2006 Titanium Forum Melbourne Cup Signature Sweepstakes

[jenny]

lol :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

[Go_The_Doggies]

Zabeat was going good for awhile!!!

Congrats to Delta Blues, and everyone envolved with her(it is a her isnt it?)

[jenny]

Delta Blues wins Melbourne Cup

November 07, 2006 12:00
Article from: The Daily Telegraph



DELTA Blues galloped into immortality today as the Japanese raider shaded out stablemate Pop Rock in a photo finish to win the Melbourne Cup.
Despite chilly weather, nearly 110,000 punters crammed onto the Flemington Racecourse to witness the event and plunge $20 million with on-course bookies.

That was a fraction of the estimated $150 million wagered on the close-fought race Australia-wide.
And while the crowd never seemed close to the 129,000 at Saturday?s Victoria Derby or the 122,736 course record at the 2003 Melbourne Cup, spirits were high as the 23-horse field were locked into the starting gates.

An estimated 700 million watched the race in 120 countries worldwide.

Controversy is never far away at the cup, and Efficient?s last-gasp withdrawal from the great race delivered disappointment to trainer Lloyd Williams, but greater opportunities for the international runners.

Once again, global studs fielded among their best horses for the $5.1 million race that stops the nation.

Among them were highly fancied Japanese runners Pop Rock and Delta Blues, English horse Geordieland and favourite Irish stayer Yeats.

Early on super stayer Tawqeet was the punters? favourite drawing a flood of early money and praise from rivals.

Yeats grabbed the money late in the morning, after Tawqeet pulled a shoe in training ? raising doubts about his fitness, before a vets reported cleared the horse and it was again pushed to the front of the tote.

But Tawqueet and Pop Rock were never far behind, rising to equal second favourite just before the starter?s gun.

And while the horses were the main game, the Flemington grounds also featured plenty of distractions as Melbourne?s social set dressed in their finest ? albeit less exposed than usual ? while the city?s jokers dressed to amuse.

Crooner Chris Isaak also entertained the track fans amid the buzz of the race that stopped the nation.

Fenced off from the general public, Australia?s A-list were entertained in style in The Birdcage.

Among people causing a buzz were Shane Warne and ex-wife Simone Callaghan who kept bumping into each other in the VIP marquees.

And Bec Cartwright and Lleyton Hewitt also proved a popular couple in the lush Emirates marquee.

Whatever the entertainment, here was food and drink to spare, as punters ate their way through 800kg of smoked salmon ordered, along with two tonnes of beef, 50,000 sandwiches and 40,000 party pies.

They washed it all down with 165,000 cans of beer, 50,000 bottles of Fleur de Lys sparkling wine and 1000 bottles of Moet champagne in the members' area.

[Titanium_BD1103]

Well Done to Capital Shark on Winning in the Melbourne Cup Sweepstakes... and PM me if you want anything else in your signature besides the horse and your name and the trophy...

[jenny]

Well Done to Capital Shark on Winning in the Melbourne Cup Sweepstakes... and PM me if you want anything else in your signature besides the horse and your name and the trophy...

Really happy for him TJ!!!
Considering he was a late starter
ONYA SHARKY! :win: :win:

[Robbie_Dee]

Congrats capital shark

[jenny]

$25 MILLION.... on the Melbourne Cup Alone! :dead:

[jenny]

DRUMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ROLL!
CAPITAL_SHARK IS HERE!
THE WINNER HAS RETURNED :emp:
GO SHARKY! :guit: :guit: :win:

[Capital_Shark]

*takes a bow* :win:

Thankyou for the congrats, people. And the word is I have Jenny and Grimmace to thank for the pick, cheers ladies and Jenny too. haha.

[jenny]

*takes a bow* :win:

Thankyou for the congrats, people. And the word is I have Jenny and Grimmace to thank for the pick, cheers ladies and Jenny too. haha.

:lol!: :lol!: :lol!: :lol!: :lol!:
Did you just call the guys (ladies) :naughty:
LOL! Congratulations Sharky xoxo :win: :win: :win: :win:

[Capital_Shark]

:lol!: :lol!: :lol!: :lol!: :lol!:
Did you just call the guys (ladies) :naughty:
LOL! Congratulations Sharky xoxo :win: :win: :win: :win:

It was actually deeper than that Jen, I managed to called Grimmace a lady and also make you the exception the group of ladies. Two birds with one stone.

[jenny]

It was actually deeper than that Jen, I managed to called Grimmace a lady and also make you the exception the group of ladies. Two birds with one stone.

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: Think your clever eh???? :naughty: well you are! We were happy for you! :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: