Cup Date Moved

Sat 4 Aug

Racing Victoria (RV) has announced that the Werribee Cup will be returning to a pre-Christmas time-slot. The 2600m feature will now be run on Sunday, 16 December 2012 and will be the second edition of the calendar year with the Cup already being run back in January.

The Cup meeting will be the first held at the track following the departure of the international horses that will be quarantined and trained at Werribee throughout the Spring Racing Carnival. As part of the move, prize money for the meeting has been increased from $295,500 to $320,000 with the Listed feature carrying a purse of $120,000.

RV General Manager – Werribee, Ross Kendell, said he is looking forward to the local community embracing the return of the Cup meeting to a pre-Christmas time-slot. “The December time-slot will provide a tremendous opportunity for local businesses, family and friends to hold pre-Christmas celebrations whilst enjoying an outstanding Cup meeting on the outskirts of Melbourne.” He said.