Ride of Their Lives - Kate Poulter Interview

Added: Thursday 6th June 2019

11 brave riders will head to post on saturday week for York's annual Charity Race in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support- the Ernest Cooper and Macmillan ride of their lives.

It'll bring the curtain down on the annual charity day on the Knavesmire and will be the culmination of months of training.for the riders who were told at Christmas their application, from the dozens received, had been successful.

The riders have all passed a Riding Skills assessment at the Northern Racing College NRC, and will have two course walks with former Champion Jockey Kevin Darley..

The riders so far have raised in excess of £100,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support, and we know this total will increase further, both before and for some weeks after the race, on a day that has broken the £500,000 barrier for the last few seasons.

Last years race produced an amazing dead- heat and amongst this years hopefuls in Kate Poulter from nearby Middleham.

She's been speaking about her preparations for the big day.

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Matchbook to Sponsor the Yorkshire Cup

Added: Thursday 6th June 2019

 Head of Marketing James Brennan welcomes new sponsors Matchbook to the Yorkshire Cup.

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William Derby Interview

Added: Friday 14th December 2018

York Racecourse will continue to make plans throughout the winter for the staging of the richest flat handicap in the Northern Hemisphere, the one million pound Skybet Ebor on the final day of the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival next August.

New stalls and ' win and you are in' races have already been revealed, and York's Chief Executive and Clerk of the Course, William Derby has been outlining the priorities over the next few months.

 

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James Brennan 14th December

Added: Friday 14th December 2018

With almost exactly six months until racing returns to the Knavesmire for 2019, Sales and Marketing Director James Brennan updates the work going on behind the scenes as the countdown to next May already under way.

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