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Friends, frocking up, free champagne and Flemington

02 Nov 05:45am

Filed under: Champange, Flemington, Racing, Spring

Flemington’s impending celebration might stop a nation, but it also gets certain sectors moving. As trainers and thoroughbreds all over town intensify their pre-race fitness campaigns, it seemed only appropriate that this punter hit the track too.

Who does a girl have to smile at to get a drink around here? Photo: Herald Sun

Accordingly, the weekend saw me set off on 3 km of what looked like jogging, only slower. As I turned for home, I was really digging deep, deep into that space where a person’s mathematical ability is supposed to be. Taking into account the time and distance, would I have burned off 5 barbecue shapes or pushed it out to 6?

Distracted by these calculations, I inhaled a little seasonal joy, in the form of some kind of airborne plant matter. This particular piece of plant matter was actually big enough for a person to duck, but unfortunately it went straight in, resulting in a full-blown, public gagging episode.

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sunny says:

10:05am | 02/11/12

Good system, and it can be used for lotto too. I think I’ll stick to my time honoured tradition of picking my runners by their name - for example if I see any one of the following: Dilatory Dawdler, Straggler’s Pride, Stuckinda Barrier, Miss Thejump or Just Warming Up then… Read more »
Gregg says:

09:46am | 02/11/12

Yes, bit like that party trick of challenging a smoker to get all their cigs held between their fingers and it better be their king hitting hand for when they do and you’re holding the packet for them, it’s Oops, I’ve just crushed your packet in the excitement! But you… Read more »

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