Saddle Up !

George and Thomas Burgess, a couple of GGs & their jockeys

It's that time of the year - Spring which means the Spring Summer racing season at Royal Randwick is upon us. Race days are like a melting pot of society where all manner of colourful characters, celebrities, socialites, sport's stars and fashion names gather to mingle, socialise and gamble on the horses.
Highlights of the season will be the Star Epsom Day and the Moet & Chandon Spring Champion Stakes Day with pop-up champer's bars, disc jockeys and a good reason to dress up for the day, the Myer Fashions in The Field. Randwick threw a shindig to launch the season and here are some of our snaps from the event.  

Tommy Berry * Gai Waterhouse,                                Edwina McCann             Maddison Kerry  *  Cloudia Ingall

worth the price of admission alone : Myer ambassador Jodi Anasta

Eliza Grant * Roy Billing * Nerida Winter                         Jodi Anasta* Kate Waterhouse * Anna Bamford

After Party

Michelle Leslie,        Meiche Buchan               Martin & Michelle Walsh                 actors Michael Caton & Roy Billing

 

 

 Once the race has been run and you are either a winner or a loser (the Melbourne Cup of course ) you will certainly want to party on.

Late afternoon at the Champagne Bar in Paddington's Bellevue Hotel is the place to gather during the racing season. This year they have opted for Piper Heidsieck which will soothe any shattered nerves or heighten the senses if you won or lost big on the big race. We aren't too sure if Piper was Marilyn Monroe's favourite tipple as the poster says, but it is a favourite of the movie set in Hollywood. And look at who was at the launch party, all manner of exciting people. 

The Bellevue Hotel: 159 Hargrave Street, Paddington NSW 2021 Tel : +61 2 9363 2293