THE RACES
COVERSHOOT
PHOTOGRAPHY | SASS STUDIOS PHOTOGRAPHY
HAIR & MAKEUP | STUDIO 78
STOCKIST | YMO BOUTIQUE AT THE PIER
MODEL | JODIE MLIKOTA
From the
PUBLISHER
GIDDY UP!
Oh, how I do love the horse racing
season. Even though, I must admit, I’m
not an avid horse buff. To say I don’t
know one end from the other is an
overstatement, but identifying colours is
about the extent of my knowledge.
Despite my lack of expertise, I rarely
miss a race day. After all, if there’s ever
an excuse to pop on a snazzy hat and
some fancy pants, you’ll generally find
me at the front of the queue.
In fact, there are numerous times I’ve
been to Cannon Park and not even seen
a horse.
Sometimes that has happened because,
well - there just were too many people to
catch up with, and before I knew it it was
the end of the day and I realised I hadn’t
seen a horse go by. And other times, it’s
because the horses didn’t arrive.
I’m probably showing my age here, but
does anyone remember 2007? The
equine flu was terrorising the Australian
equine industry, but Cairns didn’t care.
In true Cairns style, the show went on,
despite no horses actually running that
day. Horses? Who needs horses? When
they told us the biggest event on the
Cairns entertainment calendar was to
be cancelled for something that was
happening in the bottom part of the
state, we said Nu-uh. We raised a
middle jockey’s whip to the people who
were trying to steal the most accepted
reason to have a Friday off work, and the
show went on! I’m sure I’m not alone
when I confess that I fell a little more in
love with this city that day.
Back to the present day, and we are
spoilt for choices this year. Cairns Cup
will be held over two weekends - August
4th & 11th, and the Cairns Amateurs a
few weeks later on September 7th & 8th.
Did someone say FOUR new outfits??
If you’re scratching your mane,
wondering what to wear, look no further
than our Style section to see just some
of the loveliness available from YMO
Boutique at The Pier. And if you’re one of
those who hasn’t been to The Pier since
your shoes would stick to the floor of the
Pier Tavern and the Mud Markets were a
“thing”, I highly recommend you pop in.
It’s pretty flash these days, and it’s
overflowing with gorgeous locally owned
boutiques, including Wild Sugar by
Sajeela and Vivienne Francine.
Our gorgeous model is the most
entrepreneurial Jodie Mlikota, who is
co-Founder of Gathar - you can read all
about it in our Meet section.
I was hugely thrilled when our friends at
Cairns Cup invited me to host the Cairns
Cup Fashionable Fillies event on August
11th. Heaven knows I love to chat, so
being given a microphone and
permission to speak about a heap of
pretty things - well, that is basically the
stuff that my dreams are made of!
So come along and support the local
businesses who thrive off the horse
racing season, and if you see me, please
say hi! I can guarantee, I won’t drop you
mid-conversation to see my horse
racing past.
Jules xx
JULES STEER
Publisher | Oasis Magazine
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P: 0423 959 648
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