Continuing this month’s May Madness at Ripon Races, they are set to finish off in style this Thursday with an evening of racing and live music from ‘The Madhouse Brothers’; a collective act featuring classic ska, funk and all out madness!
The duo are not only performing in-between races, they will be playing at 9pm after racing to finish off what is set to be a fantastic evening of action both on and off the track.
Turning to the racing, the feature race of the evening is ‘The RiponBET Our Profits Stay in Racing Handicap Stakes’ a contest for 3 y-o over a mile. The card features six races in total, with the first at 6.15pm giving punters plenty of time to get to start their weekend early and enjoy the party.
The meeting is new to Ripon’s racing calendar for 2016 and is the second of six evening meetings this season at Yorkshire’s Garden Racecourse. Things are really starting to hot up at Ripon as in a few weeks’ time the North Yorkshire course is set to host their annual two-day Ladies’ Day meeting on 15th & 16th June, the same week as Royal Ascot.
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 have started to introduce a new string of great live music acts after racing and have been looking forward to the Madhouse Brothers joining us for what is set to be a real party! ”
OFFER – The racecourse are also offering £5 off entry through a SMS ticketing campaign, simply text RIPON MAY to 60777 to get £5 off either Club or Paddock admission.
You can keep up to date with all the latest news and offers from the course on their social media pages, or by visiting their website.
Closing details
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 Thursday 19th May starts at 6.15pm with the gates open from 4.15pm and the last of 6 races at 8.55pm before live music from 9pm after racing by the Madhouse Brothers.
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