By Brendan Rees
The Cranbourne Turf Club has taken out top honours at the Country Racing Victoria awards held on Saturday 24 August.
The club was thrilled to be presented the Club of the Year award which was announced at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Nine awards were presented on the night which was attended by 650 industry participants and enthusiasts.
Cranbourne Turf Club is has strong ties with the local community, and make a point of holding community and charity focused race days.
During the 2018-19 racing season, they helped to raise money for a number of groups via race days such as Pinker Pinker Day, Do It For Dolly Day, and their Multicultural Night Festival.
Last season’s Cranbourne Cup Day was attended by more than 5,500 people – up by nearly 1,000 people the previous year.
Geoff Whiffin, chairman of Cranbourne Turf Club, said, “We are delighted to win the prestigious award of Victorian Country Racing Club of the Year.”
“We were delighted to win this award back in 2010/11 as well, and on behalf of my fellow committee members, I would like to thank Country Racing Victoria and its board for recognising what has been another fantastic year for our club,” he said.
