Spring racing season is here and we’ll take any excuse to get dressed up and pop a bottle of champs! Lucky for us (and you) Champagne Pommery has launched a new Blanc de Blancs NV just in time for the races,…
The Plus Ones’ highlight of the year is without a doubt covering the unbeatable extravagance of the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington Racecourse. The 2017 season of spring racing has been no exception to that rule. The Birdcage is considered…
30,340 race goers hit the track for the world’s richest 2400m handicap, the 2016 BMW Caulfield Cup. My plus one and I were glad we dressed to impress, as it become quite obvious to us that Caulfield Cup attracted some…
While some may see it as the relaxed little sister of The Melbourne Cup, The Caulfield Cup and spring racing carnival is always a highlight for us at The Plus Ones. One of the best aspects of the spring racing season in Melbourne is the…
After Theresa and I enjoyed the frivolities and privileges of the Melbourne Cup Birdcage, we decided for round two we would attend Crown Oaks Day – or as it soon became, Soaks Day. Waking up to miserable weather, I half-heartedly…
The glamour. The celebrities. The hats. The Melbourne Cup pulls out all the stops, and The Plus Ones celebrated in style. Champagne breakfast? Check. Heading to The Birdcage? Double check. If I had my druthers, I would never arise before…
Spring racing has well and truly begun, and my first foray into the Caulfield Cup did not go well. Before I’d even left my garage I tripped and stuck my heel through my sheer black skirt. So after a quick…
I couldn’t believe my luck when I walked into the rarefied world of the Birdcage at the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday. Four years ago, I was with the rest of the hoi polloi — this year I got to visit…