The Jockey Club has agreed a new partnership with the Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) in Australia, which will grant annual members at all 15 Jockey Club Racecourses complimentary admission to all MRC fixtures.
The arrangement will initially be in place from August 1 this year through to December 31, 2026. The MRC operates three of Victoria's leading racecourses – Caulfield, Mornington and Sandown – and hosts 80 race days annually, with 13 Group 1 races at Caulfield.
In return, MRC annual members will gain complimentary admission to any fixtures staged at Jockey Club Racecourses, including world-renowned events such as the Cheltenham Festival, Grand National Festival and four of the five British Classics, subject to availability.
Already the winners of the G2 Jockey Club Stakes and G2 Princess Of Wales's Stakes, both run at Newmarket, earn ballot exemption into the G1 Caulfield Cup in mid-October, as part of an existing arrangement between the Jockey Club and the MRC. In addition, the winner of the G1 Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield in February earns an invitation, free entry and travel incentives for the G1 July Cup at Newmarket's July Festival.
Matthew Woolston, Assistant Racing and International Director at the Jockey Club, said, “We are very proud to strengthen our association with the Melbourne Racing Club with this new reciprocal membership access agreement.
“This exciting new association will see anyone who is an annual member at any of our 15 racecourses gain complimentary admission to any MRC fixture, thereby offering the chance to watch and be at the heart of some of the very best racing in the world, including one of Australia's leading races – the Group 1 Caulfield Cup.
“MRC annual members will also gain complimentary admission to any of the Jockey Club's 320 annual fixtures, handing Australian fans the perfect opportunity to sample some of the UK's very best racing throughout the year.”
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