Melbourne Cup Tuesday

On the first Tuesday of November, at three o'clock the Melbourne Cup Race takes place in Melbourne (but that part's obvious).


Today I "bet" on Harris Tweed. By "bet" I mean I guessed who would win, Mom guessed who would win and then we watched to see who did. Harris Tweed didn't. He came close... for the majority of the race but landed up in fifth place by the end.


If somebody had told me that Americain was a French horse from Marseille, I would have bet on him. But then again, it's easy to say that now, isn't it?


There are three handles on the cup. One for the owner, one for the jockey and one for the trainer. What about the horse? I always wish there was one for the horse.