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Over 55s Out and about

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O55s Out and about The President of the Victorian Racing Club recently invited the President of the O55 Cycling club and a bunch of his cronies / hangers-on to a junket at Flemington racecourse to view the mighty blitzing the opposition in the Malcolm Turnbull Stakes.  Being a week-end, the trusty steeds were taken along for the trip in case the opportunity presented itself for a ride.  The group wait patiently with their bike boxes for the presidential limousine to convey them to their accommodation at the upmarket Yarra Hilton Hotel, followed by a sumptuous welcoming banquet  at Sandro Santono’s $5 a head all-you-can-eat take-as-long-as-you-like Indonesian restaurant. On Saturday a special express train to Flemington was arranged for the group and on their arrival there they were enthusiastically greeted by the Charlady of the Victorian Racing Committee, Dame, the Honourable Jemima Crudbelcher all glammed up in her elegant, r