Melbourne Cup

[Brady]

What's everyone's pick for the race... Always like to hear from people before the race. My social media always seems to be packed full of winners post race, but don't hear much prior.

So before the race, who's your 1 pick.


Fawkner

 

[D.T.]

#8 Noob

 

[MarkB]

If Damian Oliver is riding in the race, then whichever horse he has $10k on.

It won't be his own.

 

[boeman]

Mutual Regard and Lucia Valentina, either order but they will go 1 and 2.

Well, my $100 hopes so anyway.

 

[Jamie M]

So before the race, who's your 1 pick.


Fawkner

That will do me - I've put my annual betting allowance on this one

Cheers

Jamie

 

[jim1964]

Who Shot The Barman......................................

 

[DaveM]

pinkboy by a nose

 

[Ace in the Hole]

I'll bet 2 houses on the Japanese horse to win.

 

[Brady]

Had 3, 4, 12 & 24 for my first 4

5, 4, 12 & 24... first 4 paid $18k

 

[Jamie M]

I'll bet 2 houses on the Japanese horse to win.

You sir should not give up your day job.

That was an unexpected tragedy

 

[Ace in the Hole]

Poor thing just died, for real

 

[D.T.]

Poor thing just died, for real

Too many drugs obviously.

 

[Brady]

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/hors...placed-admire-rakti-dies-20141104-11gpjk.html

The 2014 Melbourne Cup has taken a tragic turn with Admire Rakti dying and fellow runner Araldo fighting for life.

Race favourite Admire Rakti died after collapsing back at the stalls just five minutes after finishing last in the Cup.

In further misfortune, smart stayer Araldo was returning to the mounting yard when a young boy waved a white flag in the horse's face. He leapt forward, jumping the steel rail, shattered a cannon bone in the process

 

[jim1964]

Who Shot The Barman......................................

Place.............................

 

[fokas]

So more than likely two dead horses this year from the one race...how tragic.

 

[Truly Exotic]

Thats why I absolutely hate the melbourne cup, and horse racing

cruel sport that treats animals like money making machines

 

[fokas]

They've added a video of Admire Rakti... poor buggar. Literally just collapses in his (tiny) stall next to his two handlers..and it seems like there's a delay in getting a vet to him.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-...stalls-in-melbourne-cup/5866560?section=sport

 

[Peter Parker]

Thats why I absolutely hate the melbourne cup, and horse racing

cruel sport that treats animals like money making machines

In the week leading up to the Cup the Herald Sun carried ads saying how good the industry was to horses and looked after retired racehorses etc.

It's almost a curse. The more the self-praise the more likely something bad will happen.

Like governments who heavily spend taxpayers money in advertising always get defeated (eg Howard 2007, Brumby 2010 and according to the polls Napthine 2014).

 

[TMNT]

second horse dead as well!