Annual Badgeholders

Annual York County Stand badgeholders receive the following privileges:

Exclusive use of the Nunthorpe Suite

This is situated in the Ebor Stand and comprises of race viewing inside and outside, a bar, toilets and totepool outlets. A food buffet in addition to tea and coffee may also be purchased. Please see below for further details.

Reserved Car Park (D)

This car park is only a short walk from the County Stand entrance. Please note the additional exit through the Chocolate Works site will be in use again once again this season.

Reciprocal Visits

This allows access to visit selected racecourses for free using your metal Annual York badge. Reciprocal days are also arranged in conjunction with Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

Reciprocal visits for 2012 have been arranged with the following racecourses:

Doncaster (Saturday 31st March: Lincoln Day), Newmarket (Thursday 19th April: Craven Meeting), Chester (Friday 11th May: Boodles City Day - Boodles Diamond Ormonde Stakes), Haydock Park (Saturday 7th July: Old Newton Cup & Lancashire Oaks), Thirsk (Monday 13th August: Evening Meeting), Leopardstown (Saturday 8th September: Irish Champion Stakes), Ascot (Saturday 24th November: Coral Ascot Hurdle).

Any Annual Badge Holders wishing to visit Newmarket on Thursday 19th April are asked to enter on the day at the Free Pass Office which is located near the Grandstand and Paddock turnstiles. The nearest car park to this is the Free Car Park.

The following reciprocal days have also been arranged for 2012 in conjunction with Yorkshire County Cricket Club:

Thursday, April 5th v. Kent at Headingley Carnegie
(1st Day of County Championship)

Friday, April 6th v. Kent at Headingley Carnegie
(2nd Day of County Championship)

Friday, April 20th v. Essex at Headingley Carnegie
(2nd Day of County Championship)

Thursday, May 3rd v. Leicestershire at Scarborough
(2nd Day of County Championship)

Sunday, May 6th v. Kent at Headingley Carnegie
(CB40)

Sunday, June 3rd v. Northamptonshire at Headingley Carnegie
(CB40)

Sunday, July 8th v. Derbyshire at Headingley Carnegie
(T20)

Thursday, August 30th v. Gloucestershire at Scarborough
(3rd Day of County Championship)

Tuesday, September 4th v. Glamorgan at Headingley Carnegie
(1st Day of County Championship )

Wednesday, September 5th v. Glamorgan at Headingley Carnegie
(2nd Day of County Championship)

All Annual Badgeholders wishing to attend matches at Headingley are asked to use the St. Michael's Road entrance and show their metal badges when gaining admittance to all matches.

Special Events

The Racecourse invite Annual Badgeholders to special events where they have the opportunity to meet fellow badgeholders in a social setting whilst discovering more about the racecourse. A date has been set for 2012 with an event on Monday 23rd April giving members the opportunity to visit York Racecourse stables. More details will follow in due course.

Further information on the Nunthorpe Suite

York's award winning Ebor Stand, built in 2003, incorporates all the facilities for Annual County Stand Badgeholders. The second floor is split between the Dante Suite and the Nunthorpe Suite. The Nunthorpe Suite is an exclusive area for County Stand Annual Badgeholders. The Nunthorpe Suite comprises race viewing, a bar, toilets and totepool outlets.

There is a food buffet where tea and coffee may also be purchased. To the rear of the facility is a terrace with stunning views across the city and towards the parade ring. On the track side there is a viewing area and a number of seats, which are available to all badgeholders on an unreserved basis.

With reference to the Nunthorpe Suite itself, this area will be strictly reserved for the use of full County Stand Annual badgeholders, Junior Annual badgeholders and Sponsor Annual Badgeholders only. The only exception is Sunday September 9th when there is an opportunity to invite children (under 16) into this specific suite for Press Family Sunday.

For further information please call our Annual Badgeholder Secretary, Debbie Shirt, on (01904) 683936.

There are three categories of Annual Badgeholders which are as follows:

- Full Single County Stand Badgeholder £340

This entitles you to a metal badge which allows access to the County Stand for all racedays at York during a season. Also included is a car park label which allows you access to Car Park D for all meetings.

- Joint County Stand Badgeholder (ie husband and wife) £585

This entitles you to two metal badges which allows access to the County Stand for all racedays at York during a season. Also included is a car park label which allows you access to Car Park D for all meetings.

Both Full Single and Joint County Stand badgeholders also gain access to the Nunthorpe Suite which is an exclusive facility on the second floor of the Ebor Stand.

Metal badges are non transferable.

Please note - a joining fee equivalent to subscriptions is applicable to all Joint and Single County Stand Badgeholders once elected.

- Junior County Stand Badgeholder (16-25 years inclusive) £99

Please note this scheme is an annual scheme and is subject to advance application and acceptance. The Annual Junior County Stand Badgeholder scheme entitles you to a metal badge which allows access to the County Stand for all racedays at York during a season.

We request that a copy of a passport or driving licence accompany all applications for this category as proof of age.

Badgeholder Application Process

If you are interested in becoming a badgeholder please complete the application form and return this, together with a cheque for the registration fee (£15 for single, £30 for joint) payable to York Racecourse to:

Debbie Shirt
Annual Badgeholder Secretary,
York Racecourse,
The Racecourse,
York YO23 1EX

Please note the application form has to be seconded by two County Stand Badgeholders who have been full or joint members for at least two years. The registration fee will be refunded upon election where a joining fee equivalent to subscription is required for all joint and single county stand badgeholders. County Stand dress code is applicable for all badgeholders.

Information for current Annual Badgeholders

Further to feedback about the experience of being an Annual Badgeholder, a recurring theme has been concern about the unauthorised use of both badges and the Nunthorpe Suite. As you will be aware, your Annual Badge is non transferable. In order to assist in ensuring badges are not transferred and to retain your exclusive benefits we have introduced a photo card to compliment the metal badge itself in. Designed as credit card size and containing just the simple information of name, badge number and a passport style photo, the card will help ensure that the right people are using the Annual Badges (our team will ask to see the card when necessary and you can continue to wear just the badge around the course).

Please show your metal badge and photo card to speed your entry into the racecourse.

For those few remaining members that have not already sent in a photograph, it may be easiest for you to simply send a digital picture to Debbie Shirt by email at debbie.shirt@yorkracecourse.co.uk. Alternatively, if you wish to send a standard printed photo to Debbie by post then we will be able to scan it. Appreciating that some may not have access to either of these methods, please contact Debbie Shirt on 01904 683936.

Unfortunately without a photograph we will not be able to process your membership for the 2012 season.