Although she won't be placing a bet, rock star royalty Priscilla Presley says she's excited to spend a day watching the horse racing on Oaks Day at Flemington.
The ex-wife of rock-and-roll icon Elvis Presley attended Oaks Day as a guest of jeweller Kennedy and told reporters she is very familiar with horses.
"I'm very fond of them actually," she said on Thursday.
"I had horses at Graceland, a quarter horse and a Tennessee Walking Horse.
"I won't be (placing a bet) but I'm excited for today," she said.
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Wearing an outfit by Australian designer Manning Cartell, Presley said she was very fond of Melbourne.
"It's my third time here but I've never had as much time as I do now.
"Last night I was on the river (and I was) able to see whole city and all the lights lit and had a little glass of wine and it was absolutely beautiful."
Presley is visiting Australia as part of her show 'Elvis and Me: An Evening With Priscilla Presley,' where she openly discusses being romanced by Elvis, life inside Graceland and how she coped when Elvis died in 1977.
