The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) is one of three metropolitan horse racing clubs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It began life as the Victoria Amateur Turf Club in 1875, with E.C. Moore as the club's first Secretary. The first VATC race meeting was held at Dowling Forest Racecourse in Ballarat, on Friday, 24 March 1876.[1] Within six months, the VATC was granted use of Crown land at Caulfield as a permanent home in Melbourne.
- ^ "SPORTING NEWS". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 11 June 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 4 July 2011 – via National Library of Australia.