All-Star Mile Announces Owner Ambassador Finalists for $100,000 and Ownership Opportunity

Racing.com announced on March 4 that the All‑Star Mile has revealed owner‑ambassador finalists, saying eleven racing fans from across Australia will represent runners and that one ambassador will take home a $100,000 prize that can be used toward racehorse ownership. The Racing.com report named multiple pairings including Anthony Kirley with Pride Of Jenni, Scott Amiet with Tom Kitten and Matt Clarke‑Bruce with Sabaj.

Racing Victoria has set the administrative framework for the competition: Australian and New Zealand residents aged 18 or over were invited to register on the All‑Star Mile website, entry is free, voting has been removed and registration was open until 6pm AEDT on Sunday, February 25. Racing Victoria states the draw to assign ambassadors will occur at the official welcome event on Thursday, March 14 and that owner ambassadors will be assigned to each All‑Star Mile runner at Caulfield on Saturday, March 16. Racing Victoria promises each ambassador at least $2,500 in cash and wrote, "Every owner ambassador will leave Caulfield a winner with the lucky fan assigned to the All‑Star Mile winner collecting $100,000."

The Racing.com article supplied profiles for several finalists: Anthony Kirley is described as a long‑time VRC member and racing enthusiast who has travelled internationally to follow the sport; Klara Coates is listed as the Treasurethe Moment ambassador and a North Melbourne project manager; Matt Clarke‑Bruce is identified as a finance consultant from Glenhaven, New South Wales; Scott Amiet is listed as a Reservoir resident; Sharie Harrold is the Evaporate ambassador; Catherine Dossetto is aligned with Antino; and Andrew Egan is linked to Buckaroo and identified as a New South Wales racing fan. Racing.com noted it selected eleven fans but the excerpt provided omitted a full listing of all eleven names.

Victoria Racing Club content and VRC‑branded pieces reference earlier iterations and different finalist totals: a VRC story titled "The All‑Star Mile: Seven fans, one life‑changing race" listed seven ambassadors for a prior staging and provided a fuller biography for Charles Payne, the Rise At Dawn ambassador, including his age (20), Gold Coast base and Bond University studies. The VRC material also associates Mr Brightside with Robert Auber in its ambassador listings.

Prizemoney and field size figures differ across sources. Racing.com described the All‑Star Mile as "Flemington’s high‑profile $2 million special conditions event." Racing Victoria materials refer to "the 16 horses contesting the $4 million race" and the organisation’s executive general manager Matt Welsh said the competition puts fans "in the running for a slice of the $250,000 prize pool and an all‑star experience." Industry reporting from The Straight states Racing Victoria cut the purse from $4 million to $2.5 million, noted the race first staged for $5 million at Flemington in 2019 and described a permanent return to Flemington in 2025; The Straight added that "returns to participants have grown by over $140 million" historically but that recent wagering downturns have made sustaining that growth more challenging.

Trainer and horse specifics named by Racing Victoria include Team Hayes’ defending champion Mr Brightside and Ciaron Maher‑trained wildcard entries Pride Of Jenni and Jimmysstar. With the March 14 draw and the March 16 ambassador assignments at Caulfield set, organisers will clarify which fans are paired to the 16 runners that Racing Victoria references and which of the Racing.com finalists take home the $100,000 prize and ownership opportunity. Conflicting source figures remain on the precise number of owner ambassadors (Racing.com 11, Racing Victoria 16, VRC seven) and on the race purse ($2 million, $2.5 million, $4 million in different reports).