Race is in harness

ENJOY a great day out at Yarra Valley Racing’s Melbourne Cup Day Harness Race Meeting at the Yarra Glen racecourse.
With the Melbourne Cup on the big screen, great local foods, wine and racing, there’s plenty to entertain.
The Melbourne Cup is more than just a horse race – it is a 146-year-old social and cultural tradition that ‘stops the nation’, and, it’s one of the biggest days on the Yarra Valley calendar. In fact, it is the biggest harness meeting in the southern hemisphere!
Yarra Valley racing never fails to rise to the occasion on Melbourne Cup Day, a fun day where almost anything goes.
Make your strongest fashion statement, dine in style in the Yarraview Restaurant or a corporate marquee, book a mini marquee or simply picnic on the lawns.
The specially created Food and Wine Avenue offers a taste of the Yarra Valley with sensational local produce and award-winning Yarra Valley Wines.
Visitors can enjoy all the racing, including the Melbourne Cup on the big screen, just relax and listen to the tunes of the live band or join in Fashions on the Field.
The designated Family Zone along the straight offers free kids’ entertainment including a jumping castle, chair-o-plane and animal farm. Buses will operate from Lilydale station from 9.30am to 2pm with return trips starting at 3pm.
Spectacular racing plus food and wine, combined with a relaxed picnic atmosphere, all add up to a great and entertaining day out.
Phone 9730 1332 to book, or for information, or visit www.yarravalleyracing .com.au.