Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Melbourne Cup

2:30 pm, Anna calls all of us to go to the board room. Snacks and Champagne have been prepared. Overhead projector has been set to display Sports channel live broadcast.
2:45 pm, Horses are set, people are ready.
3:00 pm, Race 7 concludes. Someone is excited.

I have only been to the horse racing and bet in the jockey club once in Hong Kong, as a tourists' sightseeing with my parents. That was quite happy.
To my surprise, Aussie take this cup very seriously. People take leave for it. It is said that it is a tradition -- like the Mardi Gras.
But why both Australian Open, famous horse racing are in Melbourn?

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