MV On Track 2018

56 ON TRACK MAGAZINE AROUND THE VALLEY THE VALLEY ACQUIRES THE LEIGHOAK CLUB As of the new racing season, the MVRC took control of its third gaming venue – the Leighoak Club in Oakleigh. A 30 minute drive from The Valley, the venue boasts a spacious bistro and sportsbar and has recently undergone a refurbishment. “The Leighoak Club provides an exciting opportunity to grow our business and I’d encourage all of our members to pay a visit and enjoy what’s on offer,” said MVRC CEO Michael Browell. MVRC Members can enjoy a 10% discount when dining at the Leighoak Club. The Leighoak Club joins MV Legends and Junction Club as venues operated by the MVRC. MV LEGENDS TAKES TASTY TOP HONOURS For the third straight year, the MV Legends team was recognised at the Community Clubs Victoria Awards, taking out the ‘Best Club Bistro’ title. At a function held at the Sofitel Melbourne in April, the annual CCV awards night recognises high performing individuals and clubs whose efforts contribute to the social and economic well-being of their local communities. “It was very exciting and as a result over consistently serving top quality food, a big thanks to all our staff it is a real team effort,” said Venue Manager Mandy Dunn. The bistro is run by a team of 10 chefs and kitchen staff and is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. MVRC WELCOMES THREE NEW LIFE MEMBERS - 150 YEARS OF ATTENDING THE VALLEY The MVRC has welcomed three new 50 Year Life Members this season. Francis Ford, John Ford and Michael Kiely are the latest inductees and have joined our current MVRC Life Members of which there are 25. We look forward to welcoming each of them to The Valley this season, and thank them for their loyalty to our great Club. LED WINNING POST TO LIGHT UP LADBROKES FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Having served a historic 14 years at the track and taken centre stage in some great racing moments, The Valley racecourse has had a changing of the guard with the implementation of a new winning post for the new racing season. A new 10 metre wide LED Winning Post has been installed and was first unveiled on August 4. Compromising of two LED panels, the winning post will come alive throughout the Ladbrokes Friday Night Lights season and act as a second screen with animations, video content, sporting action, race replays and more able to be shown. The LED screens will remain static whenever horses are on the track. The project was partially funded by the Victorian Government and was installed by PRG – a great team effort to turn it around in just four weeks!