RACING FOR GOOD 2025 BALLARAT TURF CLUB CHARITY HORSE AUCTION THURSDAY 16 OCTOBER TH
WELCOME TO THE 2025 BALLARAT TURF CLUB SPRING CARNIVAL LAUNCH, IN SUPPORT OF BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION. THIS EVENING’S AIM IS TO GET THE BALLARAT RACING COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR AN ENJOYABLE NIGHT AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE RACING’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY OF BALLARAT. THE RACING INDUSTRY IN BALLARAT IS INCREDIBLY VIBRANT AND CONTRIBUTES A HUGE AMOUNT TO EMPLOYMENT, TOURISM AND SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THE REGION. IN ADDITION, RACING IS WELL KNOWN FOR GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THAT END WE WILL BE AIMING TO SUPPORT A SERIES OF PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF BALLARAT’S NEW BASE HOSPITAL. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM GRAMPIANS HEALTH CEO DALE FRASER AND DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH ASH CLARKE ON HOW CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE USED TO TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE IN BALLARAT. FOR ANYONE WITH EVEN THE MOST CURSORY INTEREST IN RACING, WE ARE RIGHT ON THE CUSP OF THE MOST EXCITING TIME OF YEAR - SPRING. CAULFIELD CUP EVE, MOONEE VALLEY’S COX PLATE ON THE HORIZON AND THE VRC’S FLEMINGTON CARNIVAL TANTALISINGLY CLOSE. WE’RE EVEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THIS YEAR’S MELBOURNE CUP IN OUR PRESENCE THIS EVENING, AS PART OF ITS NATIONAL TOUR LEADING UP TO THE FIRST TUESDAY IN NOVEMBER. THIS YEAR’S $500K BALLARAT CUP WILL BE RUN ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 6TH AND PLANS ARE AFOOT FOR IT TO BE OUR BIGGEST CUP DAY YET! FOUR OF BALLARAT’S LEADING TRAINERS HAVE GENEROUSLY DONATED ALL TRAINING AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FOUR PROMISING TWO-YEAR-OLDS, ALL NOW BROKEN IN AND SHOWING PROMISE. WE ALSO THANK THE CANNY AND GLENANE FAMILIES FOR HOSTING US AT THEIR CITY OVAL HOTEL, AND VIN ARMSTRONG FROM CUB FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE NIGHT.
HORSE AUCTION FOUR LOVELY TWO-YEAR-OLDS ARE SET TO BE AUCTIONED THIS EVENING BY MCGRATH REAL ESTATE’S MATT EDWARDS. EACH HORSE WAS SELECTED FROM A MAJOR AUSTRALIAN YEARLING SALE EARLIER THIS YEAR BASED ON ITS PEDIGREE AND CONFORMATION. THEY ARE NOW BROKEN IN, HAVE BEEN IN WORK AT BALLARAT, ARE SOUND AND SHOWING A DEGREE OF ABILITY. THE RESERVE PRICE REPRESENTS THE COST INCURRED BY THE TRAINER FOR THE 5% SHARE TO DATE I.E. PURCHASE PRICE, GST, INSURANCE, BREAKING IN, TRAINING, VET, FARRIER, AGISTMENT ETC. EACH TRAINER HAS GENEROUSLY AGREED TO DONATE ALL TRAINING FEES AND COSTS FOR THEIR HORSE FOR THE DURATION OF ITS CAREER WITH THAT TRAINER I.E. THE PURCHASER WON’T PAY A CENT MORE FOR THE 5% SHARE AFTER THIS EVENING. BASED ON AN AVERAGE HORSE’S RACING CAREER BEING THREE YEARS, THIS AMOUNTS TO APPROXIMATELY $10,500 WORTH OF VALUE ON TOP OF THE RESERVE PRICES LISTED, SO BID STRONGLY!
LOT 1 ALL TOO HARD X GROUNDED 2F | 5% SHARE RESERVE $8,200 LOT 2 SHAMUS AWARD X SALOME 2F | 5% SHARE RESERVE $6,900 LOT 3 HOME AFFAIRS X APAMURRA 2C | 5% SHARE RESERVE $9,500 LOT 4 CAPTIVANT X REVOLUTIONARY GIRL 2F | 5% SHARE RESERVE $6,100
LOT 1 ALL TOO HARD X GROUNDED 2F | 5% SHARE RESERVE $8,200
LOT 2 SHAMUS AWARD X SALOME 2F | 5% SHARE RESERVE $6,900
LOT 3 HOME AFFAIRS X APAMURRA 2C | 5% SHARE RESERVE $9,500
LOT 4 CAPTIVANT X REVOLUTIONARY GIRL 2F | 5% SHARE RESERVE $6,100
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