
Fashion and finery combine in the social highlight of the season in East Yorkshire, The Journal Ladies’ Day at Beverley Racecourse, held in conjunction with St. Stephen’s Shopping Centre in Hull.
Journal Ladies Day is the first leg of a two-day meeting on the Westwood (Wednesday, August 13), and continues on Thursday (August 14), with action both on and off the track.
Wednesday’s seven-race programme begins at 2-00 p.m. with The Journal Classified Claiming Stakes. Also featured from the Mail News & Media stable are The Hull Daily Mail/British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes, The St. Stephen’s Maiden Auction Stakes, The Incentive FM Handicap Stakes and The ‘Woody’ Memorial Handicap Stakes.
Rawfield UK Ltd., building contractors of Hornsea, return once more to support a contest for sprinters over five furlongs, with Paragon Data, while The Bridge McFarland Solicitors Handicap Stakes is held over a mile and a quarter – the most valuable race of the afternoon.
The Fashion Marquee in the centre of the course once again hosts a selection of fashion shows on the catwalk, along with beauty demonstrations and shopping opportunities.
Throughout the day, judges will be scouring the racecourse in search of contestants for the titles of Best Dressed Lady, Best Dressed Gentleman and Best Hat, along with Best Shoe and Hair prizes.
The lucky winner of this year’s Mumm Champagne Best Dressed Lady competition will pick up a raft of prizes – including a gold pendant on a gold chain inset with a diamond from Sculpture To Wear Jewellery, a magnum of Mumm Champagne and a Spa day from De Lacy. The Best Hat prize is supported by whatahat.co.uk, while the Best-Dressed Gentleman competition is supported by De Lacy. In addition, there are prizes for the ‘Best Shoes’ (sponsored by Schuh) and a ‘Best Hair’ competition supported by Alexanders.
The winner of the Best Dressed Lady competition will represent Beverley in the Grand Final of ‘Go Racing in Yorkshire Best Dressed Lady for 2014’, staged at Doncaster on Racing Post Trophy Day, Saturday, October 25.
There are also seven races on Thursday, starting at 2-30 p.m. The principal race is The Sculpture To Wear Equestrian Jewellery Handicap Stakes (a contest for stayers over two miles), while also featured are The Beverley Golf Club Fillies’ Handicap Stakes and The Yorkshire Air Ambulance Nursery Handicap Stakes for two-year-olds. The afternoon’s final race is The White Rose Saddlery Amateur Riders’ Handicap Stakes.
The giant screen situated opposite the stands, will enable racegoers to see even more of the action on the track.