2 ANZAC DAY RACE DAY Anzac Day 2026 marks the 65th anniversary of the Victoria Racing Club’s inaugural Anzac Day race meeting, held on 25 April 1961. It has been a regular, though not quite continuous, part of Flemington’s long history. Anzac Day is our national day of remembrance commemorating Australians and New Zealanders who served, and those who died, in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. The date 25 April was the day of the first landing of Anzac troops at Gallipoli in the First World War in 1915. Racing played a part – and in the case of the VRC and the former Australian Jockey Club in Sydney, a huge part – in supporting patriotic fundraising in both the First and the Second World War. Australia, as a Federation, has never quite determined how best to mark Anzac Day. Each State and Territory has its own laws. The idea of a By Dr Andrew Lemon 65 YEARS ANZAC DAY & FLEMINGTON STRONG
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