Elsa & I have joined the ‘Red Hats Ladies’ – well at least for a day at the races! Check out the Brisbane Racing Club on Facebook to see if you can spot us in their pictures of March 27th race day! We had a blast! Our neighbour Helena (Queen of the Bright-N-Breezy Red Hats) invited us to their race day. Hesitant at first, she convinced us with the offer of hats! Millie – you were on our minds & we knew this was right up your alley! There were 8 in our group but hundreds more ladies attended, clad in their glad rags, perky little hats & fashion-statement shoes! When travelling 3+months, who packs such finery? Not us! In the open-air excitement of race day; who cares what you wear! Obviously all the 2-legged fillies sure did as they teetered along in their 5-inch spikes (protected by Heel Candy), very provocative form-fitting cocktail dresses with hats that would rival Queen E! This one white-fine formed young man entered the field with 2 ladies on either side; one black & other white. The white was gorgeous but was overshadowed by the other -- this long cool drink of water. You have to imagine this: a tall slender polished & buffed woman wearing a dress that was a second-skin and plunging in the back & front with a swirl of glitter emphasizing each curve as she floated along on her 7-inch statement with a hat to crown the day (side pompadour with feathers quivering in the light afternoon breeze)! She was the show for the day – and we saw a lot!
Admission was $25; this included the $15 gate plus $25 race-dollars for food & drink (Such a bargain!) There were 8 races. We missed one race standing in the beer line, but placed $1 or $2 bets on each of the remaining races. Three races placed my horse in the winner’s circle ($1.80 + $4.50 + $4.50 winnings -- last of the big time spenders)! Five hours of hot sun, 4 large beers, a teriyaki beef lunch, an afternoon with new friends and a photo on Facebook.... Priceless!
To top our day, the guys not only acted as chauffeurs but we arrived home to a roast lamb dinner! Thanks Tom & Lewis (aka Master Chef).
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