Mulled Wine Pop Up Bar
Step into warmth and festive cheer at our exclusive Mulled Wine Pop-Up Bar, open in the Club Stand Lobby!
Join us in celebrating our local community's residents, businesses, and organisations as we continue with heats of the exciting Winter Racing Series.
This meeting marks the first of our final three race days of the 2024/25 racing season, promising thrilling action and heartfelt community spirit.
Don't miss out on the festivities as we head into the home stretch at Flemington!
Local residents are invited to enjoy the race day by showing their ID at the gate to redeem up to four complimentary Flemington Pass (General Admission) tickets. See below for postcodes eligible.
Saturday 21 June, 2025
Gates open: 11:15 am
First race: 11:50 am*
Last race: 4:35 pm*
*Race times and race order are subject to change
General Public
Flemington Pass (General Admission)
$20 PER PERSON
$40 PER FAMILY
Witness all the thrilling racing action up close from the famous Flemington Front Lawn or in one of the many bars and eateries across course.
Flemington Race Day Annual Pass
$199pp
Enjoy all the racing action at Flemington with a Flemington Race Day Annual Pass providing general admission access to all remaining race days in 2025, including all four days of the Melbourne Cup Carnival!
Mates Rates
TABLE OF 4 | $110
TABLE OF 6 | $150
Reserve your table for 4 or 6 inside TAB Saintly Place and enjoy great racing with relaxed vibes, and a ‘bucket of drinks’ per table on arrival.
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Straight Six
FROM $90pp
Settle in for a day of delicious food and thrilling racing in the vibrant and contemporary setting that is Straight Six. Offering an authentic Italian inspired menu and an expansive drinks list featuring regional wines and premium local and international beers.
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The Dining Room
FROM $175pp
Enjoy a memorable day of dining, racing and socialising in the stylish comfort of The Dining Room.
Members Reserved Tables
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The Atrium Trackside
PRE-PAID TABLE FROM $25pp
With its soaring views of the Flemington track below and its bright and airy design, The Atrium Trackside is the perfect spot to enjoy a day at Flemington.
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SOLD OUT
Furlong Bar
PRE-PAID TABLE FROM $25pp
Serving up a casual and friendly atmosphere, the always popular Furlong Bar is the ideal place to immerse yourself in a day of racing action.
Hospitality
Terrace Restaurant
GRAZING from $200pp
DEGUSTATION from $290pp
Dine in style with stunning panoramic views over Flemington Racecourse, with your choice of dining experience.
Hill Stand Corporate Suites
$345pp
Welcome your guests into your own private suite with one of the best views at Flemington, located opposite the Winning Post.
Members Guest Ticketing
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Members Enclosure Daily Guest
$55pp
Members have the option to bring friends and family to a race day by either purchasing a Members Enclosure Daily Guest Ticket or using their VRC Complimentary Guest Passes to redeem a complimentary Members Enclosure Daily Guest Ticket.
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Kids Corner
The Kids Corner in The Atrium will be a popular destination for the little ones with various games, a reading corner, and arts and crafts.
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Live DJ
Head up to The Roof Garden to enjoy live entertainment post the feature race with our guest DJ who will be playing all your favourite tunes.
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Live Entertainment
Join fellow members after the feature race for a lively sing-along with our resident and very popular piano man in G.H. Mumm Champagne Bar.
VRC Punters Club
Join in the fun with our expert tipsters who have been in hot form lately. Register before Race 4 for just $10 in TAB Saintly Place Sports Bar or members are able to book in The Peak.
TAB Saintly Place Sports Bar
Visit the TAB Saintly Place Sports Bar and enjoy the casual-style atmosphere with comfy lounges, pool tables, foosball, cold beers, and food specials. In-between races, sit back and watch the footy!
Prizemoney: $150,000
Handicap. Apprentices can claim.
*First and Second from this heat will be exempt from the ballot in the $201,885 Listed VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final (1200m) to be held on Flemington Finals Race Day, Saturday 5 July 2025.
Race History
DAVID BOURKE (1930-2005)
The Provincial Plate was inaugurated in 1956 to offer an opportunity to win at Flemington for horses who competed predominantly in the country. Appropriately, it was re-named in 1999 by the VRC Committee to honour the valuable contribution made to Victorian racing by David Joseph Bourke, CBE (1930–2005). He and his family had an historic association with Pakenham Racing Club, where he became Secretary aged 19. He chaired the Victorian Country Racing Council 1973–83. He was a VRC Committee member continuously from 1983 to 2002, Vice-Chairman 1990 and VRC Chairman 1991–98, promoting the Melbourne Cup internationally.
Prizemoney: $150,000
3YO & Upwards Quality Handicap. Apprentices cannot claim.
*First and Second from this heat will be exempt from the ballot in the $152,285 Banjo Paterson Series Final (2600m) to be held on Flemington Finals Race Day, Saturday 5 July 2025.
Prizemoney: $150,000
3YO Quality Handicap (VOBIS Silver). Apprentices can claim.
*First and Second from this heat will be exempt from the ballot in the $202,285 Mahogany Challenge Final (2500m) to be held on Flemington Finals Race Day, Saturday 5 July 2025.
Race History
KEN COX (1911–1997)
Kenneth Fabian Cox AM was a VRC Committee member 1968–83, serving for ten years as Honorary Treasurer until his retirement. Energetically chairing the VRC’s promotions committee, he was a driving force behind the transformation of the VRC Spring Meeting into ‘the Melbourne Cup Carnival’ as a modern international event. A successful businessman and racehorse owner, he established Stockwell Stud at Diggers Rest in 1958 which revitalised the Victorian thoroughbred breeding industry with such influential sires as Landau and Showdown.
Prizemoney: $150,000
2YO Handicap (VOBIS Silver). Apprentices can claim.
*First and Second from this heat will be exempt from the ballot in the $176,885 Taj Rossi Series Final (1600m) to be held on Flemington Finals Race Day, Saturday 5 July 2025.
Race History
BRIAN BEATTIE
Brian John Beattie came to the Victoria Racing Club as Chief Executive Officer in 1994 after a distinguished career in retail, culminating in his role as managing director of Coles Myer Ltd. He was entrusted with the complex task of administering the separation of the VRC’s traditional function as Principal Racing Club in the state and as the Club responsible for racing at Flemington. He fulfilled both roles with conspicuous success. In 2000 the separation took effect, Brian Beattie administering the industry responsibilities until the formal creation of Racing Victoria Ltd in December 2001.
Prizemoney: $150,000
3YO & Upwards Fillies & Mares Benchmark 90 Handicap. Apprentices can claim.
*First and Second from this heat will be exempt from the ballot in the $152,085 Leilani Series Final (1400m) to be held on Flemington Finals Race Day, Saturday 5 July 2025.
Race History
BRUCE GADSDEN (1923–1996)
Bruce Sansom Gadsden was a successful corporate figure with a passion for thoroughbred breeding and racing, who served the VRC with distinction for over 12 years. An outstanding schoolboy athlete, he served with the RAAF in the latter years of the Second World War. In the 1970s he established the thoroughbred property Brolyn Park which later became Sutton Grange Stud. He was elected to the VRC Committee unopposed in June 1981, and after serving as Honorary Treasurer from 1990, became Vice-Chairman in August 1991. He retired from the Committee in November 1993.
Prizemoney: $150,000
3YO Handicap (VOBIS Silver). Apprentices can claim.
*First and Second from this heat will be exempt from the ballot in the $177,035 Listed A.R. Creswick Stakes (3YO Creswick Sprint Series Final) (1200m) to be held on Flemington Finals Race Day, Saturday 5 July 2025.
Prizemoney: $150,000
3YO Handicap (VOBIS Silver). Apprentices can claim.
*First and Second from this heat will be exempt from the ballot in the $151,885 Silver Bowl Series Final (1600m) to be held on Flemington Finals Race Day, Saturday 5 July 2025.
Race History
ROD JOHNSON
Charles Rodney (Rod) Johnson joined the VRC staff as an office boy in 1946, and held almost every junior and senior post along the way, becoming in 1986 only the seventh Secretary (Chief Executive Office) of the Club in 122 years. He was the first to rise to this position from the ranks within. His roles included Secretary to the Victorian Country Racing Council, Assistant VRC Secretary, and Racing Manager and Deputy Secretary. He retired in June 1994, after 48 years of dedicated and professional service to the VRC, and to the Victorian and Australian racing industry at large.
Prizemoney: $150,000
Quality Handicap. Apprentices cannot claim.
*First and Second from this heat will be exempt from the ballot in the $177,335 Listed Santa Ana Lane Sprint Series Final (1200m) to be held on Flemington Finals Race Day, Saturday 5 July 2025.
Prizemoney: $80,000
Benchmark 84 Handicap. Apprentices can claim.
*First and Second from this heat will be exempt from the ballot in the $201,885 Listed VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final (1200m) to be held on Flemington Finals Race Day, Saturday 5 July 2025.