TREASURE Inn staff in Waikiki were thrilled when New Zealand jockey Jim Cassidy visited their restaurant recently .
Mr Cassidy has been acknowledged in the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
He rode Kiwi from last into the straight to win the 1983 Melbourne Cup.
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READ NOWHe won his second Melbourne Cup in 1997 aboard Might and Power, whom he also rode to victory in the following year’s Cox Plate.
Staff said Mr Cassidy enjoyed a meal with family and friends.