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  1. FISHER to Close 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival

    FISHER will close the 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival. Confirmed by Victoria Racing Club (VRC) today, the DJ will…
    #Australia #Melbourne #Fisher #MelbourneCup
    europesays.com/australia/54026/

  2. FISHER to Perform at 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival

    FISHER has been booked again for the Melbourne Cup Carnival.  Confirmed by Victoria Racing Club (VRC) today, the…
    #Australia #Melbourne #Fisher #FisherMelbourneCup #MelbourneCup
    europesays.com/australia/53880/

  3. Half Yours wins $10 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington, beating Goodie Two Shoes and Middle Earth

    Jamie Melham has produced the ride of her life on Half Yours to win the $10 million Melbourne…
    #NewsBeep #News #Australia #alriffa #AU #CaulfieldCup #favourite #Flemington #HalfYours #jamiemelham #melbournecup #racing #Sport #winner
    newsbeep.com/au/261336/

  4. that was by far and away least engaged i've ever seen sydney in the melb's cup.

    not even in an active "nup to the cup" way.

    just complete disinterest. peddled through the city and didn't see a single messy cunt (bit early but still). pubs largely quiet.

    #sydney #MelbourneCup

  5. that was by far and away least engaged i've ever seen sydney in the melb's cup.

    not even in an active "nup to the cup" way.

    just complete disinterest. peddled through the city and didn't see a single messy cunt (bit early but still). pubs largely quiet.

    #sydney #MelbourneCup

  6. Looks like we get a sequel to Ride Like a Girl. #MelbourneCup

  7. Looks like we get a sequel to Ride Like a Girl. #MelbourneCup

  8. @derekbarry

    LOL “The Victoria Racing Club argues active attempts were made to reduce crowd sizes after 2003, when it became clear that a crowd of over 120,000 people made for an uncomfortable day at the races.”
    ——-
    things to loathe about the #MelbourneCup

    — animal cruelty
    (yes, some horses naturally love to run, or even love to run faster than other horses, but i’ve never seen a horse in a paddock ask to be put down, whipped, have their tongue tied etc)
    — drunks who inflict their yahoo behaviour on innocent bystanders
    (no, i don’t mind people drinking, but it’s no excuse for bad behaviour)
    — humourless wankers in ugly outfits
    (i’m not naming names, but i bet you can think of some)
    ————-
    and a special mention goes to the victoria racing club

    “The Flemington Racecourse flood wall could have increased water levels near homes by up to 3cm during floods in 2022. Melbourne Water says despite the impact, there is not enough evidence to remove the wall.”

    abc.net.au/news/2024-05-03/mel

  9. @derekbarry

    LOL “The Victoria Racing Club argues active attempts were made to reduce crowd sizes after 2003, when it became clear that a crowd of over 120,000 people made for an uncomfortable day at the races.”
    ——-
    things to loathe about the #MelbourneCup

    — animal cruelty
    (yes, some horses naturally love to run, or even love to run faster than other horses, but i’ve never seen a horse in a paddock ask to be put down, whipped, have their tongue tied etc)
    — drunks who inflict their yahoo behaviour on innocent bystanders
    (no, i don’t mind people drinking, but it’s no excuse for bad behaviour)
    — humourless wankers in ugly outfits
    (i’m not naming names, but i bet you can think of some)
    ————-
    and a special mention goes to the victoria racing club

    “The Flemington Racecourse flood wall could have increased water levels near homes by up to 3cm during floods in 2022. Melbourne Water says despite the impact, there is not enough evidence to remove the wall.”

    abc.net.au/news/2024-05-03/mel

  10. Today is Victoria's second-most ridiculous public holiday (the most ridiculous is the day *before* the AFL Grand Final). Annoyingly the public hol also leaked into yesterday - it was a normal workday but the cafe I wanted to go to was closed. (Sigh) I hate public holidays.

    #MelbourneCup

  11. Today is Victoria's second-most ridiculous public holiday (the most ridiculous is the day *before* the AFL Grand Final). Annoyingly the public hol also leaked into yesterday - it was a normal workday but the cafe I wanted to go to was closed. (Sigh) I hate public holidays.

    #MelbourneCup

  12. It’s ‘Nup to the cup’ for me. It’s far more interesting to watch the National Party self-combust into a pretend reality with their rejection of net-zero, supported by a well rehearsed string of lies, even as tennis ball-sized hail smashes southern Queensland. But the greatest lie was hearing David ‘Spivweasel’ Littleproud smoothly claim the move would not put any pressure on his Liberal coalition leader Sussan Ley. The hail killed and injured many animals and birds as well as the usual homes, solar panels and cars. #auspol #climatechange #nuptothecup #MelbourneCup m.youtube.com/watch?v=DSPgWgiL

  13. The #MelbourneCup track is going to be so heavy, making it even harder for those poor horses to carry jockeys over the huge 3.2kms race.

    Stop this barbaric crap.

    #NupToTheCup
    #melbourneweather

  14. The #MelbourneCup track is going to be so heavy, making it even harder for those poor horses to carry jockeys over the huge 3.2kms race.

    Stop this barbaric crap.

    #NupToTheCup
    #melbourneweather

  15. Another black coffee this morning has me feeling great. Ready for a 6:00 AM morning watch house shift, and then a day off for the #MelbourneCup public holiday. Bring it on!

  16. McEvoys to do Cup rain dance – Racing.com

    McEvoys to do Cup rain dance  Racing.comMelbourne Cup 2025: Field, barrier draw, form guide and betting  Australian Broadcasting CorporationMcEvoys to…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #calvinmcevoy #Flemington #HalfYours #jamiemelham #melbournecup #racing.com #tonymcevoy #TopNews #TopStories
    newsbeep.com/au/255701/

  17. Wow. #MelbourneCup brings such class to town. Walking in the CBD, I’ve already encountered well dressed drunk couple walking into traffic abusing cars honking at them.

  18. RE: mastodon.social/@KatCopseyGree

    Replace the horses with their millionaire and billionaire owners. Jockey on the back with a whip. Strict limits on the number of whippings the owner can receive during a race, say 50, we're not animals.

    Same 3,200m distance, obviously allow a couple of hours for the race to complete.

    Imagine the TV ratings, the size of the tote!

    #melbournecup #auspol

  19. RE: mastodon.social/@KatCopseyGree

    Replace the horses with their millionaire and billionaire owners. Jockey on the back with a whip. Strict limits on the number of whippings the owner can receive during a race, say 50, we're not animals.

    Same 3,200m distance, obviously allow a couple of hours for the race to complete.

    Imagine the TV ratings, the size of the tote!

    #melbournecup #auspol

  20. Torranzino wins Geelong Cup, giving trainer Paul Preusker a Melbourne Cup runner

    England’s King Charles III will not have a runner in this year’s Melbourne Cup after Torranzino won the…
    #NewsBeep #News #Racing #geelongcup #goldenticket #MelbourneCup #racing #sport #Sports #UK #UnitedKingdom #winner
    newsbeep.com/uk/219832/

  21. The day that was. Earlier start. Cafe coffee. Work (WFH). Blog post. Untangle to-do list (try). Jaunt to Kirribilli, NSW. Home. Late lunch. Read RSS. Blog post. Two hour walk. Tea. Stream show. LOL, tots forgot (so much on ATM) #MelbourneCup today (no loss, #NupToTheCup). To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

  22. [09:32] Kildare man Robbie Dolan, who appeared on The Voice Australia, rides 80/1 outsider to sensational Melbourne Cup win

    Irish jockey Robbie Dolan is set to give his vocal chords their biggest workout since his appearance on "The Voice" after delivering a pitch-perfect ride on Knight's Choice to win the A$8 million ($5.28 million) Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.

    independent.ie/sport/horse-rac

    #Irish #RobbieDolan #TheVoice #Knight'sChoice #A$8million #$5.28million #MelbourneCup #Tuesday

  23. Dressing up in the best dress you have so you can carry your shoes

    #melbournecup

  24. Melbourne Cup Day acts as a 'welcome to spring', though it's become problematic in recent years. But all public hols are a pain for travellers - here's why:

    The Melbourne Cup - and why public holidays are a nuisance for travellers patreon.com/posts/melbourne-cu

    #Travel #MelbourneCup #Melbourne #Sport #Holiday

  25. Melbourne Cup Day acts as a 'welcome to spring', though it's become problematic in recent years. But all public hols are a pain for travellers - here's why:

    The Melbourne Cup - and why public holidays are a nuisance for travellers patreon.com/posts/melbourne-cu

    #Travel #MelbourneCup #Melbourne #Sport #Holiday

  26. The Melbourne Cup is so much more than a public holiday and a horse race: it's a festival of cruelty to horses, gambling, family violence, and drink-driving.

    #NupToTheCup #MelbourneCup #CrueltyToAnimals #AnimalAbuse #AnimalCruelty

  27. The Melbourne Cup is so much more than a public holiday and a horse race: it's a festival of cruelty to horses, gambling, family violence, and drink-driving.

    #NupToTheCup #MelbourneCup #CrueltyToAnimals #AnimalAbuse #AnimalCruelty

  28. Right, should get off Mastodon and move to the desk. In the usual freelancer way I'm working on todays's public holiday and complaining about the resulting surcharge at local cafes (if they're open).

    #MelbourneCup

  29. Right, should get off Mastodon and move to the desk. In the usual freelancer way I'm working on todays's public holiday and complaining about the resulting surcharge at local cafes (if they're open).

    #MelbourneCup

  30. 168 horses died on Australian racetracks between 1/8/22 and 31/7/23 which was a 20% increase on the year before - it’s getting worse, not better.

    Fuck the Melbourne Cup.

    #Racing #Horse #HorseRacing #MelbourneCup #MelbourneCupCarnival #ShutItDown

  31. 168 horses died on Australian racetracks between 1/8/22 and 31/7/23 which was a 20% increase on the year before - it’s getting worse, not better.

    Fuck the Melbourne Cup.

    #Racing #Horse #HorseRacing #MelbourneCup #MelbourneCupCarnival #ShutItDown

  32. Going down to the abattoir to bet on which of the horses are slaughtered first #melbournecup

  33. Going down to the abattoir to bet on which of the horses are slaughtered first #melbournecup

  34. I always liked the Melbourne Cup as a big Melbourne cultural moment, but the animal deaths and the gambling has taken the shine off it.

    (Though I do wonder about people worried about animal cruelty - who also eat meat. Just a thought.)

    #Melbourne #MelbourneCup theage.com.au/sport/racing/how

  35. I always liked the Melbourne Cup as a big Melbourne cultural moment, but the animal deaths and the gambling has taken the shine off it.

    (Though I do wonder about people worried about animal cruelty - who also eat meat. Just a thought.)

    #Melbourne #MelbourneCup theage.com.au/sport/racing/how

  36. I think it's strange that people in the USA regard today — election day — as a regular workday, but here in Victoria we have a public holiday today for a horse race — Melbourne Cup.

    #MelbourneCup #Election2024 #USPol #USPolitics