Summer afternoon racing continues with a packed 7 race card sponsored by Betfred on Saturday 15th August, the last race meeting before the prestigious St Leger Festival takes place on the hallowed Town Moor Turf. The most valuable race of the day will see three year olds and upwards take on 7f in The Betfred ‘Be Part Of The Action’ Handicap Stakes for the total prize fund of £19,000. The second race, The Betfred TV EBF Stallions Maiden Fillies’ Stakes for two year old maidens over 2 miles is a Plus 10 race where qualified two and three-year-olds can claim a £10,000 bonus if they are registered under the scheme. Gates open at 12 noon with the first race at 2.05pm and the last race at 5.25pm.
Doncaster Racecourse concludes Music Live 2015 as iconic super-group Spandau Ballet perform live after racing. The New Romantic favourites comprising Tony Hadley, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Steve Norman and John Keeble have sold over 25 million records and amassed 23 hit singles across the globe since they formed in the late 1970s. Known as one of Britain’s great iconic bands, they took the world by storm on their comeback tour in 2009 after two decades apart. The band will take to the stage to perform classic hits from their back catalogue, including UK number one single True and the iconic song Gold, amongst others from their eight UK top ten albums, which include numerous multi-platinum sellers. The performance is due to start at around 5.45pm and last for 90 minutes approximately.