Back Stony Creek and head to the Cup

STONY Creek will turn on some exciting racing this Sunday, March 8 with an eight race program featuring the 2015 The National’s Danny O’Brien Stony Creek Cup where the stakes are high with $70,000 up for grabs.
The track could not be in better condition thanks to the tremendous work of talented track curator Trent Luckhurst.
Jenny O’Sullivan, wife of club president Paul O’Sullivan said, “Legend has it that if a horse does well at Stony Creek it will do well in Melbourne.”
Looking up the straight from the winning post she points out the rise and says this track is a good indicator of form.
“To win here, a horse needs to be fit,” she said.
And it isn’t just the thrilling racing on offer Stony Creek this weekend, the club will again host the popular Fashions on the Field and there will be plenty to entice punters to strut the catwalk.
A great array of prizes are on offer ranging from the $1000 first prize for the best dressed lady, bed and breakfast accommodation at Inverloch, menswear, pharmacy packages, fabulous hampers and more.
Ambassadors will roam the lawns encouraging punters to enter one or more of the three categories: ladies, men and couples to be judged by a ‘celebrity judge.’
Many dignitaries will be present on the club’s day of days.
The racing club committee will host the chairman of Country Racing Victoria Lance McMillan and his wife as well as the National Party’s candidate for Gippsland South Danny O’Brien who is campaigning for a fairer go for country racing clubs and is taking a strong stance against Country Racing Victoria’s cuts to Stony Creek and Woolamai.
The Shadow Minister for Racing Tim Bull and Country Racing Victoria board member and life member of the Geelong Racing Club Brian Dougherty will be in attendance.
The South Gippsland Shire Council Mayor, Deputy Mayor and three Ward Councillors have also been invited.
As usual the local community will play an important and integral role on the day.
The relationship between the racing club and the local community is very much a symbiotic one.
Terry Grace the club’s CEO says that without the local community racing at Stony Creek would not be possible.Foster Rotary, Meeniyan Pony Club, Leongatha Golf Club, Stony Creek Combined Ladies’Committee, Port Welshpool Coast Guard, Foster Netball Club and the Stony Creek Football Netball Club all contribute to the success of every race day at Stony Creek. Children under 17 are admitted free and can enjoy a wide range of entertainment. Racing Victoria and Country Racing Victoria have a joint promotion at the moment. The Relaxed Racing picnic hamper which is $50 admits two adults and contains a cooler bag, quality rubber backed picnic rug, an amazing miniature picnic table, wine or champagne glasses, iced tea, muesli bars, apples and sandwiches.

A great place, great people: from left, the Stony Creek Racing Club president’s wife, Jenny O’Sullivan of Gippsland Food Adventures a cup day sponsor, The Nationals candidate Danny O’Brien and club CEO Terry Grace.

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Posted by Sarah Vella on Mar 3 2015. Filed under Sport. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry