Club 26
Discounted tickets for 18 to 26 year-olds
Hall of Fame
Celebrating Horse Racing’s Heroes
At Qatar Racing British Champions Day, there is something for everyone to enjoy! The Ultimate Raceday is on the horizon and we can’t wait to welcome you to Ascot Racecourse. Get ahead of the game and plan your day, here’s what we have in-store for you!
The team at the Jockey Gym were joined by a number of leading jockeys to show off their incredible skills and expertise.
Champion Jockey Billy Loughnane, Champion Apprentice Jack Callan, five-time Champion Jockey Oisin Murphy and the first female jockey to win a British Classic, Saffie Osborne, were in the Jockey Hub.
Ever wanted to know how to ride a racehorse? Jockeys Tom Marquand and Hollie Doyle gave an insight into what it takes to ride at the top level.
The parade of Champions before racing showcases the versatility of the thoroughbred together with the range of activities open to racehorses when they finish their racing careers. The parade featured past British Champions Day winners Trawlerman, Art Power, Anmaat and Kinross.
Jack Callan was crowned Champion Apprentice, he follows in the footsteps of his father Neil who picked up the award in 1999.
Billy Loughnane was crowed Champion Jockey, at just 20 years of age, he is the youngest Champion Jockey in over a century.
Ryan Moore MBE became the 14th individual to be inducted into the British Racing Hall of Fame following Lester Piggott, Vincent O’Brien, Pat Eddery, Queen Elizabeth II, Frankie Dettori, Willie Carson, Sir Henry Cecil, Sir Michael Stoute, Prince Khalid Abdullah, Steve Cauthen, Aidan O’Brien, Jack Berry and Major Dick Hern.
Brough Scott presented Shergar’s Hall of Fame medal to Princess Zahra Aga Khan as he became the 14th horse to be inducted in to the British Racing Hall of Fame.
Godolphin were crowned Champion Owner on a day which saw them have three winners including Ombudsman in the Qatar Racing Champion Stakes, Talk of New York in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by Qatar Racing) and Fifth Column in the Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored by Qatar Racing).
The Ultimate After Party
SIGMA and Ellie Sax took to the Thunderdome stage to round off the ultimate raceday.
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