The famous VRC Oaks Club Lunch is back after a two-year hiatus and ready to bring the house down. Join us to celebrate the 30th running of this exclusive, long-standing event on the Melbourne Cup Carnival social calendar.
Spring is no time for wallflowers, so dress up in your racing finest, indulge in a spring inspired lunch paired with the perfect wines and put your hat in the ring for exclusive door prizes including the Kennedy grand prize.
With a fantastic speaker line up, and entertainment from the effervescent Tim Campbell that will get you up and dancing Kennedy Oaks Club Lunch style, this is the Melbourne Cup Carnival event we have all been waiting for.
ON SALE 10AM TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER, VIA TICKETMASTER.
EVENT DETAILS
DATE: Wednesday 2 November 2022
TIME: 12pm to 3.30pm
LOCATION: Crown Palladium, 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank
TICKETS: Members $300
Non-members $340
DRESS CODE: Racewear
INCLUSIONS
Emma’s passion for equestrian sport has driven her from an early age, however her international ambitions were put on hold in 2013 when she was involved in a near-fatal car accident causing paraplegia. Seven months later, Emma found the strength to return to riding. Learning of her options as a Para-equestrian, she set her sights on selection for the Australian Paralympic Team. Achieving this goal, she competed in two events at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, finishing a respectable fifth in the Individual Championship Test Grade III with her heart horse, Mogelvangs Zidane. She consolidated this performance when representing Australia at the World Equestrian Games in 2018, where the combination fell just short of a bronze medal, finishing fourth overall. They once again hit the world stage at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, finishing fifth in the Individual Championship Test Grade III. She most recently finished sixth at the World Championships held in Denmark with a new partner Furst Deluxe, after only having been a combination for a short couple of months. Emma was appointed as a VRC Ambassador during Cup Week 2020, and now has her sights firmly set on bringing home a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
Amanda is one of the best-known riders in Victoria with a passion for the thoroughbred. Her equestrian career has taken her around the world and she has been ranked in the top 50 riders the world in eventing, an Olympic sport comprising of dressage, cross-country and show-jumping.
Amanda rode Off The Track thoroughbred Otto Schumaker to represent Australian at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. 20 years later and having overcome a battle with breast cancer, she was on the short list to represent Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with her Off The Track thoroughbred Koko Popping Candy who sadly sustained an injury, ending their campaign. She has recently partnered with a new thoroughbred, Romeo, who is showing a flair for showjumping. Amanda was also appointed as a VRC Ambassador during Cup Week 2020.
