L’ormarins Partners With Goodwood Racecourse
The UK’s Goodwood Racecourse and L’Ormarins, sponsor of the Queen’s Plate, have announced a race sponsorship association, which will link Glorious Goodwood with one of South Africa’s most high profile racedays, L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, which takes place on 11th January 2014, at Kenilworth.
The Glorious Goodwood Peninsula Stakes, Grade 2, will be run at the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate next year with a hospitality marquee being offered to Goodwood annual members and commercial partners that decide to travel over for the high profile raceday in South Africa.
The Group 3 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Oak Tree Stakes will be run at the 2014 Glorious Goodwood Festival, which will include a charity cricket match after racing between a Lord March XI and Johann Rupert XI in front of Goodwood House after racing.
Adam Waterworth, managing director of Goodwood Racecourse, commented: ‘The L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate is one of South Africa’s most high profile racedays of the year so we thought an association between us and L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate would be a nice fit for both brands. The cricket match also gives us further opportunity to provide racegoers with real entertainment after the racing has finished especially as England will be playing India in Southampton that week.’
Gaynor and Johann Rupert, who sponsors the Queen’s Plate through their winery, L’Ormarins, commented: ‘Glorious Goodwood is one England’s most famous sporting and social events of the year so we think the association is a great opportunity for L’Ormarins and the Queen’s Plate.’
