Cabbage Moths.

Having a flutter on Melbourne Cup Day. I cannot credit it that a gee gee called 'Protectionist' won the Melbourne Cup. The heart sinks aside personally not wanting to buy in to protectionist policies or otherwise on a sporting field almost the cause of national hysteria (not unlike the running of the bulls), but hearing the news readers describing the animal as a German horse made me wonder if it whinnies with a German accent.

Earlier today I made a promise to not pay any heed to what animal was tipped as favourite or otherwise. I was reflecting on how dangerous the sport is. Humans sprinting rarely don't make it alive to the finishing line.

Alas, the favourite made it to the finishing line but dropping way back after an early appearance of success potential, died minutes after the end of the race. Another horse broke a bone in one of its legs.