Tag Archives: Races

Ladies Day 2014

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Bec

Wednesday was the Hannans Handicap (aka Ladies Day) at the races. I went to work in the morning, ran home and threw on my dress and fascinator and off we went. I decided to take the tiny point and shoot … Continue reading →

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Boulder Cup 2014

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Bec

Race Round has arrived! One week, three race days, a cocktail party and a whole lot of fun are on the cards this week. Proceedings kicked off yesterday with the Boulder Cup. After a last minute costume change I wore … Continue reading →

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Shocking Pink and What to Wear to the Races?

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Bec

And I mean shocking. It’s freezing, we’re five weeks out from the races and it feels like everyone is already talking about what they are planning to wear. Hats and fascinators have appeared in all the shops, pop up fashion … Continue reading →

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Ra-ra-races

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Bec

It’s a curious thing, going to the races in the ‘off season’. Well I guess it’s not so much the ‘off season’ as the 51 weeks of the year when not every man and his sister’s dental hygienist are trackside. There … Continue reading →

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Horses and hangovers

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Bec

I’ve blogged about the races so many times, that I’ve run out of ideas for what to call these posts. So I figure ‘horses and hangovers’ is a pretty apt description for spending a day trackside. On Saturday we donned … Continue reading →

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Ladies Day, now with added ladies

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Bec

Waking up after the cocktail party, we headed straight to Hoovers for this: Replenished, it was time for more of these: I wore a dress I bought last year some time and a fascinator I bought for half price from … Continue reading →

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A day at the races

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Bec

Yesterday my housemates and I trotted off to the track for the Boulder Cup. After last year’s disastrous cancellation of all races due to a ‘water logged track’ caused by a sprinkler when it was 25 degrees and sunny, I … Continue reading →

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Esperance mini break

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Bec

What an absence! This time last week I was cursing ex tropical cyclone Rusty for bringing a deluge to the Goldfields. I was right to curse. Our little convoy drove four hours through torrential rain down to Esperance. It was … Continue reading →

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Off and Racing

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Bec

So we were all enoying the day, drinking out of tiny plastic cups, feasting on finger food, placing ill-informed bets, cursing our choice of footwear and the wind and then this happened… Holy. Toledo. A proposal. In our tent. Surrounded by … Continue reading →

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Accidental Bridesmaids

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Bec

  So, you know how couples can sometimes start to morph into each other after a while? They claim it’s just a cute coincidence that they love the same music/movies/style/skinny jeans but really, their creepy clone-like behaviour is a direct … Continue reading →

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