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There’s something for all the family this Sunday at Redcar (July 20) – the second day of the 2014 ‘Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival’, aimed to showcase all that is best regarding racing in the county. This special Family Fun Day is also part of Redcar’s support for the ‘Help For Heroes’ charity concerning our armed forces. Tickets for Sunday’s meeting start at £5 for adults, while accompanied children under 18 are admitted free of charge. 

The gates open at noon and there’s a host of attractions for children in the Course Enclosure, such as fairground rides, bouncy castles, slides, children’s entertainers, face painting and stilt walkers. Once again, the racecourse is teaming up with Help For Heroes, The Royal British Legion and The Felix Fund to raise awareness and funds for these charities. 

A special preview of racing in the winners’ enclosure will take place some 45 minutes prior to the action on the track and there will be paddock commentaries prior to each race.

 Racing on Sunday begins at 2-10 p.m. with a contest for two-year-olds – The British Stallion Studs EBF Yorkshire Regiment Maiden Stakes. The highlights of the racing programme include The Sky Bet Supporting The Yorkshire Racing Summer Festival Handicap Stakes (a contest for sprinters), The First World War 100th Anniversary Fillies’ Handicap Stakes (one mile) and The Redcar Cricket Club Handicap Stakes (nine furlongs).

 The final race is Round Five of series for young riders this season – The Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Series – held on the eight Yorkshire courses which stage Flat racing and culminating in a Final at Doncaster in November. Sunday’s race is a Handicap Stakes over one mile and three-quarters – the longest race of the afternoon. After the first four legs of the series, Megan Carberry leads the way with 45 points, followed by Claire Murray 24 points. A win is worth 18 points.

 ‘Go Racing in Yorkshire’ will be hosting a new interactive ‘Racing Roadshow’ designed to entertain and engage racegoers in finding out more about the equine and human stars of the sport. 

There’s a special racecard competition each day of the Festival up to and including the final day at Pontefract the following Sunday, with the overall winner receiving a VIP day out at the final day of the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival at York next month, including a £200 bet with Sky Bet. 

 The giant screen will enable racegoers to see even more action on the track