Victoria Cup brings in record turnover for state harness racing

The Victoria Cup meeting is set to bring in a record AU$9

The Victoria Cup group meeting is countersink to wreak in a tape AU$9.1m (US$6.7m) inwards turnover, despite the run existence moved from Melton to Bendigo due to Melbourne’s curfew.

Victorian rein in racing’s previous tape was AU$1.15m, at the 2018 Inter Dominion Grand Final dark (ID18) at Melton. The new tot up is a 15% increment from the previous record, and is an all-time country turnover book for the sport.

Victoria Cup dark solo climbed 55% from in conclusion year, piece turnover crosswise the ii nights will upper side AU$15.9m, an growth of 61%.

“It’s a vast result. ID18 had stood solo for a long time for us, but this has smashed it,” said HRV CEO Dayle Brown.

“The great tidings extended to the whole II nights of the Victoria Falls Cup Carnival. Smoken Up Sprint night, or dark one, testament solid ground at well-nigh $6.8m including international. That’s up 70 per cent on the previous year.

“The figures are even out more awing when you deal we raced at Bendigo, not Melton,” added Brown. “Historically, there’s e'er been higher turnover at Melton because it’s our major track, but we’ve done a lot to civilize people nigh the outstanding lineament tracks we feature at our regional centre.”