It’s the Australian Football League’s night of nights. A week shy of the Grand Final, the nation—or at least the sport-loving, pie-eating, beer-swilling cohort—holds its breath to find out who has been named the year’s best-and-fairest player. Yet it’s not the mystery surrounding who will be adorned with the French navy blue sash and medal [...]

Whilst it has largely become a social occasion, horse racing’s origins are in the thrill of the competition. Many attend a race meet yet seldom see outside of a marquee, let alone an actual horse, unless it finds itself cleverly disguised as a canapé on a charcuterie platter. Then there’s the other cohort for whom the [...]

So steeped in tradition it reeks of a feculent stable boy, Royal Ascot is one affair on the British social calendar not to be missed. With guests travelling to the Berkshire town from around the globe, the week-long race meet is an opportunity to dress in one’s finery … or so you would think. In [...]

So you’re off to the races and your outfit is to die for? There’s just one thing left to do to ensure you’re the beau/belle of the ball: it’s time to brush up on your speaking points because you don’t just want your fascinator to be fascinating. Ascot Conversation Dos and Don’ts DON’T get too [...]

One day to go and we’re itching; and it’s not just the chronic hay fever: Melbourne Cup is here! The race that stops a nation, steeped in 150 years of history and the week-long affair where thousands of Australian racegoers let themselves and their country down with appalling trackside behaviour. Fear not, for we know how [...]

Back by popular demand (thanks, Mum!), I Do Believe I Came with a Hat is pleased to announce that Carnival Carnage will ride its exceptionally high horse once again! A veritable selection of the ‘Don’ts’ that the Spring Racing Carnival has to offer, we ask you, our race-going correspondents to send in your photographic evidence [...]

So while the whole world goes crazy with World Cup fever, I will quite happily admit that it doesn’t necessarily float my boat. Call me a killjoy but the incessant Facebook and Twitter updates that clog up my feed by revealing every play (mind you, from people who don’t usually follow the football), the riot [...]

The big race has arrived: it’s the Melbourne Cup Carnival and we have our I Do Believe I Came with a Hat correspondents roaming the grounds of Flemington Racecourse to capture the crimes against fashion and good behaviour. We’ll be posting a live feed* of the worst offenders, so be sure to check back for [...]

On the eve of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival/carnage I was hoping to write a longer feature on the Dos and Don’ts of the horse racing season. However, my brief sojourn in hospital and severed right arm have precluded from me from doing so. Instead, I present Tramp Bingo: a game you can play with [...]