Vision to reality

Veteran track-jockey Ian Virtue pilots the Michael Phillips-trained Monkstone to victory in Jump out 3 at the Pakenham Polytrack on Tuesday. 138378 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS

THE Pakenham Racing Club’s vision of having two world-class tracks to race and train on has become a reality, with the club’s nine-million dollar Polytrack hosting jump-outs for the very first time.
Tuesday morning’s first jump-outs were an important step as the PRC looks to tick all the boxes ahead of the Polytrack’s grand opening raceday on Tuesday 26 May.
The PRC will host official RVL trials on the Polytrack on Tuesday 12 May.
The PRC’s next meeting is on the turf, on Sunday 17 May.