With the flat turf racing season now in full swing, it’s all action at Ripon Races this June and it all starts with two days of ‘half-term racing’ on Wednesday evening & Thursday afternoon at Yorkshire’s Garden Racecourse.
Horse Racing is the fastest growing social sporting activity and what better way than to enjoy a summers evening than with the whole family, especially as at Ripon all accompanied under 18’s get in for FREE.
Wednesday evening’s feature race is ‘The Directors Cup’ a contest for horses aged 4 y-o and upwards over six furlongs. The evening card features six races in total, with the first at 6.30pm giving punters plenty of time to get down after work. There is also live music on the evening from Leeds acoustic duo ‘Strobe’ who will be performing an array of much loved classics on the bandstand.
Thursday’s feature race is ‘The Weatherbys VAT Services Handicap Stakes’, a contest for horses aged 4 y-o and upwards over a mile. The race was won last year by the Jedd O’ Keefe trained ‘Instant Attraction’. The horse has since come second in a couple of high profile handicap’s and the race should produce yet another horse to follow for the future.
The racing continues in two weeks’ time as the nation gears up for Royal Ascot, and the North Yorkshire course is set to host their annual two-day Ladies’ Day meeting on 15th & 16th June. In fact, they even host their Ladies Day on the very same day as Royal Ascot making it the ‘Royal Ascot of the North’.
As usual at Ripon, accompanied children under 18 years of age are admitted FREE of charge into all enclosures. Tickets can be pre-booked for discounts or adult admission is available on the gates from £6 per person in the Course Enclosure, £14 in the Paddock and £22 for the Club Enclosure.
James Hutchinson, Managing Director and Clerk of the Course said:
“Evening racing at this time of year is a fantastic way to get together with friends or family. We’re looking forward to having Strobe with us for some live music; it really does set the scene for an enjoyable evening”
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Ripon Races are a flat turf racecourse, one of nine racecourses in Yorkshire. They hold 17 race meetings in 2016, from April to September with a variety of evening, weekend and family fun race days.
The race meeting on Wednesday 1st June starts with the first of six races at 6.30pm with entry from 4.30pm, there is live music after racing from acoustic due ‘Strobe’.
Thursday’s afternoon racing starts with the first of seven races at 2.20pm with entry from 12.20pm.