hail it a success |
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