Where I live in Northern Rivers, Melbourne cup day all the businesses closed so myself and another technician colleague decided to go a few doors down and get a drink in the pub, it was a stinking hot day. The man opposite us had a fist full of betting cards, returning to his seat noticed it missing and started aggressively asking who had taken his seat. He then removed his teeth, and asked who was going to “av a go with him”, his stool was promptly returned by a younger fitter guy who told him to keep his hair on. Then the race started and all eyes were on the screens. We chuckled, finished our drinks and went back to work.Aussie pubs! Always entertaining,
Luckily no falls in the race , I grew up in the UK where steeple chasing takes the lives of many horses each year, certainly a cruel sport.