March 17, 2012 dawned and it was off to the St Patrick’s day races in Broken Hill with my old friend Melissa. The biggest event of the year in the city brought out a lot of green, but surprisingly, there weren’t many green dresses to be seen at the track. No matter, Melissa and I proudly wore our green dresses and enjoyed a wonderful day.
I bet on races 3 to 7 (there were 8 races in all) and had several wins including three firsts, the 1,400 metre race 4 with #1 ‘Dealers’, trained by local trainer Michael Wayman, and ridden by Wayne Kerford, the 1,600 metre race 5 with # 1 ‘My Ex Mate’ trained by Peter F Blanch of Morphettville (SA), and ridden by Shayne Cahill and race 7, the outback stayers 2,200 metres race, won by #1 (again) ‘Young Tearaway’ trained by Nicole Bruggemann of Strathalbyn (SA) and ridden by Elly Brooks. Number 8 Lotto Blues, trained by Kym Healy of Strathalbyn, won the 1,600 metre race 6 Outback Cup, the jockey was Tara O'Donnell. I unfortunately didn't pick that one.
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| Melissa and myself at the St Patrick's Race Club |
As mentioned in an earlier post it’s the first time the event has actually been run on St Patrick’s Day - March 17. Apparently the scheduling has always had something to do with Easter. We had a quick refreshing coffee at the Broken Earth Café restaurant which not surprisingly was fully booked out for dinner. It’s a great spot to take in the view across the city and hills in the distance. I showed Melissa the moving Miners’ Memorial, which I’ll talk about another time. It was then off to dinner at Café Alfresco where we watched the passing parade of race goers and enjoyed a lovely dinner. We popped in to the atmospheric Broken Hill Musician's Club (Muso Club) for a look around, some refreshments and a dance, then called it a night. What a great fun day it was.
Cheers Jane D
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