WESC Foundation - The Specialist Centre for Visual Impairment announces the appointment of local celebrity, Judi Spiers as its first Ambassador. A school and college for children, young people and adults with sight loss based in Topsham Road, Exeter, was established 176 years ago. The charity made the announcement of its new Ambassador, at a private event held for 20 guests in the ‘Dart Room’, overlooking the finishing line at Exeter Racecourse at the ‘Family Day’ race day. Local celebrity, Judi Spiers has been a great compere and host for many fundraising events over the years and an...
Jockey Club Racecourses, the UK’s leading racecourse group, today announced the appointment of Daniel Thompson as General Manager of Exeter Racecourse following a competitive recruitment process. Set in the stunning Devon countryside, Exeter Racecourse is scheduled to stage 17 race meetings in 2015, including the Grade 2 Haldon Gold Cup in November, which has been contested by the likes of Best Mate, Kauto Star and Desert Orchid. The racecourse is also a popular venue for private events, including meetings, conferences, exhibitions, dinners, weddings and parties. Previously, Daniel...
Exeter Racecourse’s £100,000 added card on Sunday (Feb 8) has been rewarded with top class entries across seven races, with the first race off at 1.25pm, including the feature listed novices’ hurdle.
Six go to post with the Philip Hobbs-trained War Sound, who looked so impressive on his course debut on New Year’s Day when he easily saw off his ten opponents to record a 12 lengths success, likely to start favourite.
Paul Nicholls, who saddled last year’s winner Vibrato Valtat, runs Emerging Talent, a heavy faller last time out at Kempton in the grade two Sky Bet Supreme...
All roads lead to Haldon Hill on February 8 when Exeter Racecourse stages its prestigious Super Sunday race fixture.
Racegoers can pre-book two Grandstand and Paddock tickets for just £15, and with children aged 17 and under racing free, the meeting offers a terrific opportunity to enjoy a superb day of sporting action on Haldon Hill.
With prize money is in excess of £100,000 the meeting is widely regarded as one of the best Sundays in jump racing. The card includes a Pertemps qualifier, a listed novices’ hurdle and a three mile graduation chase, each worth £20,000....
Racing at Exeter on New Year’s Day is a long-established Devon tradition. It’s when sore heads from the previous nights celebrations are banished and the excitement of horses and jockeys galloping around the track are enjoyed.
This year, early birds can enjoy a 25 per cent discount off the price of Grandstand and Paddock tickets if they book by Christmas Eve (quote NYD2014) and with children aged 17 and under gaining free entry, it’s one of the county’s top destinations to continue the New Year celebrations.
General manager Tim Darby said: “The atmosphere at Exeter on New...
Exeter Racecourse has announced that VIX Technology is the new sponsor of the Haldon Gold Cup, the racecourse’s richest race which takes place on Tuesday, November 4.
VIX Technology is an international provider of business critical payment systems, services and analytics. They are at the forefront of emerging smart and contactless pay technology and specialise in improving user experiences. They handle billions of transactions a year and touch the lives of passengers and communities in over 200 cities and regions around the world.
Feathers will be flying and tiny hooves will be dashing on Devon Day at Exeter Racecourse on Sunday, November 23 with the racing Clydesdales making a return and the racecourse staging the first ever race for ponies from Dartmoor.
The pint-sized ponies will come under starters’ orders at 12pm and their wee little hooves will come tearing down the track as they demonstrate their versatility as tough, hardy and fast children’s ponies.
Charlotte Faulkner of the Friends of the Dartmoor Hill Ponies, which supports and promotes all the ponies on Dartmoor, said: “This is a...
The new season continues at a gallop at Exeter Racecourse next Tuesday with the chance to win a share in a racehorse trained by Victor Dartnall for all pre-booked tickets
“It’s a great initiative and I am delighted to be involved. It will give the winner a taste of racehorse ownership, with the chance to go into the paddock and come racing every time the horse wins,” said Dartnall.
Exeter’s second October meeting is renowned for attracting a plethora of stars and recent previous runners include Grade One winning Melodic Rendezvous, Rocky Creek and Harry Topper and the...
A substantial donation from Betfair means paralysed jockey Sarah Gaisford, who broke her back in a race riding fall at Exeter in 2007, looks set to smash the £20,000 target she set herself to raise for the Injured Jockeys’ Fund at the racecourse this Thursday.
Sarah will ride a circuit of the racecourse where she had her tragic accident, and racegoers are being given free entry if they donate £15 to the IJF and take part in a two mile sponsored walk around the service track while Sarah rides on the course.
Betfair sponsored the race when she had her life-changing fall eight...
Hundreds of people will be joining paralysed former jockey Sarah Gaisford at Exeter Racecourse on October 9 when she takes part in an emotional horse ride around the racecourse where she had her life changing fall in 2007.
Sarah will ride the full two mile circuit of the racecourse accompanied by three of her staunchest supporters, the racing legends John Francome MBE, former jockey to the Queen Mother Richard Pitman, and Exeter’s ambassador and leading jockey Nick Scholfield.
The service road inside the track, will be full of walkers who have registered to help Sarah smash...
