It is that time of year when the countdown to the major spring National Hunt meetings gathers pace, with all eyes turning to Aintree at the beginning of April. Liverpool’s Day, Thursday 2nd April, marks the opening chapter of the 2020 Grand National Festival and marries together the magic of the host city with jump racing straight out of the top drawer.
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257 Retired Racing Staff have Christmas Lunch
257 Retired racing staff around the country enjoyed a Christmas lunch with HRH The Princess Royal.
In Newmarket, Lambourn, Middleham and Malton more than 250 retired racing staff sat down at 1.00 pm on 14th December to enjoy a Christmas Lunch, organised by Racing Welfare. Racing Welfare’s President, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, was in attendance at the Newmarket event, giving a speech before the meal highlighting the work that the charity does all year round in its campaign to reduce social isolation and loneliness amongst racing’s retired people.