THE Gold Coast Turf Club’s 2006 Melbourne Cup Raceday will see high fashion meet loud shirts and shorts as Gold Coasters and holidaymakers celebrate ‘the race that stops the nation’ in inimitable style on Tuesday 7th November.
Some 12,500 racegoers are tipped to walk through the Turf Club gates at Bundall to indulge in over nine hours of horse racing, fashion, hospitality and entertainment.
According to Turf Club Chief Executive, Grant Sheather, the Melbourne Cup at the Gold Coast track is ‘without a doubt the next best place to Flemington to watch the race’.
“Melbourne Cup is one of our largest events crowd-wise, second only to January’s Conrad Jupiters Magic Millions feature raceday,” Mr Sheather said.
“It’s a fantastic day, plenty of great fashion where we see ladies in hats and heels and the men in funky suits. Everyone can enjoy the fashion competitions, fashion parades, free entertainment and place a few bets on the big race …it really is the best place to be if you’re not at Flemington.
“This year we’re expecting another huge crowd to cheer with the rest of the nation as they jump from the barriers in one of the world’s truly great thoroughbred races,” he said.
Mr Sheather said the Turf Club is geared up ‘whatever the crowd, whatever the weather’, the club recently announcing a major security upgrade.
And he says, with patron comfort at an all time high, the Southport Central Fashions on the Field competition will be a highlight not to be missed.
“Fashions on the Field entrants must register at the Fashions on the Field Marquee on the Fountain Lawn from 10.30am and the most exquisitely dressed racegoers will take to the runway for the final judging at 1.00pm,” Mr Sheather said.
“The fashions are always fantastic and the ladies and gents always manage to turn plenty of heads on the day.”
This year’s Most Contemporary Racewear winner will win a fabulous Golden Slipper Tour - return airfares, accommodation, transfers and ticketing to the Golden Slipper courtesy of Ambassador Travel.
They’ll also walk away a $600 gift voucher courtesy of Caitlin Fisher, $200 gift voucher and a one-on-one consultation with Jay Pask, a pamper package from Mind Body Me, a $250 gift voucher courtesy of Arianne Lounge wear, a Voodoo Hosiery pack, a Tracey Mac millinery voucher, a $70 voucher to NV Lifestyle Hair Salon, a month’s supply of Mount Franklin Sparkling Water, a magnum of Champagne and a bouquet of flowers courtesy of Roses Only.
The Most Classic Racewear winner will take away a $600 voucher courtesy of Caitlin Fisher, a $150 dinner voucher courtesy of Sofitel Gold Coast, a pamper package from Mind Body Me, a $250 voucher courtesy of Arianne Lounge Wear, a Voodoo Hosiery pack, a Tracey Mac millinery voucher, a $70 voucher to NV Lifestyle Hair Salon, a month’s supply of Mount Franklin Sparkling Water, a magnum of Champagne and a bouquet of flowers courtesy of Roses Only.
The wearer of the Most Fashionable Hat will enjoy a Tracy Mac millinery voucher, a pamper package from Mind Body Me, a $250 voucher gift voucher courtesy of Arianne Lounge wear, a Voodoo Hosiery package, a $70 voucher to NV Lifestyle Hair Salon, a month’s supply of Mount Franklin Sparkling Water, a magnum of Champagne and a bouquet of flowers courtesy of Roses Only.
The Best Dressed Male will win for himself a voucher from Volplane Menswear, a $70 voucher to NV Lifestyle Hair Salon, a month’s supply of Mount Franklin Sparkling Water and a magnum of Champagne
Fashion parades, featuring a selection of the very best spring designs from Jay Pask, Edge Boutique, Hills in Hollywood and Volplane Jeanery will take place on the Fountain Lawn at noon and 12.45pm.
As well as the Beauty Precinct where ladies can stay glamorous all day thanks to NV Lifestyle salon at Southport Central, Perfume Connection, the 3-Minute Massage Angels and Napoleon Perdis on the Southern Lawn from 11.00am to 3.00pm.
Other on-course entertainment includes the Ganz Trio on the Southern Lawn. They’ll commence after the Melbourne Cup is run and won.
The ever-popular Fashion Police and plenty of other roving entertainment will also entertain throughout the day.
Gates open at 9:00am in time for the first live race from Flemington at 9:20am, with the first Gold Coast race getting underway at approximately 12.30pm.
Public bars open at 9:00am, full bookmaker and TAB facilities will operate on the day and a big screen will be set up on the infield of the track.
Two courtesy buses will operate from Tweed Heads, departing at 10:30am and 11:00am, stopping at all the usual stops along the Gold Coast Highway. A third courtesy bus will depart at 11.00am from the Burleigh Heads bus stop, outside the Primary School, stopping at various points along the Gold Coast Highway to Surfers Paradise as well as the recently introduced Northern courtesy bus picking up patrons from Paradise Point all the way down the highway to the Club from 11am.
Return courtesy bus services to Tweed Heads and Paradise Point will depart 15 minutes after the last Gold Coast race.
Free Surfside shuttles to Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach will run from 3:00pm to 7:00pm.
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For further information please contact:
Grant Sheather
Chief Executive
07 5538 1599
Lisa Sommerville
Gold Coast Turf Club
Marketing and Corporate Development Manager
(07) 5538 1599
Wayne Hickson
HicksonMedia
(07) 5591 2556
0407 028 917
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