2011 Emirates Melbourne Cup Tour Charity Luncheon
2011 Emirates Melbourne Cup Tour Charity Luncheon
Date/Time
Date(s) - 5 Aug 2011
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location
Rockhampton Riverbank Boardwalk
The Victoria Racing Club have announced that Rockhampton is one of only three cities in Queensland (Brisbane and Toowoomba are the other two) which will host this year’s Emirates Melbourne Cup!
Join us for an Exclusive Charity Luncheon! Proceeds to Cancer Council Queensland
12pm, Rockhampton Riverbank Boardwalk, Quay St
(opposite Customs House)
$89 per person
Includes canapes, two course meal, champagne and cocktails
Fashions on the Field
Raffles with sensational prizes
Fashion parade by Willow & Ivy
Capricorn Enterprise successfully won the bid to host the 2011 Emirates Melbourne Cup on Friday 5th August 2011 as part of its tour throughout 30 host destinations in Australia and New Zealand.
This year, an eclectic mix of Melbourne Cup winners will join the line-up of Tour Ambassadors including Melbourne Cup winning jockeys Roy Higgins (1965 and 1967), Jim Johnson (1963,1968 and 1969), Midge Didham (1970), John Letts (1972 and 1980), Bob Skelton (1976), Greg Hall (1992) and John Marshall (1999).
Wendy Green who drove all the way from Darwin to watch her horse, Rogan Josh, claim the iconic Cup in 1999 and Sheila Laxon, the first female trainer to win a Melbourne Cup (Ethereal – 2001), will join the Tour Ambassador team.
Returning home to Flemington on Monday, 24th October for a week of celebratory events, the 2011 Emirates Melbourne Cup Tour will build anticipation in the lead up to the 151st running of the Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday in November.
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