I pick the horse that has the best name to yell out. This year, without a doubt, the best name is 'Zabeelionaire". I have been walking around for a couple of days practising. The best way to yell this is to pretend you are Dr Evil.
I'll have to eat Chicken Tikka Masalsa and drink wine from Brokenwood Cricket Pitch at the same time because they are fun to say too.
How do you pick your horse?
On Tuesdays I link up with IBOT at Essentially Jess
omg that name is hilarious!
ReplyDeleteI used to 'dabble' in the cup, but now it's all too hard!
I won't even get to watch it this year. Tuesdays are the bane of my existence at the moment.
I have only just realised you can bet online. I am not that organised though.
DeleteLove your theory! I tend to gravitate towards names, too. I get an instant feeling when I see a name and I just have to go for it - win or lose. This year I'm putting a bet on Maluckyday because I want it to be MY lucky day!
ReplyDeleteMy 8yo picked that one too :)
DeleteWe did a "family sweep" this morning. Cut all of the numbers out. Picked out of MOTH's hat. Little Misses didn't want to waste a number so we have 6 horses each...... go figure
ReplyDeleteMiss 9 is aching to go to the local picnic races today but the forecast gale force winds have me thinking otherwise.
That's a fun way to pick with the family.
DeleteRachel, absolutely love it!!! :) I have no idea about horses really but your theory is pretty damn good! :)
ReplyDeleteIt turns out that it's not the best way to pick a winner, but it's still the most fun :)
DeleteI ALWAYS forget Melbourne Cup! It just doesn't really blip my radar...
ReplyDeleteOne year my sister put on a fancy lunch, after lunch, my baby fell asleep so I popped out to the camping store to buy a tent.... I realised my gross rudeness when they had the race on in the camping store and I had to slink back to my sister's house and apologise... Silly ME!
I think the yelling out thing is a great strategy...
Silly you indeed :)
DeleteLove it! I always go for the best name too x
ReplyDeleteYou're a smart lady then Catherine :)
DeleteHa ha!
ReplyDeleteI'll be honest and say I never pick a horse, or watch it cause I really don't care. But I kinda wanna yell out Zebillionaire just for the fun of it!
Haha, I bet you couldn't help yourself
DeleteI can just hear it now, "Gooooo, Zabeelionaaaaaare! Mwah, ha ha HA!!!"
ReplyDeleteWhile we're on strange names, my best friend's mother got a little merry before dinner at an Indian restaurant once. When it came to ordering, she asked the waiter for some "Chicken Tickle My Ass"...;)
HAHAHA
DeleteHahaha! I just can't stop laughing! I wonder where they find these strange names for horses?
ReplyDeleteI know!
DeleteI just did not get time to do the Melbourne Cup today - had a bit of a tragic late, forgot everything, nearly got a parking ticket, forgot everything again kinda morning. But I did manage to do an office sweep and won $5. I'm counting that as a win!
ReplyDeleteI usually pick one of the top three every year. Not quite sure how. I always pick a horse by Frankie Dettori, even though he almost never wins!
That certainly counts as a win x
DeleteLOL... that's classic! I might just have to try your method next year. I didn't even pick this year until the last minute... didn't do any good, so lucky I didn't place an actual bet! :D
ReplyDeleteAt least you didn't lose then x
Deletename and jockey colour's - very technical
ReplyDeletefor the first time ever this year, i didn't even stop to watch the race
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Very technical xx
DeleteHahaha you're a hoot! I used to work at a TAB, so I like to pretend that I know what I'm doing. I read the form guide, see who's the trainer and the jockey, read a little about the history of the horse... then I pick a loser. So clearly I know nothing! xx
ReplyDeleteI would have thought you would have a complicated and foolproof technique.
DeleteI back the same numbers every year and being the big spender I am I back them for $1 to win and $1 to place
ReplyDeleteI only do $2 each way.
DeleteI am a colours girl- whoever has the nicest shade of blue. Names are also a biggy for me - I like ones that have the right 'feeling' :) didn't help once today!
ReplyDeleteDo you have blue eyes? My daughter always goes for blue and she has blue eyes.
DeleteI picked Dexter's birth date which was a good thing because the horse won!
ReplyDeleteWow! I wonder how often that will work?
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