Australia, 153-6 going into the final over, lost Mitchell Johnson cheaply yet ended on a high as Mike Hussey clubbed an Edwards no-ball for six and then saw an outside edge race past short fine-leg for a bonus four.
But in a three-way race the ball takes funny bounces, and that is how Minnesota got a 6 ft. 4 in.
Every other ball, luncheon, race and event comprising the 50-day Spring Racing Carnival radiates outwards from that moment.
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Mike Blair sensed where the space was and the scrum-half zipped the ball right where Cairns was waiting to race over.
Carter fielded an aimless clearance and popped a simple ball to Muliaina on the scissors, allowing the full-back to race through almost untouched for an unconverted try.
He showed a great turn of pace to make a few yards up on Aberdeen left-back Smith to beat him to a ball over the top, race into the box and smash the ball beyond Langfield.
And the lead changed hands for a third time on 50 minutes when Garreth Carvell grasped the ball from James Roby and held off the Saints cover in a 70-metre race for the line.
Casillas looked jittery again when he parried a pile-driver by Tiago and had to race to beat Hugo Almeida to the ball, which was dropping towards the net.
But the Irish wilted in the closing minutes, and after Scelzo had forced his way over Bartolucci won the race for a kick ahead to touch down inches inside the dead-ball line.
Liverpool were getting forward in numbers and a couple of crosses from left-back Paul Konchesky troubled the Bolton defence before Jaaskelainen reacted quickly to race off his line and prevent Torres latching on to Maxi's through-ball.
The full-back re-gathered the ball, chipped again and, after Yannick Jauzion had kicked through, Donguy won the race to touch down for an extraordinary score.
They did pushups, twirled hula hoops, and competed at dodge ball and tug-of-war before the first lady triumphed over the comedian in a climactic potato sack race.
Van Persie was the creator with a superb pass that let in Samir Nasri, and when he lifted the ball over Gomes, Adebayor beat Alan Hutton in a straight race to poke home from almost on the goal-line.
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