Cox Plate General Information

TATTS COX PLATE GENERAL INFORMATION

GATES OPEN - 10:00am
FIRST RACE - 12:35pm
LAST RACE - 6:20pm

Race 1 - 12.35pm Inglis (1000m) Microflite Helicopters Inglis Banner
Race 2 - 1:20pm LR Alexandra (1600m) Essendon Jeep Stakes
Race 3 - 2:05pm Gr3 Red Anchor (1200m) 1300 Australia Stakes
Race 4 - 2:40pm Gr2 MV Gold Cup (2500m) Mitchelton Wines
Race 5 - 3:20pm Gr2 Moir (1200m) Schweppes Stakes
Race 6 - 4:00pm Gr2 Vase (2040m) Drake International Cup
Race 7 - 4:40pm Gr2 Crystal Mile (1600m) Drummond Golf
Race 8 - 5:35pm Gr1 WS Cox Plate (2040m) Tatts Cox Plate
Race 9 - 6:20pm Gr2 Tesio (1600m) Trojan Hand Tools Stakes

CORPORATE & GENERAL PUBLIC PACKAGES
Tatts Cox Plate Packages are on sale from 30 May, 2011.

Please complete and return the booking form on page 34 of the brochure to MVRC.

 

Click below to download -

Tatts Cox Plate 2011 Brochure

Conditions of Entry - Prohibited Goods.pdf
Traffic Management Plan - Street Closures.pdf

 

GENERAL ADMISSION - Click here to BOOK NOW
Adults $55
Concession $35
(Centrelink Concession Card, Tertiary Students Campus I.D. Card)

Children 13 – 17 $15
Children 12 & under Free

ACCESS TO PRE-BOOKED AREAS
Patrons with bookings in packaged dining areas and Marquees are permitted access from 12.00noon and not before.

MEMBER’S RACEBOOKS & DRINK VOUCHERS
Member’s Drink Vouchers & Racebooks can be redeemed from the Customer Service Booth in the Celebrity Foyer.

DRESS STANDARDS
Members Dress Regulations apply in the:
Octagonal Lounge & Deck Bar, Members’ Jockey Bar Dining Room; Members’ Reserved Grandstand; Members’ Lounge; Members’ Concourse; Silks; Celebrity Room; Inner Circle Restaurant; Phar Lap; Kingston Town and Tobin Bronze Dining Boxes; Pavilion Room; Valley View; Meeting Place; Champions Restaurant; and Saintly Suite.

Gentlemen (including Children 15 and over): Collar and tie with suit or with tailored trousers and tailored coat or jacket

Ladies: A suitable standard of dress in accordance with the members’ dress regulations.

At no time are the following items of clothing or similar permitted in the Members’ Areas:
T-shirts, denim/denim-look, tracksuits, shorts, runners or thongs.

Children under 15 are expected to maintain a suitable standard of dress all year round. Members and their guests may be refused entry to Members’ Areas by MVRC staff if it is felt that these standards are not being adhered to. MVRC Management reserves the right to exercise discretion in respect to dress standards.

Men’s Ties are available for purchase from the Merchandise stores at the pedestrian tunnel or 1st Floor Market Place.

NB: All ticketing for other enclosures has the dress standards printed on the reverse side. These are to be strictly applied.
Click here to view the Members Dress Regulations section of our website.

 
STREET CLOSURES
The Traffic Management Plan will be in effect from 6am to 8pm, involving street closures and restricted vehicular access around McPherson Street, Coats Street, Alexandra Avenue and surrounding streets.

EFTPOS/ATMs
The following EFTpos/ATM facilities are available:
• ATM - Celebrity Foyer (2)
• ATM - South end of the Paddock Tote (2)
• ATM - South-East end of the Paddock Tote (1)
• ATM – Public Area adjacent Cheval Enclosure (2)
• EFTpos - South end of the Paddock Tote (4)
• EFTpos -In the North Hill turnstile booth on the North Hill (1)
• EFTpos -First Floor Market Place North West Tote (2)
• EFTpos -Second Floor Members’ Concourse Tote (1)
• EFTpos -Third Floor Carvery Bar area (1)
• EFTpos – Nova Enclosure Tote (1)
• EFTpos – for admission ticket purchases only (no cash out) Stand Turnstile Caravan (Alexandra Avenue) (1), Centre Turnstiles (1) and Members Turnstiles (1)

COURTESY BUSES
The following shuttle buses will be in operation:-
2 x 44 seaters 10:30am – 1:45pm & 5:00pm – 7:30pm - Moonee Ponds Train Station to Alexandra Ave.
1 x 21 seater (for each time session) 4:45am – 3:00pm, 8:45am – 3:00pm, 4:00pm – 7:00pm, 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Centre Car Park to Centre Turnstiles (Harness track) & Centre Turnstiles (Harness track) to Centre Car Park.

ENTERTAINMENT
Band in the Quadrangle 12 noon to 5pm - Freak Technique

Race 4a The Carlton Draught Plastic Cup - Australia’s richest footrace $100,003

PRE-TATTS COX PLATE ENTERTAINMENT
Performances by Daryl Braithwaite & National Anthem performed by Michael Paynter

FACE OF THE TATTS COX PLATE
Sponsored by STYLETREAD Australia’s no.1 online shoe store

• Patrons could win $5000 CASH! by striking their best pose on the paparazzi style stage
• Where – in the marquee LOCATED NEXT TO THE MEMBERS ENTRANCE
• Opens at 10am and closes at 6.20pm
• Judges will choose their favourite top 20 racegoers and their photographs will be posted on the MVRC facebook page at 9am on Sunday 23rd October.
• Then the voting begins! The person that receives the most likes on the MVRC Facebook page by midnight on 5th November wins $5000 cash!

For any further information relating to Cox Plate Day contact Customer Service on 1300 79 79 59.

RESERVED GRANDSTAND SEATING
Non Members $80 - SOLD OUT!

 

Does not include racecourse admission.
 

MEMBERS’ PACKAGES
Tatts Cox Plate Packages are on sale from 23 May, 2011

Please complete and return booking form on page 33 of the brochure to MVRC.

 

MEMBERS’ RESERVE
Members and Members’ Guest Cardholders and Reciprocal Guest Cardholders are invited to use the
following venues:

• Members’ Bistro
• Members’ Lounge, Level 2
• Deck Bar
• Octagonal Lounge, Ground Floor
• Parade Bar
• Members’ Lawn

The Members’ Bars include full cash bars and bistros. Snack food is also available for purchase. No bookings required.

 

MEMBERS’ GUESTS
Adult guest tickets are restricted to people with proof of residence outside Victoria (i.e. Interstate or Overseas).

 

Adult $170
(Maximum 2 per member)

Members $50 per park

 

Members can purchase reserved car parks in the McPherson Street car park. The car park must be vacated by 7pm (including the disabled parking area). Limited availability. Please note these are not picnic car park sites.

MEMBERSHIP
To become a MVRC member or to see the benefits available to MVRC Members please visit www.mvrc.net.au or telephone 1300 79 79 59.

 

 

TERMS & CONDITIONS
Conditions of Ticketing and Entry are available at www.mvrc.net.au or by contacting Customer Service on 1300 79 79 59.

You agree to and will abide by those terms and conditions.

 

Your booking is subject to availability. MVRC reserves the right to refuse to sell or supply corporate packages to any company or individual.

 

AGREEMENT A binding agreement is effective upon receipt of full payment.

 

PAYMENT DATE & CONDITIONS All bookings in excess of $5000 paid for by credit card incur an additional booking fee of 2%. All bookings must be paid for in full at time of booking.

 

ADMISSION TICKETS MVRC does not take any responsibility for lost or stolen admission tickets. Please keep a record of the printed number on each ticket. No admission tickets will be issued until full payment is received and all funds are cleared.

 

TICKET COLLECTION Tickets will be posted to all patrons except for bookings made after 5pm Friday 14 October 2011. After this time all ticketing will need to be collected from MVRC Head Office, McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds prior to 5pm Friday 21 October 2011.

 

USE OF FACILITY Attendees are not permitted to supply their own food and beverages. Moonee Valley Racecourse has adopted a responsible service of alcohol policy.

 

ON-SELLING You are not permitted to sell or on-sell your ticket or any part of your facility without the prior approval of MVRC.

 

 

CANCELLATION
In the event of a booking cancellation, the following terms are applicable:

1. More than 90 days prior to the event – Initial deposit will be forfeited

2. 30-90 days prior to the event - The cancellation fee equivalent to 50% of total estimated function charges based on anticipated number of guests as outlined on the Letter of Agreement.

3. Less than 30 days prior to the event - Cancellation fee equivalent to 100% of total estimated function charges based on anticipated number of guests as outlined on the Letter of Agreement.

 

A change of dates or postponement of an event will be considered a cancellation and the above will apply.  The new date will be considered as a new reservation and our normal deposit policies will apply.