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.
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