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Chika Akatsuki
Minawa Andou
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Since there is bound to be someone who was going to create this topic I thought that I should do the honours.
Who are you betting on?
I'm betting on Roman Emperor it looked good when I watched the virtual Race on the Nine news tonight.
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Spritza
Minawa Andou
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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whoever I get in the work sweeps tomorrow ^_^!
I haven't even seen what horses are running yet... i usually pick off their names ^_^;;
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Soul Master Kaze
Mylene Jenius
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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Depending on whether I feel like driving tomorrow, I may place a bet for the first time ever. I got a crash course from my mum a couple of days ago on how to do so, so the actual mechanics of it shouldn't be a real issue.
As for who I'll choose, I'll just choose the horse with the jockey that has the prettiest jacket. In a race where, before you start getting into the form etc, there's a 24:1 chance that any given horse will win, before scratchings, it's as logical way as any to pick a winner. And in my experience, the favourites rarely win.
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speedfreek19
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Is there a bank holiday today or something because of the cup? Cause my monies haven't appeared in my account and they should have today and i need some foods =/
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speedfreek19
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Ah bugger, my bank account is located in canberra >_< crap!
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Spritza
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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I got a few horses in the sweeps.... Leica Ding, Kibbutz, Ista Kareen and Spin Around!
The one called Spin Around reminds me of the opening of School Rumble... 
Go horsies! Run as if Tallis was chasing you! 
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Soul Master Kaze
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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Shocking wins. And to think that my horse (Roman Emperor) was placing up until the final stretch.
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Spritza
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Soul Master Kaze wrote: | | And to think that my horse (Roman Emperor) was placing up until the final stretch. |
That always happens
Sadly none of my 4 horses got a look in the entire race 
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Pearl
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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None of Bart Cummings horses ranked. Out of the sweep my horse was Basaltico which I think ran 5th, I haven't checked though.
People's whose horse came last get their money returned - Mediocrity is always the vicitm in life.
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boredandlazy
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I lost the sweepstakes with my family, but I won at work. Made $30 from a $2 investment, which I promptly spent on the Nirvana: Live at Reading CD+DVD.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Did anyone find this year's Cup to be less exciting than usual? I don't know if it is just me but it seemed kind of flat this year. Also I didn't win anything as we had Viewed as our pick so that may have something to do with it. |
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Pearl
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| boredandlazy wrote: | | Made $30 from a $2 investment, which I promptly spent on the Nirvana: Live at Reading CD+DVD. |
Congratulations, that is excellent! I was hoping for a little spending money too
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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$10 on Shocking to win = Hundred Dollars.
FTW
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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didn't get to watch the race i was picking up kids at the time >_< i remember when it was on just as we got home from school - ahh the good old days...
but missy and i had picked horses 3 (me) and 6 (her), we picked number 5 for the beast and he placed third....
no actual betting mind - just for the fun
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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| speedfreek19 wrote: | | Ah bugger, my bank account is located in canberra >_< crap! |
I hope you're not starving to death speedfreak19. Hopefully your money will come through first thing tomorrow
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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I won something so i'm not complaining
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Pearl wrote: |
I hope you're not starving to death speedfreek19. Hopefully your money will come through first thing tomorrow |
fixed that for ya 
And no, i'm not starving to death yet, that'll happen after a few days, though if things do become desperate, there's always plenty of baked beans, albeit to the dismay of my housemates 
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Office closed at 12:30 and then we all just sat back, had lunch and watched all the races on the projector in the meeting room all the while betting and drinking.
i came 2nd in the office sweep and the proceeded to lose all of that on the rest of the races.
even wore a long sleeve shirt today even though i almost died from the heat when i had to go out on site just before lunch.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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| speedfreek19 wrote: | | And no, i'm not starving to death yet, that'll happen after a few days, though if things do become desperate, there's always plenty of baked beans, albeit to the dismay of my housemates |
That's good. A diet of Baked Beans isn't that bad but it has infamous repercussions.
Beans have Protein
A diet of Mi Goreng will leave you lethargic and malnourished
An interesting little fact is that the public holiday the ACT had today was titled Family Leisure Day - I can't remember if that was the exact title but it was something along the lines of that I was told
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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I won the $2 office sweep at work..my first time ever winning one of those.
Also I backed #8 for a win or place and he came second so I won my money back pluss some =)
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Chika Akatsuki
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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I was surprised that Roman Emperor didn't get a place which was dissapointing. My sister one though she got $70.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Chika Akatsuki wrote: | | I was surprised that Roman Emperor didn't get a place which was dissapointing. My sister one though she got $70. |
Bloody disappointing. I had money on it.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Won $30 in one sweep and $10 in another one. All round good day for a $4 investment |
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| Soul Master Kaze wrote: | | Bloody disappointing. I had money on it. |
I had money on it too, but was never seriously expecting to win anything.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:49 am Post subject: |
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+1 to the "GODDAMN ROMAN EMPEROR" crowd.
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Chika Akatsuki
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Alot of the people I know better on Roman Emperor. It really is dissapoimting, as well as Bart Cummings horse Viewed it was a fan favourite.
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