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An evening out in high heels leaves the wearer with aching feet, pinched toes and a sore back. The footwear`s redeeming value is purely aesthetic — particularly as foot fashion has climbed to new heights with designers like Manolo Blahnik adding taller and taller spikes.

There were six SA trained horses (we won`t take into account the Lindsay Park border hoppers) at Flemington today. Why were five of the six among just thirteen pre-race tested by stewards? By our records just Blahnik, who`d already run twice in Melbourne in recent weeks, escaped a pre-race test.