Perth punters supporting the horse racing trade can get caught into the Melbourne Cup motion at Ascot Racecourse for an Ibiza-style celebration turning the trackside expertise right into a white sand haven.
The race that stops the nation will happen subsequent Tuesday and Ascot has dubbed its White Claw Seashore Membership Perth’s hottest ticket to see and be seen on the course.
The VIP membership impressed by the European celebration vibe will likely be styled with stylish lounges, tables, umbrellas and DJs spinning good tunes.
The newly opened Ollie’s Bar, named after WA’s legendary jockey Damien Oliver, is bound to be one other wanted spot for these with the time without work work.
Perth Racing chief govt James Oldring mentioned Ascot Racecourse would be the solely trackside venue in Perth to rejoice the Melbourne Cup with native horse racing and leisure.
“We anticipate round 15,000 individuals will collect for The Cup at Ascot Racecourse to take pleasure in glamorous fashions, fashionable bars, scrumptious meals choices and leisure. Racegoers at Ascot will be capable of watch native, WA racing from a collection of nice vantage factors and the operating of The Cup on the $2.4 million LED ‘SuperScreen’.
“Racing just isn’t solely an integral a part of the neighborhood, nevertheless it additionally contributes enormously to our state’s economic system.
“Every Racing Carnival season creates tons of of informal hospitality jobs with racegoers spending hundreds of {dollars} on native meals and drinks every year.
“Cup Day is considered one of Perth’s largest occasion days, with greater than 900 Perth Racing workers and volunteers on the bottom.
“The monitor at Ascot is in wonderful situation and everybody at Perth Racing is trying ahead to as soon as once more internet hosting a superb TABtouch Melbourne Cup Day, one of the vital iconic race days of the yr.
“We’re delighted to welcome the neighborhood to share within the pleasure of Cup Day at Ascot Racecourse,” he mentioned.
The Lexus Melbourne Cup is a Group 1 race held over 3200 metres at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne with the full prize pool for this yr at a mammoth $8 million.
Nonetheless, away from the glitz and glamour of trend and cash, is the unhappy actuality of horses operating for his or her lives.
In 2020, the demise of Anthony Van Dyck marked the sixth horse demise within the race, and the seventh demise on Melbourne Cup Day since 2013.
Melbourne Cup Day will likely be carefully adopted by The TABtouch Pinnacles sequence of 5 spectacular Saturdays, beginning on November 16 with Champion Fillies’ Day.
Swan Draught Railway Stakes Day follows on November 23 with MCA Polytrack Winterbottom Stakes Day happening on November 30.
TABtouch Northerly Day is on December 7 and the grand finale will occur on December 14 with Gold Rush Day.
