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REDCAR POST Best Small Racecourse in the North & Scotland 2018 Under starters orders for 2019



2018 What a season!

Voted Small Racecourse of the Year in the North & Scotland by the Racegoers’ Club for 2018

2019 Fixtures Monday 8 April TS£10er Raceday Monday 22 April Easter Monday Family Raceday Thursday 2 May Monday 20 May Monday 27 May Zetland Gold Cup Sports Day Tuesday 28 May Friday 21 June Saturday 22 June Ladies’ Day Sunday 21 July 1940s Revival Day, supporting Help for Heroes Wednesday 31 July Saturday 10 August Caribbean Carnival Day Saturday 24 August Gin & Gents’ Evening Tuesday 17 September Wednesday 25 September Saturday 5 October Oktoberfest Friday 18 October Monday 28 October Tuesday 5 November



Easter Monday Family Raceday Monday 22 April Join us for our traditional Easter Monday race day - a great day for families. Kids (and grownups!!) can join in Easter fun and games with the Easter Bunny, Alice in Wonderland, and the Mad Hatter. Featuring an Easter treasure hunt and Mad Hatter’s Easter Bonnet parade - so come in your best Easter bonnet and join in! Children 17 years and under go racing for FREE when accompanied by an adult so bring the whole family along for a great day out this Easter. Tickets start at just £5 per person. Discounts are available for Students & OAP’s on the gates (valid ID/proof of age is required). Make sure you arrive nice and early - our stilt walkers will be giving out FREE mini eggs to early arrivals!

Zetland Gold Cup Sports Day Monday 27 May The highlight of our Spring racing season. The Racing TV Zetland Gold Cup is one of the jewels in Redcar’s crown. On your marks! Get set! Go for our traditional family sports day with fun children’s competition.

Ladies’ Day Saturday 22 June Ladies - are you looking for the perfect excuse to dress up? This is your chance to show off in style! Be amazed by the fashions on show! We’ve got lots going on during the day include a “What to wear at the races” fashion show from Betty Leigh Boutique, and there will be some glittering prizes up for grabs in our Best Dressed Lady and Best Hat Competitions. Our favourite iconic ladies from our favourite stories will be around the course. For the little ladies in your life as Page2Stage are bringing along Cinderella and friends who will be swirling and twirling in their “best dressed” on a day fit for a princess. Enjoy the glamour of Ladies’ Day and top-quality racing during the afternoon. Gents, you’re more than welcome on Ladies’ Day - it’s open to all.

1940s Revival Day supporting Help for Heroes Sunday 21 July Join us on the 21st July for 1940s Revival Day, supporting Help For Heroes & the Royal British Legion. We will be honouring the heroes of our country’s armed forces whilst celebrating the nostalgia of a bygone era with live music from the 1940’s, and displays of war time history and vehicles from the Middleton St George Memorial Association and the Sedgefield Veterans Association. The Best Revival Outfit competition takes place after the 5th race with some fantastic prizes up for grabs. There is plenty of free fun for kids throughout the day, and under 18’s accompanied by an adult go racing for FREE, so if you’re looking for the perfect day out for the kids during the holidays then look no further. Free admission for members of the armed forces on production of a valid MOD90 card.

Caribbean Carnival Saturday 10 August Ahoy there me Hearties!! When it comes to family fun, this is one of the highlights of the year, with a chance to don your best pirate outfit or favourite Caribbean shirt. Boogie along to the North Tyneside Steel Band, learn some pirate chants, and grab some treasure in our fancy dress competitions for both adults and children. No wonder every pirate’s favourite racecourse is Redcaaaaaar!

Gin & Gents’ Evening Saturday 24 August Give yourself a summer tonic by enjoying an array of fabulous gins. Boogie along to the Persuaders and try your luck on the fun casino tables. You could also win some fabulous prizes in our Best Dressed Gent and Best Dressed Couple Competitions. We’ve all seen the celebrities strutting their stuff on the red carpet. Now’s your chance to do the same with the chance to win some fabulous prizes. Couples & Gents’ come dressed to impress and you could be a winner! Alongside the 7 horse races we’ll have 2 great competitions: Best Dressed Gent; and Best Dressed Couple, with some fantastic prizes up for grabs.

Oktoberfest featuring the Two Year Trophy Saturday 5th October The Oktoberfest Beer Festival is back at Redcar Racecourse on Saturday 5th October! Top quality racing and Oktoberfest Beer Festival on Redcar’s richest raceday! Featuring the £175,000 Two-Year Old Trophy, listed Guisborough Stakes, and the final of the Racing UK Straight Mile series. Alongside the exciting racing action on the track you can don your lederhosen, order a stein or two, chomp on a Bratwurst, and enjoy the music of an authentic Oompah band! Start planning your outfit now! You could be going home with some fantastic prizes if you wow the judges in our Best Bavarian Outfit competition! There’s only one word for it - WUNDERBAR!