Reciprocal Privileges

Melbourne & Moonee Valley Racing Clubs

VRC Members will be admitted into the Members' Enclosure at Caulfield, Sandown, Moonee Valley and Mornington during selected meetings. Members must pay racecourse admission and present themselves at the hosting club's Raceday Office with a current Full or Restricted VRC Members' Card. For a list of reciprocal racemeetings, follow this link. VRC Members also have the opportunity to introduce guests to the Members' Enclosure upon appropriate payment.

Victorian Provincial/Country Racemeetings

Upon paying Racecourse admission, VRC Members will be issued with a Members' ticket at Victorian provincial/country racemeetings, excluding Cup Days, the three days of the Warrnambool Cup Carnival and special event days as designated by the Clubs.
Members are advised to contact the relevant Club prior to attending.

Interstate Clubs

VRC Members are eligible for reciprocal arrangements with the interstate principal clubs listed below, under the following conditions:

VRC Member to pay racecourse admission
Member to present current Full Membership Card at the Secretary's or Raceday Office of the host club
Interstate clubs may charge for reciprocal Members’ Enclosure tickets at their feature meetings. Visiting Members may purchase up to two tickets for most of these fixtures
Visiting Members’ arrangements for non-feature meetings provide for the Member to sign for a Members’ ticket free of charge, with the option to purchase one additional ticket

To establish prices and procedures for gaining access to interstate clubs, it is recommended that you contact the appropriate Club direct via telephone.

New South Wales: Australian Jockey Club,
Sydney (02) 9663 8400,; Newcastle Jockey Club,
Newcastle (02) 4961 1573; Sydney Turf Club,
Sydney (02) 9930 4000
Northern Territory: Alice Springs Turf Club,
Alice Springs (08) 8952 4977; Darwin Turf Club,
Darwin (08) 8923 4222
Queensland: Brisbane Racing Club,
Brisbane (07) 3268 2171; Gold Coast Turf Club,
Surfers Paradise (07) 5538 1599; Rockhampton Jockey Club,
Rockhampton (07) 4927 1300
South Australia: South Australian Jockey Club,
Adelaide (08) 8295 0111
Tasmania: Tasmanian Racing Club,
Hobart (03) 6272 9492; Tasmanian Turf Club,
Launceston (03) 6326 1070
Western Australia: Perth Racing Club,
Perth (08) 9277 0777

New Zealand Clubs

VRC Members are eligible for reciprocal arrangements with the New Zealand Clubs listed below, under the following conditions:

VRC Member to pay racecourse admission
VRC Member to present current Full Membership Card at the Secretary’s or Raceday Office of the host club
Clubs may charge for reciprocal Members’ Enclosure tickets at their feature meetings. Visiting Members may purchase up to two tickets for these fixtures
Visiting Members’ arrangements for non-feature meetings require the Member to sign for a Members’ ticket free of charge, with the option to purchase one additional ticket

New Zealand: Auckland Racing Club, Auckland
0011 649 524 4069; Canterbury Jockey Club, Christchurch
0011 643 336 0000; Hawkes Bay Racing Inc., Hastings*
0011 646 873 4545; Otago Racing Club, Mosgiel
0011 643 489 6233; Waikato Racing Club, Te Rapa
0011 647 849 2839; Wellington Racing Club, Trentham
0011 644 528 9611; * Please be advised that the Hawkes Bay Racing Club does not reciprocate for certain feature meetings; contact Hawkes Bay for further information.

International Clubs

VRC Members are generally welcome at all international race clubs; however Members are reminded that these arrangements have been established as a goodwill gesture between the clubs concerned and provide for a courteous extension of Members’ privileges on the occasions of intermittent, bona-fide visits only.

It is an international club's discretion as to whether to offer reciprocal arrangements to a VRC Member. Applications for reciprocal arrangements need to be made at least ten working days in advance, and in writing, to:

name:: VRC Membership Department
address:: 448 Epsom Road,
Flemington 3031 Victoria, Australia
facsimile:: (03) 8378 0661
email:: membership@vrc.net.au

When applying to the VRC, please state race club, country, travel dates, racemeetings, name of any guest(s) attending and accommodation details if available.
Contact will be made on your behalf to confirm reciprocal arrangements, costs and dress standards. Members will be notified via email or telephone.

We recommend that Members make contact with the international club prior to the raceday to confirm arrangements. Members are generally required to pay racecourse admission fees, and then proceed to the on course inquiry office to arrange privileges by presenting a current Full VRC Membership Card and/or introductory letter. Certain clubs prefer to deliver passes to your hotel or accommodation. Upon arrival, Members' guests are welcomed, however it is not incumbent upon a club to extend this privilege to a guest. Please note that most clubs, during their carnival period or feature racedays, enforce special conditions of entry and privileges offered to visiting Members.

Please ensure you make contact with the VRC well in advance to arrange reciprocal privileges. For further information on International Reciprocal Privileges please contact
VRC Customer Service on 1300 727 575.

International Alliance

The Club has established an International Alliance between some of the most prestigious racing clubs in the world, including Royal Ascot, Singapore Turf Club, The Curragh, France Galop – Chantilly, Deauville and Longchamp, The Internationaler Club Baden-Baden and Santa Anita Park. The International Alliance aims to strengthen relationships with international racing leaders and offers a means of exchanging world’s best practices. All Members are invited to contact VRC Customer Service on 1300 727 575 to make arrangements for their attendance at any of the aforementioned racecourses

Melbourne Cricket Club

VRC Members may purchase visitor tickets to enter the MCC Members Reserve for selected AFL matches, days four and five of the Boxing Day Test as well as other selected international and interstate matches. Visitor tickets may only be purchased on match day on presentation of a current VRC Membership Card.

Follow this link to view the arrangements for VRC Members at the MCC for the 2011-12 cricket season.

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club

As part of the reciprocal arrangement between VRC and Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club (KLTC), all VRC Members will receive a preferential booking for the AAMI Classic tennis tournament in January. Information on the booking procedure will be forwarded to Members with the Members' Update in October.

In addition, all Full VRC Members are eligible for: