WHETHER it’s enjoying cocktails by the paddock, or being photographed like a celebrity as you enter the racecourse, why not live like a celebrity for an evening at Thirsk’s Glitz and Glamour Night on Monday, August 12.
The North Yorkshire track is laying out the red carpet and racegoers can get suited and booted for a night of fine action. To add to the ‘glitzy’ theme of the evening, casino tables and a Party Photo-booth will be in the James Herriot Hall. With competitive action to enjoy on the track too, it promises to be a great fun evening that is not to be missed.
The course’s final evening meeting of the season begins at 5.25pm with The Betfair Novice Flat Amateur Handicap Stakes, a contest over two miles for novice amateur riders. Three-year-olds and upwards take part in The Read Hayley Turner Every Friday racinguk.com Selling Handicap Stakes, over a mile, while the Calverts Carpets Handicap Stakes is competed over a mile by three-year-olds only at 8pm.
The racing programme on Monday also includes the feature £7,500 Market Cross Jewellers Handicap Stakes – a five furlong dash down the straight – while the action concludes at 8.30pm over a mile-and-a-half in the Download The Free Racing UK App Handicap Stakes.
The giant screen, situated opposite the stands, will enable racegoers to follow even more of the action on the track. A Premier Enclosure badge on the day of racing costs £21, while Paddock Enclosure tickets are £14. Children aged under 18 can gain entry to the racecourse free of charge, when accompanied by a paying adult.