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MELBOURNE CUP
Diva: Im never drinking again
by STAFF REPORTERS
"Some of Diva's empties"
After creating history at Flemington yesterday and a very long night of celebrations, Makybe Diva has told The Bladder she is proud of her achievement but has decided she will never drink again.
Im the only horse to twin three Melbourne Cups. I carried more weight yesterday than any other mare, and Ive earned nearly $15 million over my career, but its all nothing compared to the hangover I have today, the Diva said this morning.
I say it now with my hoof on my heart: Im never drinking again.
The Diva, trainer Lee Freedman, owner Tony Santic, and jockey Glenn Boss were seen stumbling out of various city bars last night, giving the three finger salute to other revellers after one of the biggest pay days in Australian racing history.
Tony put his credit card down at each place we went to, and for that I thank him. A history-making mare couldnt ask for a better owner. But I really didnt need those Tequila laybacks at The Elephant & Wheelbarrow. Nor did I need those Chivas shots, the beer chasers that followed them, or the six bottles of 98 shiraz we had as travellers between the Gin Palace and the Stork Hotel.
The Divas performance at Flemington yesterday has gone straight into Australian folklore. After the win, Lee Freedman, who previously baulked at suggestions the Diva was in the same league as Phar Lap, suggested the mare might even surpass Phar Laps legend by saying he never won three.
And if you saw her last night, youd realise why I made that comparison. She is a stayer in the truest sense of the word. She was going two drinks to our one, and never strayed from the top shelf. She laughed at the first 23 martinis we had, had Chartreuse shots between rounds while she waited for us to catch up, and even got behind the bar at one stage with her winners sash tied around her forehead and started mixing her own cocktails. It was a truly awesome display.
But the Diva says last nights revelry has come at a cost.
I woke up this morning with these mystery bruises. My stable looks like homeless people live in it. I think I might have pashed Glenn Boss. I dont remember getting home and I cant find my mobile phone. Ive had 63 panadols this morning, a cold shower and bucket of black coffee and I still feel like I'd rather be dead. So thats it. Even if I somehow win another three Melbourne Cups, Im never dinking again.
courtesy "the bladder"
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Diva: Im never drinking again
by STAFF REPORTERS
"Some of Diva's empties"
After creating history at Flemington yesterday and a very long night of celebrations, Makybe Diva has told The Bladder she is proud of her achievement but has decided she will never drink again.
Im the only horse to twin three Melbourne Cups. I carried more weight yesterday than any other mare, and Ive earned nearly $15 million over my career, but its all nothing compared to the hangover I have today, the Diva said this morning.
I say it now with my hoof on my heart: Im never drinking again.
The Diva, trainer Lee Freedman, owner Tony Santic, and jockey Glenn Boss were seen stumbling out of various city bars last night, giving the three finger salute to other revellers after one of the biggest pay days in Australian racing history.
Tony put his credit card down at each place we went to, and for that I thank him. A history-making mare couldnt ask for a better owner. But I really didnt need those Tequila laybacks at The Elephant & Wheelbarrow. Nor did I need those Chivas shots, the beer chasers that followed them, or the six bottles of 98 shiraz we had as travellers between the Gin Palace and the Stork Hotel.
The Divas performance at Flemington yesterday has gone straight into Australian folklore. After the win, Lee Freedman, who previously baulked at suggestions the Diva was in the same league as Phar Lap, suggested the mare might even surpass Phar Laps legend by saying he never won three.
And if you saw her last night, youd realise why I made that comparison. She is a stayer in the truest sense of the word. She was going two drinks to our one, and never strayed from the top shelf. She laughed at the first 23 martinis we had, had Chartreuse shots between rounds while she waited for us to catch up, and even got behind the bar at one stage with her winners sash tied around her forehead and started mixing her own cocktails. It was a truly awesome display.
But the Diva says last nights revelry has come at a cost.
I woke up this morning with these mystery bruises. My stable looks like homeless people live in it. I think I might have pashed Glenn Boss. I dont remember getting home and I cant find my mobile phone. Ive had 63 panadols this morning, a cold shower and bucket of black coffee and I still feel like I'd rather be dead. So thats it. Even if I somehow win another three Melbourne Cups, Im never dinking again.
courtesy "the bladder"
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