Melbourne Cup events in Sydney! By Brittany West - Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The Grace Hotel
Melbourne Cup 2009 at The Grace Hotel
From 12 noon. Price $79.
Enjoy a 3 hour, 3 course buffet luncheon with prizes for the best dressed man and woman.
Royal Randwick Racecourse
Dracon Melbourne Cup Day.
Gates open 9am. Price: $35.
Giant screens, trackside marquees and bookmakers make this a very popular annual party. Splash out for a bar spot, terrace or dining room.
Rosehill Gardens
Gates open 11am. Price: $12.
There will be picnic races, live entertainment, and you can book your own spot on the lawn.
Newport Arms Hotel
From 10am. Price: $85.
The hotel overlooks the pristine waters of Pittwater. They'll crank up the outdoor cinema, and the annual Ravish Fashion Parade runs until the horses set off at 3pm.
Wildfire Restaurant
Melbourne Cup Lunch.
12 noon-4pm. Price: $149.
Moet & Chandon Garden Party.
12 noon-4pm. Price: $99.
Grab a cocktail and laze on the Harbour Terrace at the Garden Party before catching the event live on a big screen, or opt for a lavish sit-down lunch.
The Ivy
From 11am. Price: $0-$95.
Downstairs is open-house with $6 beers, sausage sizzle, sweeps and screens, while the den will offer canapés, bubbles and beer on the lawn. Stay back for the post-race party.
Café Sydney
From 12 noon. Price: $150.
Melbourne has the race, but it doesn't have views like this. The charming and always fashionable Deborah Hutton will host.
Mosaic Restaurant, Westin Sydney
From 12 noon. Price: $55-$129.
Mosaic is on the level one balcony under the glass atrium of GPO. A seafood buffet, large flat screens, sweeps and lucky table prizes will make this one a winner.
The Dolphin Hotel
From 12.30pm.
The race will be projected on an entire wall, viewable from the dining room and the mezzanine.
Astral Bar & Restaurant
From 12 noon. Price: $125-$135.
Slip upstairs from the betting action of the casino to Astral to experience views of the city and a specially designed menu by Sean Connolly.
Rockpool Bar and Grill
From 12 noon.
Named Time Out Sydney's best new restaurant for 2009, Neil Perry's new venture is set in an old 1930s art deco bank with sky-high ceilings and marble columns.
Exchange Hotel
Melbourne Cup at The Exchange.
Price: $30-$65. The Members Enclosure upstairs will host a sumptuous 3 course lunch, while the Lawn Party downstairs will offer a tasty BBQ.
Cargo Bar
Melbourne Cup Luncheon and Official AJC After Party.
3 course lunch overlooking the harbour with race coverage, TAB facilities, fashion and sweepstakes prizes and The Cuban Brothers live.
Glass Brasserie
Melbourne Cup Lunch.
From 12 noon. Price: $145. Comedian Adam Spencer hosts the event with an elegant 3 course lunch designed by Luke Mangan, a fashion parade from Fernando Frisoni and lots of prizes to be won.
The Sebel Pier One
Melbourne Cup Lunch.
1-4pm. Price: $89. Seafood buffet lunch at the Front Restaurant with race coverage, sweepstakes and prizes for best dressed.
Quadrant Restaurant
Melbourne Cup 2009.
From 12.30pm. Price: $119. 5 course degustation menu with wines from Domaine Chandon. Private group bookings also welcome in the ECQ Bar.
GPO Sydney
2009 Melbourne Cup at GPO Sydney.
From 12 noon. GPO’s biggest ever Melbourne Cup with 5 dining options, fashion parades from top designers, sweeps, prizes and a big screen.
Four Seasons Hotel
Variety’s 24th Melbourne Cup Lunch.
From 12 noon. Price: $195. Watch the race on the big screens, place a bet in the private TAB, try your luck at the Casino Royale and enjoy a 3 course lunch with live entertainment.
Q Station
Melbourne Cup Lunch.
From 12 noon. Price: $99. Enjoy an exclusive buffet lunch in the Governor Bourke Ballroom with live music, fashion and sweepstakes.
Sir Stamford Circular Quay
Melbourne Cup Lunch.
From 12 noon. Price: $125. Seafood buffet lunch with specially priced drinks, fashion parades, fun sweepstakes, jazz music and live race coverage.
Rydges Parramatta
Melbourne Cup Function.
Extensive seafood buffet in the Triple Crown Ballroom or restaurants with TAB facilities, big screens, sweepstakes, live music and Fashions on the Field.
Sydney Glass Island cruises and events.
Sydney Glass Island
Melbourne Cup 09.
12.30-4.30pm. Price: $130. Cruise around the harbour with all the glitz and glamour of the races with a buffet, drinks package, sweepstakes, Calcutta and fashion prizes.
Vagabond Cruises
Melbourne Cup Day Sydney Harbour Cruise.
1-4pm. Price: $70. 3 hour cruise with buffet lunch, live race coverage, sweepstakes and prizes for the best and most outrageously dressed.
Bundeena Bowling Club
Melbourne Cup Day Luncheon.
From 12 noon. Champagne on arrival and a buffet lunch with sweeps, prizes and raffles for the glamorously dressed.
Hughendon Hotel
Melbourne Cup Lunch.
12 noon-3pm. Price: $60. The champagne will be flowing on arrival with a delicious 3 course lunch, sweeps, prizes, mystery trifecta tickets and TAB facilities available at the Light Brigade around the corner.
Sydney Glass Island
Melbourne Cup 09.
12.30-4.30pm. Price: $130. Cruise around the harbour with all the glitz and glamour of the races with a buffet, drinks package, sweepstakes, Calcutta and fashion prizes.
Vagabond Cruises
Melbourne Cup Day Sydney Harbour Cruise.
1-4pm. Price: $70. 3 hour cruise with buffet lunch, live race coverage, sweepstakes and prizes for the best and most outrageously dressed.
Bundeena Bowling Club
Melbourne Cup Day Luncheon.
From 12 noon. Champagne on arrival and a buffet lunch with sweeps, prizes and raffles for the glamorously dressed.
Hughendon Hotel
Melbourne Cup Lunch.
12 noon-3pm. Price: $60. The champagne will be flowing on arrival with a delicious 3 course lunch, sweeps, prizes, mystery trifecta tickets and TAB facilities available at the Light Brigade around the corner.
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