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OLDER NEWS
Feature in Royal Auto magazine
November 2009
Living Legends and CEO Dr Andrew Clarke were featured in the November 2009 issue of Royal
Auto. To read the article online, CLICK HERE
and select "People - Andrew Clarke".
Dr Harry at Living Legends
October 2009
Dr Harry recently visited Living Legends and filmed a program on the care of older horses. This program aired on Friday 30 October 2009 as a special Spring Carnival Feature of Better Homes and Gardens.
Spring Carnival Events at Living Legends
October-November 2009
The 2009 Spring Racing Carnival 2009 was a very exciting time for Living Legends.
Might and Power, Saintly, Better Loosen Up and Fields of Omagh were special guests of the Moonee Valley Racing Club at the Cox Plate on October 24.
Fields of Omagh and Doriemus flew the Living legends banner as a special guest of Eliza Park at the Bendigo Cup on October 28.
Saintly, Might and Power, Doriemus, Brew, Rogan Josh, Subzero and Paris Lane paraded down Swanston Street in the Melbourne Cup Parade on November 2.
Other special events that were held included:
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The Cox Plate Prelude Living Legends Lunch
On Cox Plate Eve (October 23), Bryan Martin hosted a very special luncheon and fundraiser for Living Legends. Guests enjoyed a magnificent lunch with premium beer and wine whilst being entertained by stories of yesteryear from legends such as Jim Johnson, Bobby Skelton, Claire Lindop, Glenn Boss and Greg Childs.
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Cox Plate Family Picnic Day
On October 25, Living Legends celebrated with previous Cox Plate Legends Might and Power, Better Loosen Up and Fields of Omagh, on a day for all the family to enjoy. Highlights of the day included pony rides, quality wines from Hanging Rock Winery, photo opportunities with the Melbourne Cup and the Legends, and opportunities to wander through the historic homestead and heritage gardens.
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Melbourne Cup Family Picnic Day
On November 1, Living Legends celebrated with previous Melbourne Cup Legends Might and Power, Rogan Josh, Brew and Doriemus, on a day for all the family to enjoy. Highlights of the day included pony rides, quality wines from Hanging Rock Winery, photo opportunities with the Melbourne Cup and the Legends, and opportunities to wander through the historic homestead and heritage gardens.
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Rogan Josh visits Port Melbourne Beach
October 2009
In the lead up to the 10th Anniversary of his Melbourne Cup
victory Rogan Josh visited Port Melbourne Beach where he rubbed shoulders
with Spring Carnival first timer, City Homicide's Nadia Townsend. The pair
featured in a photo shoot for the Sunday Herald Sun with Nadia wearing Wendy
Green's (owner of Rogan Josh)'famous racing colours green and cream. It was
a revisit to the beach for Rogan Josh where he did some of his preparation
for the 1999 Melbourne Cup. Josh enjoyed a stroll in the water and a good
roll in the sand after the celebrity photoshoot.
Silent Witness turns 10 years old
Silent Witness celebrated his 10th birthday with special birthday
wishes coming from as far away as Germany, with Sabine Effgen writing "Happy,
happy birthday my good old friend, hope you are well and enjoying your life
at Living Legends..Many big kisses. All the best for the whole team at Living
legends-God bless you all".
We are able to report that Silent Witness is definitely enjoying his retirement
at Living Legends and is very popular with visitors of all ages especially children. He
also enjoys relaxed days at the races and earlier this year visited Tasmania with Rogan Josh as
special guests for the Hobart Cup.
Hume Winter Music Festival 2009
July-August 2009
Living Legends was delighted to be a part of the 7th Annual Hume Winter Music Festival, which celebrated local and international performers. As part of this unique festival, Living Legends hosted three Sunday afternoon sessions, featuring visits with the horses as well as the music of three brilliant local musicians.
Australia Day Family Picnic Day 2009
January 26, 2009
Living Legends hosted a true Australia Day experience for all the family to enjoy, including a sausage sizzle, children's activities and photo opportunities with the Legends and the Melbourne Cup.
New sponsorship partnership for Living Legends
Nature Vet,
Australia’s leading Animal Health and Performance company, and
Sky Racing
Australia’s Complete Racing Network, have joined forces to establish a unique
sponsorship to support Living Legends. The package includes a generous cash
contribution from Nature Vet along with the use of the companies horse health
products. The two companies have worked together to produce a unique promotional
video on Living Legends and Sky Racing is airing the video during prime time
viewing on racing programs including “Bred to Win”.
“This unique sponsorship is great news for Living Legends” said Living Legends
CEO and Veterinary Director, Dr Andrew Clarke, “It not only builds on the
financial support provided by our principal partner Eliza Park but also gives us
access world class animal health products including Nature Vet’s horse wormers.
Sky Racing has then provided it’s expertise and resources to create a great
promotional piece on Living Legends which it is airing year round during peak
viewing. This has been a double boost for Living Legends with an increase in
visitors coming to see their heroes. Living Legends is deeply indebted to Nature
Vet and Sky Racing for their support”.
Living Legends 2nd Birthday Celebration
November 2, 2008
Living Legends celebrated its second birthday with a Spring Carnival experience on Sunday November 2nd. Visitors
were able to pat the racehorse champions and also enjoyed the opportunity to feature in special Melbourne Cup photo opportunities.
Other highlights of the day included pony rides and other kids' activities, a traditional sausage sizzle, live entertainment, and prize draws.
It was a wonderful day for all those who attended.
Cherokee Rose Stud donation to Living Legends
October 6, 2008
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Living Legends thanks Cherokee Rose Stud for its donation of a nomination to
Manner Hill. The results of the service fee auction have been gratefully
received by Living Legends.
Visit www.cherokeerosestud.com.au
for more details of Manner Hill and Cherokee Rose Stud.
Eliza Park/Living Legends Gala Dinner
September 25, 2008
To celebrate the new alliance between Living Legends and Victoria's premier thoroughbred stud Eliza Park, a Gala Dinner was held at Champions—the Australian Racing Museum on Thursday 25 September. A wonderful night was enjoyed by all and generous funds raised from the gala have been donated to Living Legends by Eliza Park.
New alliance ensures that the "legend lives on"
September 8, 2008
It is with great pride that Living Legends and Victoria's premier thoroughbred stud Eliza Park announced today that they have formed a strategic alliance which will ensure the legend lives on. Living Legends has been battling for its survival since the 2007 outbreak of equine influenza caused crippling financial losses for the equine industry. The alliance with Eliza Park will kick off with a Gala Dinner at Champions—the Australian Racing Museum on Thursday 25 September.
Promising a wide range of entertainment, including a silent auction, good food, live music and a host of other activities, an evening highlight will be an auction of nominations to each of Eliza Park's 10 stallions.
"Living Legends is one of the nation's great resources and allows racing fans the opportunity to get up close and personal with the stars of yesterday," Eliza Park's CEO Cameron Croucher points out. "It attracts over 40,000 visitors each year but, unfortunately, is seriously underfunded.
"Eliza Park and Living Legends have formed this alliance to ensure that the enthusiasts of today and tomorrow don't miss out on seeing the stars of yesterday.
"Eliza Park and Living legends have a number of initiatives that are currently in the pipeline but aim to get the ball rolling — literally — with the Gala Dinner at Champions."
"It should be a great night," enthused Living Legends CEO Dr Andrew Clarke, "and very fitting that it's being held at the Racing Museum. This is a wonderful gesture by Eliza Park, a life saver for Living Legends. This will provide the foundations on which we can develop our long-term sustainability and ensure that Living Legends achieves its full potential."
Eliza Park is generously offering up services to each of their stallions including Champion Victorian Sire, Bel Esprit (2008 fee: $33,000) and Caulfield Guineas hero, God’s Own ($38,500), plus Group One winning sprinters Magnus ($27,500) and Shinzig ($18,150) who have both retired to stud this season and are hugely popular with broodmare owners.
"Given that it's such a good cause, we're anticipating solid industry support for the event," continued Cameron Croucher. "We’d hope that everyone gets right behind this fundraiser to ensure the continued viability of Living Legends.
"Eliza Park sees it as the perfect symmetry: Living Legends seeks to provide a resource for the household names of yesterday and, as breeders, we're looking to provide them with the household names of tomorrow."
There is a limited allocation of tables for the ELIZA PARK/LIVING LEGENDS GALA DINNER. For further information please phone Tracey Doolan on 0411 806 332 or email tdoolan@elizapark.com.au.
Update from the CEO
July 2008
There have been many highlights and successes for Living Legends over the first half of 2008. We have touched the hearts and minds of visitors of all ages from across Australia and around the world. The community benefits of Living Legends continue to expand with formation of a new volunteer garden group, the ongoing Work for the Dole program and expanded visits and involvement with community groups and schools. Living Legends has also been identified as a “landmark tourism destination” in the Hume Region and as a gateway location for the Daylesford and Macedon Ranges area.
Dr Andrew Clarke
Chief Executive Officer and Veterinary Director
Australia Day Family Picnic Day 2008
January 28, 2008
Living Legends hosted a special family picnic day for the Australia Day public holiday. The day included photoshoots with the horses, children's activities and a gourmet barbeque.
Living Legends Official Re-Opening
December 16, 2007
After closure due to Equine Influenza precautions, Living Legends officially re-opened to the public on December 16, 2007. On the day, there were special festivities including giveaways, special prize draws, guided tours of the horses, history tours of the homestead and gardens and fundraising photo opportunities with the Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate.
Living Legends thanks all of its supporters for their ongoing support during our closure, and we are delighted to once again be open to the public.
Melbourne Cup Visit and Living Legends First Birthday Celebration
October 31, 2007
As part of the Emirates Melbourne Cup Tour, the Melbourne Cup visited Living Legends on Wednesday 31st of October 2007.
This was a very special day as it was a year ago to the day that Living Legends opened and was therefore our first birthday.
It also provided the ideal opportunity to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Might and Power’s Melbourne Cup victory.
Please click HERE for a report of the day. To see photos, please
visit our Photo Gallery from the day.
Legends Update
Silent Witness, the most successful and popular horse in the history of Hong Kong racing,
was welcomed as the newest retiree at Living Legends on April 15th
2007.
Check out the
photo gallery of his arrival.
Bomber Bill and Regal Roller - It was with great pleasure that Bomber Bill, the people's champion, and Regal Roller, the Caulfield specialist,
were welcomed to Living Legends early in 2007. Check out their biographies and career profiles.
Emirates Melbourne Cup Parade
November 6, 2006
The Living Legends retirees headed to the centre of Melbourne to take part in the annual Emirates Melbourne Cup Parade down Swanston Street, the day before the race that stops a nation.
For pictures from the day, please visit the Photo Gallery.
Living Legends Official Opening Day
October 31, 2006
Check out these press reports of Living Legends and its opening day:
 The official sponsor of
Living Legends website
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