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The race that stops a nation

Its interesting that at no other time in the year would I ever consider putting a bet on the races, but today is the Melbourne Cup. This is the day that the entire nation comes together to watch some horses go around a track. Maybe its more than that though. The significance of this race has probably been elevated by horses such as Phar Lap and other such legends keeping this event in our minds. I wonder if any day soon the greyhounds will reach these heights? Or even lawn bowls? Sometimes I sneer at the rhetoric that it's "the race that stops a nation", and then other times I think, yeah it is. Hmmmm...I wonder if the election results will be the same?



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November 6th 2007 @ 03:21

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1. November 6th 2007 @ 04:23. AmyHuang Says:
It just finished. 10 mins off work and I won nothing. Oh wells, it was exciting
2. November 8th 2007 @ 02:26. PuntersDaily Says:
I must say I watch the races all the time as both an on-course spectator and on the TV but I agree with your point that it probably doesn't deserve such a place in out psyche.

Perhaps I could ask of your good self and your readers to tell me what the point is of the emphasis on fashion and celebrities. I don't see them on course or on the racing TV channels in the middle of winter.
3. November 8th 2007 @ 07:27. CoreyS Says:
Fashion and celebrities have taken over as the focus of the race as people have become more obsessed with them than the race itself. Its part of the whole celebrity obsession thing, which of course relates to familiarity and sameness - but when you think of it - do we really care what some random D grade celebrity wears to the cup? Or are we more concerned with the race itself?

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