HIGH CLASS EQUINE
Back
TABMelbourneCup
NOV
04
Woman Shares Selfie with Winning Horse Race Ticket, Has the $825 Stolen
By:
Unknown
on
NOV
04
Here’s a friendly piece of advice: if you bet on sports, never post a photo of your winning ticket online. That’s what an Australian woman found out the hard way yesterday. After sharing a photo of herself with her winning ticket on Facebook, someone used the photo to claim her $825 prize. Triple M reports that Perth, Australia woman named Chantelle attended the prestigious Melbourne Cup horse race yesterday and placed a 100-to-1 bet on Prince Of Penzance. When that horse won the race, Chantelle’s ticket was worth $825. What she didn’t realize was that the barcode in the photo can be used at an automated machine to claim the winnings, and that’s exactly what someone did after seeing the photo. “To the low life who is obviously my friend on Facebook and used my photo to claim our winnings. You’re a massive dick. You ruined my day,” Chantelle wrote in a follow-up post on Facebook. She tells Triple M that police were able to
Read more >>
SEP
10
Melbourne Cup 2012 Preview
By:
Unknown
on
SEP
10
The race that stops the nation, Australia’s most famous race, the Melbourne Cup is just around the corner. You can almost smell the freshly cut grass of the track. You can almost hear the fizz and effervesce of Champagne flowing into tall glasses. You can almost feel the thunder of dozens of hooves on turf racing past. So get out your fancy shoes, suit or frock, because the racing event of the year is nearly here! With so much of the great raced steeped in history with legends such as Par Lap, and Black Caviar, it is no surprise that the event receives so much attention. Of all the big events in Australia, racing or not, the Melbourne Cup is by far one of the most prestigious to attend. Many of Australia’s biggest celebrities attend religiously, as well as many big stars from overseas. This is definitely the event to be at. For those unfamiliar with the specifics of the big race, The Melbourne Cup is held every year at Flemington Racecourse over a distance
Read more >>
More Posts
Mobilize
your Site
View Site in Mobile
|
Classic
Share by: