June 25th, 2024Melbourne Cup coming to Trentham
The Melbourne Cup is coming to Trentham as part of the 2024 Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour.
The tour, courtesy of the Cup’s manufacturer W.J. Sanders, and its sister company ABC Bullion, will start in Cowes on June 28 and will arrive in Trentham on October 16.
Along with Australia, the Cup will also visit New Zealand, Ireland, the UK, the USA and Japan.
The final route was decided after a record-breaking number of applications were received by the Victoria Racing Club from towns and cities around the world.
Manufactured in Australia for the VRC using 1.69kg of ABC Bullion 18-ct yellow gold, and recently independently valued at $750,000, the Cup has been hand-forged by W.J. Sanders since 2016. Each year, the Cup takes over 250 hours to produce at the W.J. Sanders workshop in Marrickville, Sydney. Every team member contributes to making the trophy, starting up to eight months before the race, which occurs on the first Tuesday of November.
“We are deeply honoured at W.J. Sanders and ABC Bullion to play a role in crafting this remarkable legacy,” said Darren May, general manager at W.J. Sanders. “The Lexus Melbourne Cup embodies the true essence of being proudly Australian made and it fills me with immense pride that, in a world of mass production and lean manufacturing, our team of talented craftsmen and women have been entrusted to create this iconic symbol of international sport.”
Melbourne Cup Day is on Tuesday, November 5.
Words: Donna Kelly
