Swandives

…for a place rather than a win. I’m an idiot. I got the first and second horses and still didn’t make any money.

Betting’s for boguns.

The reason I didn’t make any money is because I didn’t put Maybe Better into my trifecta. Bummer. But it’s the Melbourne Cup and you gotta have a go, which is exactly what Delta Blue did!

I miss Makybe. So does Lee Freedman, her trainer. This is a nice piece in the leadup to the big race.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/horseracing/watching-from-the-grandstand-its-easy-to-miss-a-champion-likemakybe-diva/2006/11/06/1162661619204.html