New Posts For Thread: Anyone been to the melbourne cup?https://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30241235/anyone-been-to-the-melbourne-cupwe have a group goin for three days of festival cup oaks and stakes day, does anyone know what is the best area to book into at the racecourse, we were thinking the precinct because not interested in a meal or in that case are we just better off goinopps ..I mean Pittsburg Pete not early crow who was just quoting the first namedhttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30241235/anyone-been-to-the-melbourne-cup?post_id=538885745#538885745opps ..I mean Pittsburg Pete not early crow who was just quoting the first namedSat, 12 Apr 2014 19:04:23 -0500I have been twice and I echo Earlycrow thoughts:"it was probably the most miserable day I've ever spent on a racecourse"Way too too too busy.Maybe concede to the fact that you are there for the memories and selfies and settle your group in a corner ohttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30241235/anyone-been-to-the-melbourne-cup?post_id=538885733#538885733I have been twice and I echo Earlycrow thoughts:"it was probably the most miserable day I've ever spent on a racecourse"Way too too too busy.Maybe concede to the fact that you are there for the memories and selfies and settle your group in a corner oSat, 12 Apr 2014 19:03:11 -0500Joined: 30 Apr 12 | Topic/replies: 553 | Blogger: PittsburghPhil's blogAs a party, it's grossly overpriced. As a day at the races it blows goat.Unless you fork out the extra money (and plenty of it) for reserved seating you'll be watching the races ohttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30241235/anyone-been-to-the-melbourne-cup?post_id=538885133#538885133Joined: 30 Apr 12 | Topic/replies: 553 | Blogger: PittsburghPhil's blogAs a party, it's grossly overpriced. As a day at the races it blows goat.Unless you fork out the extra money (and plenty of it) for reserved seating you'll be watching the races oSat, 12 Apr 2014 17:55:46 -0500you'd also want to book your hotels well in advance if you need one, if you need a recommendation let me know, i found one i thought was excellent value and they loved their racing, too. as for taxis they are thin on the ground and my driver asked mehttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30241235/anyone-been-to-the-melbourne-cup?post_id=538879645#538879645you'd also want to book your hotels well in advance if you need one, if you need a recommendation let me know, i found one i thought was excellent value and they loved their racing, too. as for taxis they are thin on the ground and my driver asked meSat, 12 Apr 2014 12:59:25 -0500my experience much the same as Pittsburgh Phil and we had a runner so do go prepared for a bit of a bun fight to say the least. getting to and from the racecourse not the easiest either if you're not going by train.https://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30241235/anyone-been-to-the-melbourne-cup?post_id=538879617#538879617my experience much the same as Pittsburgh Phil and we had a runner so do go prepared for a bit of a bun fight to say the least. getting to and from the racecourse not the easiest either if you're not going by train.Sat, 12 Apr 2014 12:57:38 -0500lol. Out of the thousands of names I have been called on here, pretty sure that is the first time aftertimer has been used. 17? My old man used to give me the form guide and put bets on for me since I was about 10 ffs..... Is much easier to remembhttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30241235/anyone-been-to-the-melbourne-cup?post_id=538874405#538874405lol. Out of the thousands of names I have been called on here, pretty sure that is the first time aftertimer has been used. 17? My old man used to give me the form guide and put bets on for me since I was about 10 ffs..... Is much easier to remembSat, 12 Apr 2014 08:27:42 -0500Last time I went to the Melbourne Cup was in 1987. I was in one of those celebrity marquees and met a terrific old boiler called Lady Susan Renouf. She said she had been married to some of the richest and most powerful men in the land but she had nevhttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30241235/anyone-been-to-the-melbourne-cup?post_id=538873953#538873953Last time I went to the Melbourne Cup was in 1987. I was in one of those celebrity marquees and met a terrific old boiler called Lady Susan Renouf. She said she had been married to some of the richest and most powerful men in the land but she had nevSat, 12 Apr 2014 08:08:12 -0500Bait!!!!.....bare hooks work in this place ffs.....must be the warm waterhttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30241235/anyone-been-to-the-melbourne-cup?post_id=538864473#538864473Bait!!!!.....bare hooks work in this place ffs.....must be the warm waterFri, 11 Apr 2014 15:58:38 -0500Poor quality bait.Lift your game or head back to the fish-farm, wasting your time in these waters.https://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30241235/anyone-been-to-the-melbourne-cup?post_id=538864299#538864299Poor quality bait.Lift your game or head back to the fish-farm, wasting your time in these waters.Fri, 11 Apr 2014 15:48:59 -0500Don't get me wrong me wrong Spoonless.......as i've said it's very good.......he's still got a long way to go to topple the two after-timing kings on here......Bluffer and Letty .https://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30241235/anyone-been-to-the-melbourne-cup?post_id=538864169#538864169Don't get me wrong me wrong Spoonless.......as i've said it's very good.......he's still got a long way to go to topple the two after-timing kings on here......Bluffer and Letty .Fri, 11 Apr 2014 15:42:00 -0500