What is Faces of the Carnival?
A person or persons selected by judges to represent the MTC on all Gold Cup promotional material such as: posters and flyers, racebook covers.
The Face of the Carnival attends the Cup Barrier Draw at the Marketplace, Town Plate Day and the President's Luncheon on Gold Cup day.
How to enter Faces of the Carnival. Face of the Carnival is launched in October / November each year . The winning entrant is announced at the
Australia Day (January 26) races.
It is open to both sexes and person 18 years and older
Applicants are judged at a dinner (held in January) on:
- Presentation
- Elocution
- Personality
- Ability to appeal to wide range of Gold Carnival patrons
2011 Faces of the Carnival
Jacqui Malcolm: 26 |
| Likes : Fashion, travelling, spending time with family and friends, music and good food |
| Dislikes : Telemarketers, rude people and mosquitoes |
| What do you like about the races / Wagga Gold Cup? |
One of my favourite aspects of the Wagga races and particularly the Gold Cup Carnival is the opportunity for local and visiting ladies and gentlemen to come together and showcase their individual fashion styles. For me the Gold Cup presents an exciting day to socialise and catch up with friends and experience country racing at its best in the beautifully restored Murrumbidgee Turf Club. |
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Pat McRedmond: 28 |
| Likes : Coast, fishing, cricket (when we’re winning!) Beers and the races! |
| Dislikes : Cold weather and bad food |
| What do you like about the races / Wagga Gold Cup? |
| It’s a great time to spend with good mates and family. When you are trying to back a winner. |
2010 Faces of the Carnival
Clare Haddrill : 20 |
| Likes : Spending time with family and friends |
| Dislikes : Frogs, they are creepy and slimey |
| What do you like about the races / Wagga Gold Cup? |
| Like every girl I love the opportunity to dress up, the socialising, horse racing and hot it brings everyone together for a fun filled day. |
| Joe Dennis : 26 |
| Likes : Travelling, music, cooking, quiet beers, catching up with friends, Collingullie and sport. |
| Dislikes : Disorganised people, my neighbours, reality TV, drought, Mondaymornings |
| What do you like about the races / Wagga Gold Cup? |
| Horse racing has always been synonymous with Australian culture. There is nothing quite like a day at the races, particularly in country Australia. Invariably country horse racing involves long drives, catching up with friends, plenty of beer and champagne, getting dressed up and having a punt on horses you’ve never heard of. Race meetings bring the whole community together like no other sport. Wagga’s Gold Cup is all of that but on a much bigger scale. Nearly everyone in the city has friends travel and the whole town buzzes all week. I’ve been to races everywhere from Ireland to Randwick, to Melbourne and Carrathool but there is something very special about Wagga’s Gold Cup. |
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2009 Faces of the Carnival
Cate Clark : 20 |
| Likes : Spending time with friends and family, dancing, shopping, reading, eating out and having a good time. |
| Dislikes : Smoking, rude people and bad drivers. |
| What do you like about the races / Wagga Gold Cup? |
| The opportunity to get dressed up and enjoy a great day out with friends and the day has a great atmosphere. The races, especially the Gold Cup brings alot of people to Wagga which is great for the tourism aspect of the city. It puts Wagga Wagga on the map and enables people to see what we have to offer. It's a great day to socialise and network with people who you may not see very often and provides the chance to meet new people |
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Mitch Colvin : 20 |
| Likes : Sport especially Aussie Rules & Information Technology |
| Dislikes : Missing out on a good time and working while everyone else is at the races |
| What do you like about the races / Wagga Gold Cup? |
| With a family history very much into the gallops I have grown up with a keen interest in race days, with my uncle being a big influence. Now being much older I can appreciate the fun that a day with mates at the races can be! Not to mention winning a quid or two. |
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2008 Faces of the Carnival
Rachel Rees : 20 |
| Likes :Keeping fit, facials anything mango |
| Dislikes : Very hot days and being disorganised |
| What do you like about the races / Wagga Gold Cup? |
| Fashions on the Field, the races are a day for matching outfits and oversized hats. I always make an effort to dress up and try my luck entering Fashions on the Field |
| Luke Hulm : 23 |
| Likes : Helping local organisations |
| Dislikes : Questionaires |
What do you like about the races / Wagga Gold Cup?
The atmosphere of the day and the history and unpredictability of the racing. It's also a day the whole community enjoys |
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2007 Faces of the Carnival
Phil Leyshon |
| Likes : Live music, sport, horce racing, Indian food and snowboarding |
| What do you like about the races / Wagga Gold Cup? |
| It is unique, nowhere else in the world is there a Wagga Gold Cup |
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Noreen Vu |
| Likes : Socialsing, shopping, work, travelling food from different cultures and volunteering for Caritas Australia. |
| What do you like about the races / Wagga Gold Cup? |
| Dressing up for the occasion. I love designing an outfit for the Cup. On a whole it brings tourism to the town and people are able to admire the attributes Wagga has. |
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2006 Faces of the Carnival
Sarah Ward |
| Likes : Shopping & getting together with friends |
| What do you like about the races / Wagga Gold Cup? |
I love the high fashion, socialising with my friends & putting a wager on a horse or two. |
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2005 Faces of the Carnival
Sandra Nixon |
| Likes : Marshmellows, socialising, Wagga Wagga |
| What do you like about the races / Wagga Gold Cup? |
Meeting new people and the fact that it brings people together, getting dressed up, the enjoyable social atmosphere. |
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