Racecourses Launch National Student Raceday

In a bid to attract students into the world of horseracing, six of Britain’s racecourses have teamed up to host a National Student Raceday – for the first time – on Saturday 26th October.

The new initiative is being organised by Lovetheraces who hope to attract the biggest-ever student attendance in British racing’s history. The venues involved are Aintree, Newbury, Doncaster, Chepstow, Stratford-on-Avon and Wolverhampton – the six racecourses holding race meetings around Britain on the day.

Tickets will be available via student unions and Lovetheraces.com at a uniform entry price of £10. In addition, Great British Racing will be providing selected universities with free transport to their nearest racecourse.

Several universities have already signed up to promote the day and many others are expected to be on-board ahead of Freshers Week. 

The raceday, which is set to take place soon after the start of the academic year, will provide newcomers with a choice of Flat and Jumps fixtures, including the Old Roan Chase Day at Aintree, Racing Post Trophy Day at Doncaster, St Simon Stakes Day at Newbury, the Silver Trophy Hurdle at Chepstow and competitive cards at Stratford and Wolverhampton.

Rod Street, chief executive at Great British Racing, commented: ‘We’ve seen the success of student race days in Ireland and are keen to introduce increasing numbers of young people to the delights of British racing so our own National Student Raceday seemed the perfect opportunity.’

‘We’re particularly pleased that all six courses agreed to support the day which was chosen due to its close proximity to the start of term.’