This past weekend I went to my first horse race! I was all excited to get a fancy new hat or ridiculous fascinator. Unfortunately, the fancy hat I wanted was $400 and fascinators were pretty pricey too. I was able to find a cute little hat ON SALE that I think would also be perfect for the next time I go to Paris (cause, you know, I go all the time, not really). I finished of the outfit with a string of black pearls, daring, I know, and my favorite new purchase, short length black leather gloves. They are perfect driving gloves, which is great (sarcasm) given the fact that I no longer have a car and am confined to public transport for my duration in Sydney. But I love them.
They day started off well, we arrived at the races just as the 4th race (out of 9) began. I placed my bets starting on the 5th race, which was the race Black Caviar, the famous 11-0 (now 12-0) Thoroughbred was in. I placed my $5 bet on him to win and he did not disappoint. Clutching my $.70 winnings, I spent the rest of the day losing most of my bets due to my lack of knowledge of the horses stats and solely betting on the names, as you do. I did have one more high point with Shamrocker, this lovely horse won me a fat $3.75!
All in all it was a winning day, fun fashions, yummy bubbly and fast horses. Can't wait to go back!
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