Winx to make much anticipated raceday debut at Flemington Saturday
The World’s Best Horse on Turf, Winx, will make her much anticipated raceday debut at Flemington this Saturday on Seppelt Turnbull Stakes Day.
Jockey Hugh Bowman will put the finishing touches on Winx ahead of Saturday’s $500,000 Group 1 Seppelt Turnbull Stakes (2000m),with a final track gallop on the Flemington steeple grass at 5:45am tomorrow.
Media are invited to capture vision of Winx’s gallop at 5:45am from the Kennedy Clock Tower, adjacent to the Mounting Yard.
Following her track work, Winx will then be joined by Hugh Bowman, trainer Chris Waller and owners Peter and Patty Tighe, who will then make themselves available to media from 6:30am in the Turf Nursery at Flemington.
Following a morning with Winx, the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) will unveil The Bart Cummings Trophy Collection at 11am in Saintly Place.
The Bart Cummings Trophy Collection contains 149 trophies bequeathed to the VRC by Bart Cummings, and will form a permanent trackside tribute to the man known as the Cups King.
Sharing their personal memories of Bart will be son Anthony Cummings, grandson James Cummings, author Les Carlyon AC and the owner of Bart’s 1999 Melbourne Cup winning horse Rogan Josh, Wendy Green.
Now a resident at Victoria’s Living Legends, Rogan Josh will be in attendance alongside Precedence, a four-time runner in the Emirates Melbourne Cup and the horse who gave Bart and James Cummings their first runner as a training partnership in Australia’s greatest race.
Hosted by Channel 7’s Jason Richardson, the event will be the first opportunity to view the collection before it is open to the public on Seppelt Turnbull Stakes Day.
For more information or to purchase tickets to Seppelt Turnbull Stakes Day, see Flemington.com.au.
WHAT | Trackwork and media call with Winx, Hugh Bowman and Chris Waller |
WHERE | Trackwork – Kennedy Clock Tower, adjacent to the Mounting Yard. Media Call - Turf Nursery |
WHEN | Trackwork – 5:30am arrival for 5:45am gallop on Thursday 5th October 2017, |
WHO | World’s Best Horse on Turf Winx Trainer Chris Waller Jockey Hugh Bowman Owner Peter Tighe |
VISION OPPORTUNITIES | · Winx galloping on the Flemington steeple grass. · Footage of Winx parading in the Turf Nursery. · Footage of trainer Chris Waller with jockey Hugh Bowman and Winx in the Turf Nursery. |
PARKING | Trackwork - Enter Flemington Racecourse via the Hill Gate entrance, located off Leonard Crescent, and park in the Headquarters Tavern Carpark. Please make your way to the Mounting Yard, where a VRC staff member will greet you,and please contact David Kennedy on 0402 586 080 if you need assistance. Media call – Please park up the hill opposite Lindsay Park Racing, next to the VRC Head Office. Staff will then direct you to the Turf Nursery. |
WHAT | The Bart Cummings Trophy Collection unveil |
WHERE | Saintly Place, Flemington Racecourse |
WHEN | 11am on Thursday, 5th October 2017 |
WHO | Bart Cummings’ son, trainer Anthony Cummings |
VISION OPPORTUNITIES | · 149 trophies including the Melbourne Cup won by Saintly in 1996. Cummings’ son, trainer Anthony Cummings and grandson, trainer James Cummings will place the Saintly Melbourne Cup in the display cabinets to officially complete and unveil the collection. · 1999 Melbourne Cup winner Rogan Josh and four-time Emirates Melbourne Cup runner Precedence. · Footage of conservator Paul Hunt working on restoring the collection and interview with VRC Chairman Amanda Elliott will be available post eventtomorrow. · Time-lapse of the Collection’s installation in Saintly Place also availabletomorrow. |
PARKING | Enter Flemington Racecourse via the Hill Gate entrance, located off Leonard Crescent. Staff will then direct you to the car park. |
Source: Victoria Racing Club (VRC)