Dubai World Cup 2007

Saturday was the annual Dubai World Cup. Known as the richest horse race in the world, the event called for crisp linen suits, long flowing evening dresses and of course hats hats and more hats!

We caught a taxi mid afternoon with our German neighbours (Jan and Katrin) and after (in my case incorrectly) filling in our bets we headed off to the Irish Village to quench our thirst.



The IV Tent:






















Katrin strikes a pose:





















The manne - Geoff & Jan





















Then off to the paddock lawns to admire the winners of the first race as well as viewing our bets for the next one. By now we were in ecstasy as Jan's 1st horse had won it's race and we were anticipating a month of free champagne dinners on them...





















Until his 2nd horse cam in unplaced in race 2....






















Not to worry though - plenty of time left to drink frozen margaritas and strike a pose for the paparazzi!

Thanks for the gorgeous necklace dad!