The CS Melbourne Cup Sweep

[katydidthat]

http://www.melbournecup.com/racing/upcoming-races/detail/emirates-melbourne-cup-day/

Click on the link, then click on More on the right hand side of the Emirates Melbourne Cup to get a list of runners.

Pick a horse and post the name here.  

Winners will be greened and congratulated!!!

Feel free to add stories about your Melbourne Cup experiences.  

Suit up, gents!!!  Frocks and hats for the ladies 🙂 

[katydidthat]

Richo, I'll send you out a beer after I've showered and dressed.

Morning everyone.

http://www.sportsnews.com.au/horse-racing/melbourne-cup-runner-previews/129287

There's a bit of information on the Cup.

Amber, there was talk on the radio earlier that Cavalryman might be scratched ... they are going to do a health check later on a possibly sore leg.

[katydidthat]

DEB - Signoff
Lurker - Who Shot the Barman
Nic - Protectionist
Freddie - Seismos
Erica - Royal Diamond
Richo - Lucia Valentina
AM3 - Unchain My Heart
Pimpy - Mutual Regard
Tdreamer - Admire Rakti
Katy - Precedence
NAE - Fawkner
4T - Red Cadeaux
Jenni - Brambles
Stawka - My Ambivalent
Cash.plus - Araldo
Amber - Cavalryman
Kopenhagen - Willing Foe
Bluecat - Mr O'ceirin
Flashie - Opinion
Joes - Gatewood
KatyM - Au Revoir
Joono - Junoob

Lidari is now available ...

[flashie*]

Save it for Amber..............looks like Cavalryman is going to be scratched.

[katydidthat]

Godolphin's Melbourne Cup contender Cavalryman is in doubt for Tuesday's race with a leg injury.

He was found to have swelling to his near-fore fetlock on Monday afternoon and x-rays have been sent to Sheikh Mohammed's vets overseas.

They will study the x-rays as will Australian vets before a decision is made whether he takes his place in the field.

If he comes out Godolphin will be left with Willing Foe as its lone runner in the Cup it has been trying to win since 1998.

"We've tried for a long time," trainer Saeed Bin Suroor said.

"We've finished second three times."

If Cavalryman is withdrawn, Craig Williams will again be denied the chance to complete the grand slam of Australian racing.

Williams needs only the Melbourne Cup to complete the set and join seven other riders to have won the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Golden Slipper.

In 2011, a suspension cost Williams the winning ride on Dunaden in what he describes as the holy grail of world racing.

In another twist, James McDonald was given the choice to switch from Cavalryman to Willing Foe when British jockey James Doyle was suspended.

That's from Yahoo!7 Sport ... the link was bad.

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Ok ... I'm going to hold Lidari for Amber until we get the vet results.

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Now the schedule I propose for today is waiting until a reasonable time to drink alcohol ... then genteel boozing until Cup time - that's 12:00 pm on my TV set. We watch the warm up and then the Cup staying sober enough to distinguish colours and numbers.

After that it's celebrations for three and commiserations for the rest ... accompanied by more drinkies.

[freddie*rooster]

Cavalryman is out.

[katydidthat]

Thanks, Freddie.

So very sad for the people involved ... must be such a wrench to have that happen at the last moment.

DEB - Signoff
Lurker - Who Shot the Barman
Nic - Protectionist
Freddie - Seismos
Erica - Royal Diamond
Richo - Lucia Valentina
AM3 - Unchain My Heart
Pimpy - Mutual Regard
Tdreamer - Admire Rakti
Katy - Precedence
NAE - Fawkner
4T - Red Cadeaux
Jenni - Brambles
Stawka - My Ambivalent
Cash.plus - Araldo
Amber - Lidari
Kopenhagen - Willing Foe
Bluecat - Mr O'ceirin
Flashie - Opinion
Joes - Gatewood
KatyM - Au Revoir
Joono - Junoob

Ok, we have a horse for every punter. If anyone else wants to take part, you can beg or bribe someone for a half share in their horse.

[katydidthat]

Ok, it now being a reasonable time for drinking, I will establish the bar.  

If you want something I haven't got, requests may be made, or you may contribute.  

Richo's out the back cleaning up and getting ready, he's on his third six-pack of VB.  

                                                     

[lurker172602]

I haven't managed to get out of bed yet. Can you deliver my first bubbly please?

[katydidthat]

Indeed, Lurker 🙂

[lloydslights]

Richo has a swelling on the near fore fetlock?  Hic. 

The horse has handcuffs of red feathers and leather?

Oops.  Sorry.  Too much champers already.

Smeared the lippy.  Fascinator askew.  Already carrying my stilettos.

DEB