The Victoria Racing Club this week announced Joe Agresta, the former track-rider for Bart Cummings, will visit Bermagui in July for the 2017 Emirates Melbourne Cup Tour.
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As ambassador for the 15th annual tour of Australasia, Joe Agresta, former track-rider for the Bart Cummings training team, will partake in a series of exciting community events in Bermagui.
The Cup will visit Bermagui at the Bermagui Country Club on Saturday July, 22.
The Bermagui Country Club is holding its Trash and Treasure Market in its car park from 8am to 1pm, followed by a two-course Melbourne Cup lunch with special guests of Bega mayor Kirsty McBain and local trainer Barbara Joseph, followed by a Melbourne Cup themed cocktail party starting at 6pm.
Joe Agresta was foreman for the great Bart Cummings (12 Melbourne Cup winners) for over 34 years. In that period of time he saddled and worked the likes of So You Think (dual Cox Plate winner); Kingston Rule (1990 Melbourne Cup winner); Let’s Elope (1991 Melbourne Cup winner); Saintly (1996 Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup winner); Rogan Josh (1999 Melbourne Cup); Viewed (2008 Melbourne Cup); Shaftesbury Avenue (topline weight for age performer) and many other well performed horses.
VRC Chairman Amanda Elliott said she is thrilled to have Joe Agresta join this year’s milestone 15th Emirates Melbourne Cup Tour giving communities across Australia and New Zealand the opportunity to meet a racing legend.
“The Melbourne Cup is ‘The ‘Race That Stops A Nation’™ and for 14 years the iconic trophy has toured our nation, bringing together communities to experience the magic and rich history of the Melbourne Cup.
“In this its milestone 15th year, what better way to celebrate this iconic piece of Australia’s cultural heritage than to have heroes of the Melbourne Cup like Joe Agresta join the Tour in Bermagui,” Mrs Elliott said.
Bermagui, selected for its passion for racing and community spirit, was announced as a Cup Tour destination at a special event on May 30 at 2016 Emirates Melbourne Cup winning owner Lloyd Williams’ training facilities at Mount Macedon, Victoria.
The $200,000 Emirates Melbourne Cup will visit 31 destinations across Australia and New Zealand before returning to Flemington for ‘The ‘Race That Stops A Nation’™ on the first Tuesday in November.
Since its inaugural year, the Tour has travelled more than 494,000 kilometers and visited more than 377 regional, rural and metropolitan destinations, providing communities with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the magic of the Emirates Melbourne Cup firsthand.
Community members are encouraged to upload photos with the Cup to Facebook, using the hashtags #PeoplesCup and #EmiratesMelbourneCup, for the chance to win a trip for two to Flemington for the running of the 2017 Emirates Melbourne Cup.