Gold rush

THERE was plenty of gold on display at Lyndoch Living in Warrnambool recently when Paul Farley paid a visit.

There was an abundance of gold on display at Warrnambool’s Lyndoch Living last week when Paul Farley brought the Melbourne Cup and Caulfield Cup for an afternoon ‘show and tell’ session – and residents could not have been happier.

Mr Farley, who is part owner of Melbourne and Caulfield Cup winner ‘Half Yours,’ was a special guest at Lyndoch.

“It was a great honour to bring both the Melbourne and Caulfield cups to Warrnambool and show them at various locations,” he said.

“The residents of Lyndoch and community services clients were very happy to see the cups and to hear some stories behind Half Yours and my involvement in the racing industry.

“Half Yours is owned by a syndicate of just eight people and I feel totally blessed to be one of those eight.”

Mr Farley joined the syndicate in November 2024 and has enjoyed following its progress closely.

“I purchased my share for $18,000 and it’s certainly been a very successful investment,” he said.

“Half Yours has won around $9 million in prize money to date and I’m sure there is more success to come.”

For Mr Farley, a day out at the races is an opportunity to “get dressed in a suit” and enjoy meeting new people.

“While the racing industry is certainly a very competitive one, I’ve also enjoyed making quite a lot of new friends; it gives me something to look forward to. There’s a real excitement in the air at the race track.

“Each of the owners was able to keep the two cups (Melbourne and Caulfield) in their possession for a week and last week it was my turn – so I wanted to make sure as many people around Warrnambool had the opportunity to see them up close as possible.”

As well as visiting Lyndoch, Mr Farley also took the cups “on tour” to Emmanuel College, the Merri River School, Mercy Place and other locations.