Little Wandering Wren …. chats!

With the footy Grand Final behind us  Melbourne turns her attention, with a nod of a stylish fascinator, to the start of the  Victorian   Spring Racing Carnival. Today was the Thousand Guineas, one of the big horse races of the season, but I didn't go. I am hatless  and we are horseless ! For the past five years   we have enjoyed life at the races as a bit part Owner. We never had more than a hoof and a tail... Twelve months ago  our horse  was even entered for  the Caulfield Thousand Guineas  at one point. What a difference a year makes! Today are at home watching the race on the television. The crazy poodle goes bananas barking at the horses. He had an unfortunate experience as a youngster when he  disgraced himself with excitement  originally over a chicken on the run, but the whole moment turned completely sour when he realised he also had the attention of ...

The Victorian  Spring Racing Carnival is a massive nine weeks of  horses, hats, and huge cameras . We were thrilled to join 25,000 other keen racegoers for the Beck Caulfield Guineas Day.  Not least because the Caulfield Guineas is a top racing day, but especially as our very own Little Miss Hussy is entered for one of the lead up races. Fashions are a huge part of the day, with strict dress codes for those planning to be in Members'. Whilst the popular ' Fashions on the Field ' competitions are not for everyone, it is fair to say that for the most part making an effort in appearance is, in some way or another,  part of the day.  My own ' What am I going to wear? ' fashion dilemmas, have been blogged to death. However today I am sporting a new black and white fascinator which I am very happy  about because it modernises my look by a good ten years, and doesn't give me a cracking headache like  my hats or the hairbands! Looking ...

She did it again, our Little Miss Hussy won on the weekend. This was despite drawing barrier one, being boxed in from the start, and receiving a hefty bump on the turn. For one dreadful moment it looked like she could either lose her legs from under her, or her jockey, or both... Phew good pick up! That gritty determination that the stable hand had admired previously came to the fore, and with a look of ' Don't mess with me' she thundered home a triumphant winner in a listed race at Caulfield ... It is a bucket list dream to own a horse that could win at a Melbourne metropolitan track. Our Little Miss H has now done that twice in two weeks! At the winners presentation, they announced the last horse to win this race with two out of two starts was Black Cavier , but let's not get ahead of ourselves... Caulfield racecourse is one of Melbourne's best known and respectable race tracks, only 8 kms from the CBD... Holy Moly I'm pinching myself as I write th...