The new Owners’ Gold Card will provide owners racing horses in Victoria with many benefits and improved services. From 1 January 2009 these benefits will include:

• A three year card which will be valid though until 31 December 2011
• Standardised admission passes, members’ ticketing and mounting yard passes when your horse is racing.
• Access to an owners’ car park area at metropolitan and country racecourses, subject to availability.
• Complimentary racebook for named owners in the racebook when your horse is racing.
• Designated post-race hospitality areas including refreshments at Victorian racemeetings (excluding Picnic racemeetings) when your horse is racing.
• Winning owners at Victorian racemeetings will continue to be provided with post-race hospitality with the compliments of the club at which they were successful.
• Grandstand seating access at metropolitan racemeetings.
• Scanning technology to recognise the Owners’ Gold Card at Victorian racemeetings (excluding Picnic racemeetings).
• Admission to over 300 Victorian racemeetings each year even when your horse is not racing.
• Complimentary membership to Friends of Champions - Australian Racing Museum and Hall of Fame.
• Dedicated Owners’ Services call centre and website
• Regular owners' e-newsletter
• Standard form contracts and guidelines for owners.
• Special offers from Victorian racing clubs direct to owners.
• Corporate partner offers and discounts.
• The Owners’ Gold Card is valid for three years, from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011 and will be offered on the basis of the holder being an active thoroughbred racehorse owner in Victoria.

• Sole Owners
• Owners in a partnership of between 2 and 10 people
• Syndicate managers
• Syndicate members in a syndicate of up to 20 people

Victorian Thoroughbred Owners’ ID Number
The Owners’ Gold Card will display an individual six digit Victorian Thoroughbred Owners’ ID Number. The introduction of the Victorian Thoroughbred Owners’ ID Number has allowed the industry to provide an optimum level of service to owners and is required for all Victorian Racing Industry transactions.

Delivery of the Owners’ Gold Card
Once ordered Gold Cards will take up to 4 weeks to arrive. Instructions will be included on activating your Gold Card via the owners login page

Dress Regulations
Owners will need to be aware that dress regulations on racecourses may apply, particularly in the members’ enclosure and mounting yard areas.

Admission to Racecourse and Members’ Enclosure Access

The maximum number of tickets per horse allocated for both complimentary admission and members’ enclosure access is 11. The number of tickets available per horse will depend on the structure of its ownership.

Sole Owners

A sole owner can access a maximum of four admission and four members’ tickets per day – one for themselves, and three guests.

Partnerships of 2-10 owners

• Managing owner can access a maximum of 2 tickets.
• Each subsequent named owner in the racebook is entitled to admission and members’ ticket for themselves and one guest only upon production of their Owners' Gold Card.
• The maximum ticket allocation is 11 tickets per horse, which will only apply when there are ten named owners in the racebook.
• Additional tickets may be available subject to availability.

  Horses owned solely by a Syndicate

• Each syndicate member is entitled to one admission and one members’ pass for themselves and one guest up to the maximum allocation of 11 tickets per horse.
•  The allocation of tickets is the responsibility of the Syndicate Manager

Horses owned in a Partnership of Individuals and a Syndicate(s)

• Where a horse is owned by named owners in the racebook and a syndicate(s) it is the responsibility of the syndicate manager(s) to coordinate ticketing entitlements with the managing owner of the horse.
• Managing owner can access a maximum of 2 tickets.
• Any remaining tickets can be distributed through the syndicate(s) by the syndicate manager

In the case of horses with mixed ownership greater than 20 owners, it is the responsibility of the managing owner to coordinate ticketing.

Any guests receiving complimentary racecourse admission must accompany the Owners’ Gold Card holder through the turnstile.

VICTORIAN RACEDAY BENEFITS

WHEN YOUR HORSE IS NOT ENGAGED AT A VICTORIAN RACEMEETING

Holders of an Owners’ Gold Card will receive racecourse admission to over 300 Victorian racemeetings, even when their horse is not racing. Owners’ Gold Cards will be scanned upon entry to the racecourse. Photo ID must be presented with your Owners’ Gold Card, at these meetings.

The following racemeetings are excluded from this entitlement:

Feature Racemeetings

Victoria Racing Club

Emirates Melbourne Cup, AAMI Victoria Derby, Crown Oaks, Emirates Stakes, Super Saturday, Family Day-Blamey Stakes, MCC Preview Day-Turnbull Stakes, Girls Day Out-Makybe Diva Stakes

Melbourne Racing Club

BMWCaulfield Cup, The Age Caulfield Guineas,Schweppes Thousand Guineas,Arrowfield StudBlue Diamond Stakes, Futurity Stakes and C.F. Orr Stakes.

Moonee Valley Racing Club

Tatts Cox Plate Meeting, Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes Meeting, SportingBet Manikato Stakes Meeting, Australia Stakes Race Meeting and Pulse Pharmacy William Reid Stakes Meeting

Gold Card holders are to pay admittance on the above days ($20), but will have access to the Eliza Park Sunline Suite throughout the mentioned meetings.

Country Racing Victoria

Country Cup Meetings, Country Cup Carnivals, weekend and public holiday racemeetings and all Picnic racemeetings.