SANDOWN PARK RACECOURSE COMES TO 'ATTEN-TION'!
07/01/2010
The cavalry comes to Sandown Park Racecourse for a top day of racing with the Help for Heroes Royal Artillery Gold Cup Day on Friday 19th February.
The racecourse is delighted to have teamed up with Help for Heroes for Royal Artillery Day, one of the UK’s most prominent charities and boasting unrivalled success for such a relatively young and ‘compact’ organisation. Their work has truly captured the heart of the nation and in just 2 short years they have raised over £23m to fund some incredible projects for the real heroes.
The Royal Artillery Gold Cup falls during half term and what better way to entertain and educate your children than to bring them to a historical day of racing where you can enjoy the music from the Royal Artillery Band and experience life in the Royal Artillery. As a special offer for this raceday, adults can enjoy a reduced entrance price for only £10 when booked in advance. The Royal Artillery Hunt will be parading and racegoers can head down to the course to mingle with the Master of Hounds and hear the calling of the Huntsman Horn.
This is one of Sandown Park’s oldest races having been first run at the racecourse in 1863, gathering fame and distinction with every passing year. It is restricted to horses that are owned by members of ex-members, of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. The jockeys, too, must be past or present members of the Armed Services.
This day is also National Kissing Friday (the Friday after Ash Wednesday). On this Friday of Shrove Week, English schoolboys were once entitled to kiss girls without fear of punishment or rejection, a custom that lasted until at least the 1940s.
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Contact: Sarah-Jane Muirie
Tel No: 020 7385 8819
