I live in QLD, most business around town are closing from 11am, hairdressers, coffee shops and other retail stores are not even opening,.Made a few calls to Sydney chasing stock,same thing closed.
So who thinks it should be a national public holiday because there's not a lot of productivity going on today.
Yep, if Vic get a day off we all should. Horse racing is a joke at the best of times, today just reinforces it 
Stuff the Queen's grandfathers birthday long weekend in June. Freezing farkin cold to enjoy it anyway and replace with Melbourne Cup. 
Ah, the Melbourne Cup, where bogans wear suit jackets with billabong shirts and skate shoes and white framed sunnies....and consider themselves classy.
No.5 - Winchester, an outsider and the jockey has Welsh silks.
Public Holiday - technically, it's a Melbourne Metro Public Holiday. Geelong & the Surfcoast had their Cup Day Holiday, last Wednesday week. Last Wed in October. It's not actually a Victoria wide holiday. Although most regional businesses will be on the go slow this arvo, if open at all.
But what the hell, let's just go for a National Holiday! 
Who cares... me, I'm going for a swim at lunchtime where the pool will be almost empty and I can do some laps at my own pace.
Bah Humbug!
Anybody know how much the winner paid.
My 8 year old son picked the winner.
The Mrs put 5 each way on it for him.
So these so called experts have been rumbling over stat after stat to try to pick the winner and my son comes up with the goods.
Fark the experts just throw a fart at next years form guide to pick the winner.
). Tri only paid about $50k 
). Tri only paid about $50k
I had a bet each way on the winner and a place bet on the second. But for some reason didn't put a quinella on. Damn
