It was mostly blue skies and smiling faces at this year’s Caulfield Cup as punters celebrated the return of the spring racing carnival. CaulfieldCup
Miraculously the rain held off. Instead, bright colours, silky pastels and a flurry of florals flowed through the black arched general admission entrance of this year’s Caulfield Cup.
It’s a problem that friends Judith Radas, Zoe Bardis, Steph McVarnock and Laura Heiberg were prepared for, arriving early to set up on the slightly muddy grass with a picnic blanket, snacks and plastic wine glasses. Members of the Coalition For the Protection of Race Horses protesting outside this year’s Caufield Cup“We’re here to get the message across to the general public that by going to the races they’re inadvertently supporting animal cruelty,” he said.
Kris Doolan has been coming to the Caulfield Cup for over two decades and, unlike Colleto, he thinks that there’s more young people in attendance than ever before.“It’s always exciting, always a good atmosphere. I like the fashion, and being out with friends,” she said. Not that you’d notice in the Medallion Club. The bar was wall-to-wall with punters lining up to place a bet and buy a drink.
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