Community Yearbook 17012019

NEWBURY RACECOURSE

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Thursday, 17 January, 2019

Arabian action day

THOUSANDS turned out for the annual Dubai International Arabian Raceday, with plenty of prizes on offer. Under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Arabian racing took centre stage, while there were plenty of other activities throughout the afternoon. Prizes on offer included a brand new Citroën C1 Vti 68 Feel, a holiday in Dubai, iPads and mobile devices. There was also face-painting, henna tattoo and a mechanical horse. Each prize awarded throughout the day was dependent on what category was being judged by Abdulla Al Ansari. The best children ’s hat is always very popular as youngsters get the oppor- tunity to showcase their creative skills to win a prize. Theo Lockhart from Tilehurst was awarded an iPad after being judged to have the best boy’s hat. Meanwhile, Daisy Tapping from Newbury was given an iPad for having the best girl’ s hat. An iPad was also given to the Newbury Soup Kitchen for taking the

Craig gets the party started CRAIG David pleased a sell-out crowd of more than 20,000 with some of his best- known hits at Newbury Racecourse. The English singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer, who shot to fame when he released the A huge crowd gathered to see Craig David, below

Super Sizing Adam Wedge parts company with Kings Odyssey at the last in The Ladbrokes Handicap Steeple Chase. Horse and rider were unhurt.

Rudi at the races KAREN Yates was crowned queen of dress at Newbury Racecourse when thousands of women dressed to impress for Ladies’ Day. Ms Yates was judged the ‘Most Stylish Racegoer’ among the competi- tion hopefuls. Dressed in yellow, Ms Yates spent a week making her own hat and was awarded with a year’s supply of Champagne by judge Kate Tracey. A 13,000-strong crowd dressed for the occasion, where they enjoyed a full day’s racing, with the feature Ladys- wood Stud Hungerford Stakes won by Sir Dancealot . Rudimental’s DJ Locksmith provided the entertainment, but was forced to cut his set short because of technical problems. Welford and Wickham Church of England Primary School took first place – and picked up £2,500 for the school, as well as a new iPad. best selfie of the afternoon. Another competition was the Arabian Rainbow event, where schools in West Berkshire and Hamp- shire create and apply an innovative design to a near life-size sculpture of an Arabian horse. Children take part in the best hat contest

MORE than 23,000 people flocked to Newbury Racecourse for the Ladbrokes Winter Carnival. Plenty of stars and celebrities attended the prestigious event, includ- ing comedian Michael McIntyre, former Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce and ex- model Jodie Kidd. Newbury Racecourse chief executive Julian Thick said: “ It is encour- aging to see solid crowds across the two days. “We hope our customers have been given a vastly improved experience across the site, with the majority of the redevelop- ment now complete.” Mr Thick was referring to the new winners’ enclosure at the race- course, as well as the opening of the Many Clouds Bar by Lambourn trainer Oliver Sherwood.

Born To Do It album in 2001, entertained racegoers who stayed for the evening Party in the Paddock event with a mix of some of his old classics together with new material. Afterwards, he tweeted to his 412,000 follow- ers: “What a time to be alive. Every-

Tom Scudamore celebrates his victor y in he Ladbrokes Trophy on Sizing Tennessee

one @NewburyRacing thank you so much for showing me & my band so much love. You are #AMAZING.” In the feature race of the day, the Weatherbys Super Sprint, 16-1 shot Ginger Nut got up by a head to claim the £250,000 prize money for Marl- borough-based trainer Richard Hannon.

The Colin Tizzard- trained Sizing Tennessee (12/1) produced a scintil- lating performance to capture the feature £250,000 G3 Ladbrokes Trophy, in which there

were 12 runners. “There has been a great atmosphere, fantastic racing and, with Ladbrokes, we will look forward to next year,” said Mr Thick.

Rudimental on stage

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