Australian Cup Carnival Celebrates 60 Years

The Victorian Government is supporting the 60th anniversary of greyhound racing’s iconic Australian Cup Carnival at The Meadows.

The three-night race series kicks off tonight – Saturday, 17 February – followed by a second race meeting on Saturday, 24 February, and culminating with the Group 1 Australian Cup – worth $250,000 to the winner – on Saturday, 3 March.

The Labor Government is contributing $95,000 to the carnival from the Victorian Racing Industry Fund Raceday Attraction Program, while the Melbourne Greyhound Racing Association is providing more than $243,000.

Minister for Racing, Martin Pakula acknowledged the enormity and history of the $1.3 million Australian Read full article

Source:: http://www.grv.org.au/news/2018/02/17/australian-cup-carnival-celebrates-60-years/

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