WELCOME TO LADBROKES FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS AT SOUTHSIDE PAKENHAM. Tonight’s feature event is the $200,000 Listed Manhari Torney Night Cup over 2500 metres. The race honours the late Geoff Torney AM, who served 14 years on the MVRC Committee and was Chairman from 1997 to 2002, making a significant contribution to the Club and the racing industry over four decades. Last year’s Cup was won impressively by Deakin, and we look forward to another strong contest this evening. Tonight, we also pay tribute to Australian Racing Hall of Fame members Makybe Diva and Pat Hyland, both of whom we sadly lost this week. Makybe Diva’s 2005 W.S. Cox Plate victory formed part of a remarkable career that included three consecutive Melbourne Cups, while Pat Hyland achieved Australian racing’s ‘grand slam’ as a jockey, including the 1965 Cox Plate, and later enjoyed outstanding success as a trainer. I encourage you to join us next Friday, either on course at Southside Cranbourne for our final Ladbrokes Friday Night Lights meeting of the 2025/26 season, or at the Members’ Hub at Legends. Thank you for your continued support, and I trust you enjoy the evening’s racing. CHAIR ADAM LENNEN CHAIR’S WELCOME
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