Breakfast with the International Champions

From AUD $220.00
  • Duration: 4 Hours (approx.)
  • Location: Melbourne, VIC
  • Product code: BREAKFAST

A Melbourne Sports Tours
Exclusive, this is a group tour to the Werribee Racing Club, home to the
International Horse Centre.  The
International Horse Centre is the quarantine facility for all international
horses visiting Victoria’s Spring Racing Carnival.



Every year, on the Thursday
before Victorian Derby Day, Werribee Racing Club hosts the International
Breakfast with the Stars.  C
ome and enjoy a sit-down gourmet breakfast whilst watching
the stars of the world racing scene go through their paces on the track.  Guest speakers vary from year to year,
however past speakers have included international trainers, IRT representatives
talking through the process of bringing the international horses out,
bloodstock agents talking about what they look for in foals etc.



The
Melbourne Cup will be onsite as part of the Melbourne Cup Tour, which you can
hold while having your photo taken.
  Get the late
mail on the runners from those in the know so you have all the insider
information for Australia's great race.



$220 per person.  Pick up from 6:45am, drop off around 10:30am


Following the breakfast tour above you
can choose to add to your time in Werribee by extending your day.  You can choose to visit either the Open Range
Zoo
or Werribee Mansion and State Rose Garden.



Visit the Open Range Zoo, an African
safari adventure that doesn’t require a passport!  Join the free guided safari bus through open
savannah to see rhinos, giraffe and zebras roaming free.  Then take to the walking trails to come face
to face with lions, hippos, gorillas and monkeys.



OR



Tour the historic Werribee Mansion and
Grounds and neighbouring State Rose Garden. 
Werribee Mansion was built by the Chirnside family in 1877 with their
fortune gained in the wool industry and the grounds showcase a working wool
farm of that era.  The neighbouring
Victoria State Rose Garden sits on roughly 5 hectares and features over 5,000
roses, all of which are at their best in October and November. 



 A delicious lunch will follow at Wyndham
Cache, a unique gourmet café and local produce store.  As many ingredients as possible are sourced
from the farm itself as well as neighbouring farms or those as close to home as
possible.

The cost for the full day tour is $370 per person.  Pick up from 6:45am and drop off around 2:30pm.  Select either Mansion/Rose Garden add-on OR Werribee Open Range Zoo add-on.