CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME
It’s hard to imagine Kennedy Oaks Day at beautiful Flemington without fashion at the forefront, and our customary crowds of the best-dressed women in Australia. 'YX[IGERFIGIVXEMRXLEXEPPEVSYRHXLIREXMSRǻRIHVIWWMRK[MPPFIXLI order of the day for millions who are joining us virtually, at a distance, in the JYRERHXLIGIPIFVEXMSRSJSYVFIWXXLSVSYKLFVIHWXE]MRKǻPPMIW For everyone coming to our party remotely, we can tell you that Flemington with its lawns and roses and its expansive green turf is at its actual spring FIWX8LSWIXLSVSYKLFVIHW[MPPPSSOQEKRMǻGIRXMRXLIQSYRXMRK]EVHERHEW XLI]VEGIJSVXLIVMGLIWSRSǺIV 8LI4EOWMWXLIXMQILSRSYVIHGPEWWMGJSV=4ǻPPMIWERHMXLEWFIIRTEVX of spring racing at Flemington since as long ago as 1859. Like our Victoria )IVF]MX[EWMRWTMVIHF]XLISVMKMREP*RKPMWL4EOWǻVWXGSRXIWXIHIMKLX] years earlier than that. It is a true staying test over 2500 metres. 2SVIXLERIZIV0IRRIH]4EOW)E]MWEHE]JSVXLIǻPPMIW8SHE]JIEXYVIW X[S,VSYTWTVMRXVEGIWƳXLI)EVPI]4XXE[EXEOIWJSV=4ǻPPMIWERHXLI 3IX[SVO7IH7SWIWXEOIWJSV=ǻPPMIW8LI8(18:XEOIWMWELERHMGET JSVǻPPMIWERHQEVIW A welcome addition is the 1600m Inglis Bracelet, introduced in conjunction [MXL&YWXVEPMEƶWPIEHMRKFPSSHWXSGOEYGXMSRIIVW8LIVEGIMWJSVǻPPMIWERH mares sold through Inglis as part of the rich Inglis Race Series. 8LI4Ǻ8LI8VEGOYF^IVS-ERHMGETXLIIZIVTSTYPEVVEGIJSVKVI]W has special poignancy this year with the recent passing of old “Subbie” - IZIV]SRIƶWXVEGOJEZSYVMXIERH 2IPFSYVRI(YT[MRRIVƳERHSJLMW S[RIVJSVQIV(PIVOSJXLI(SYVWI,VELEQEPMWFYV]
&HHIHXSXSHE]ƶWJIEWXSJVEGMRKMWXLIǻREPSJ XLI2IPFSYVRI(YT(EVRMZEP(SYRXV]IVMIW an opportunity exclusively for our country trainers licensed in Victoria. I wish you all a fun, fortunate and fashionable Kennedy Oaks Day at Flemington, wherever you may be.
Amanda Elliott VRC Chairman
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