Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Mick Robins will visit Ballan next month as part of the Emirates Melbourne Cup Tour.
Robins, a former coal miner from Broken Hill, had only held his trainer licence for three months when he experienced his first Melbourne Cup win in 1968 with Rain Lover.
The following year Rain Lover won again, becoming the first horse since the famous Archer to achieve back-to-back Melbourne Cup victories.
The $200,000 Emirates Melbourne Cup is visiting 31 destinations across Australia and New Zealand, with a stop at Ballan on October 11 before returning to Flemington for the race that stops a nation in November.
Victoria Racing Club chairman Amanda Elliott said she was thrilled to have Robins join this year’s tour.
“In this, its milestone 15th year, what better way to celebrate this iconic piece of Australia’s cultural heritage than to have heroes of the Melbourne Cup like Mick on the tour in Ballan,” she said.
