# Australians and New Zealanders: are you in a sweep for the Cup this afternoon? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 7, 2006, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australians-and-new-zealanders-are-you-in-a-sweep-for-the-cup-this-afternoon/379390 "2006-11-07T03:41:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australians-and-new-zealanders-are-you-in-a-sweep-for-the-cup-this-afternoon/379390/1 "2006-11-07T03:41:33Z")
I’ve drawn a rank outsider horse: **Land 'n Stars** ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australians-and-new-zealanders-are-you-in-a-sweep-for-the-cup-this-afternoon/379390/2 "2006-11-07T04:18:40Z")
Pah, I got Headturner in the sweep. Pah, I say. My REAL tip was Pop Rock, who came second. Close, but no cigar. ---
**Author:** ![Fredescu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/73ab20/32.png) [@Fredescu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fredescu)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australians-and-new-zealanders-are-you-in-a-sweep-for-the-cup-this-afternoon/379390/3 "2006-11-07T05:18:14Z")
I had Railings and Tawqeet. I don’t get the appeal of horse racing at all, but I always go in the office sweeps. ---
**Author:** ![Khadro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Khadro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadro)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australians-and-new-zealanders-are-you-in-a-sweep-for-the-cup-this-afternoon/379390/4 "2006-11-07T05:44:29Z")
I only remembered it had even been run because a friend who has no access to the real world while he’s at work called and asked me who had won. Needless to say, when you’re the only person in the office, a sweep is not much good 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australians-and-new-zealanders-are-you-in-a-sweep-for-the-cup-this-afternoon/379390/5 "2006-11-07T07:31:45Z")
I got Delta Blues. Won $69- two cartons of beer for $5. First time I have won in years though. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_McChoakumchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@Dr\_McChoakumchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_McChoakumchild)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australians-and-new-zealanders-are-you-in-a-sweep-for-the-cup-this-afternoon/379390/6 "2006-11-07T08:47:16Z")
I placed bets each way on Yeats and Pop Rock. So yeah!! I got 2nd place… But nah, didn’t recoup all my $$$. But standing in an interminable line at the TAB clutching those slips of paper in your sweaty hands, before going on a work-sponsored 3-hour lunch, is what Melbourne Cup’s about! ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australians-and-new-zealanders-are-you-in-a-sweep-for-the-cup-this-afternoon/379390/7 "2006-11-07T12:10:48Z")
I lost $5 on Dizelle, which came in as a tail ender. Funny though, it’s the first time I’ve ever been in a sweep where I didn’t draw my own horse. Not saying the guy is dodgy, but I just handed over the cash, and the next day the draw appeared on the staff notice board. Odd. ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australians-and-new-zealanders-are-you-in-a-sweep-for-the-cup-this-afternoon/379390/8 "2006-11-07T12:15:05Z")
I managed to avoid it this year. Numbers were up at the work lunch and everyone else seemed keen, so I kept my $3. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australians-and-new-zealanders-are-you-in-a-sweep-for-the-cup-this-afternoon/379390/9 "2006-11-08T02:46:50Z")
I got the last runner in the $2 sweep so I got my money back, but I had Activation in the $1 sweep so I’m out a buck. ---
**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australians-and-new-zealanders-are-you-in-a-sweep-for-the-cup-this-afternoon/379390/10 "2006-11-08T11:05:57Z")
I’m a winner. I didn’t loose any money on the race and didn’t waste a minute of my life watching or listening to any of the shite that surrounds the cup (though I must admit I wouldn’t mind watching a bunch of shitfaced sloanes wearing funny hats spewing in the gutter).