Its a horse race called the Melbourne Cup.
The first Tuesday in November is the date that has been set .
It's the horse race that stops Australia .
It's that very same race when millions are laid out for a bet .
Flemington racecourse is where its at .
You'll find the punters jumping for joy as good odds come their way.
The bookmakers put up their prices .
You can't hear a thing but the crowd roaring its Melbourne Cup day.
There are the dead runners and long shots.
Some may loose their shirt a four legged fancy of their own.
Melbourne Cup has a special magic.
The fashions come out to see how it wears as the punters roam .
All the flowers are softly blooming .
Its a colourful show for the cup.
Somewhere in the throng of it all horses go a giddy-up .
Jockeys are on their mounts and its on .
Lips quiver , all eyes are fixed for the race is about to start .
The barriers open, off they go.
Around the turn they come theres a flutter in every heart .
The front few race for the winning post .
The excitment has been, the winners are seen to be leaping.
There are always the hard luck stories .
The magic about is all is there are no losers weeping.
"HOMEGROWN: The Making of the 1972-73 Providence College Friars" is a retrospective of that remarkable season as well as a history of the school's basketball program, which was responsible for drawing the local talent that propelled that team to succ
This book tells the story of the 1999 Providence College Friars baseball team, the last season that the sport was played at the institution. Baseball was set to be eliminated after that season in order for the school to comply with Title IX regulatio
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