WELCOME T he upcoming season will be my seventh in the role of Regional Director for the South West region of The Jockey Club and this one looks set to be as exciting as ever. With highlights such as New Year’s Day and Haldon Gold Cup Day at Exeter, Badger Ales Chase Day and Boxing Day at Wincanton, New Year’s
Cheltenham and has also enjoyed Festival glory when his horse Ballyalton won the Close Brothers Novices’ Handicap at The Festival in 2016. Included in the magazine is information about how to purchase tickets and hospitality options at all our South West courses across the season, including our new facility at Cheltenham for The Festival, The Horse & Groom pub. Created following feedback from our customers as an alternative to the traditional fine dining restaurants seen around other areas of the racecourse, The Horse & Groom will be situated overlooking the racecourse between the last and second last fence. This exciting addition to our stable of hospitality offerings will provide a relaxed and informal option for racegoers to enjoy their day at The Festival and I am delighted that we continue to create new and exciting options for those wishing to experience the very best in sporting dining. Theatre@ The Festival, our pan-Asian restaurant which was so well received last year, also overlooking the course, returns for the second time at next year’s Festival, you can find further details along with a selection of hospitality options on page 60. I trust you enjoy this year’s edition of Kalendar and we look forward to welcoming you to our four racecourses, Cheltenham, Exeter, Warwick and Wincanton, during the season.
Eve and Classic Chase Day at Warwick and The November Meeting and then, the highlight of the jumping calendar, The Festival™ presented by Magners at Cheltenham, we are set to host 77 amazing days of racing through the autumn, winter and spring months. In this year’s edition of Kalendar we chat to the Tizzard family, who won their first Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2018 with Native River. Their training operation has grown significantly in the past few years and it was an emotional moment for all the family in March when Native River powered up the hill on his way to victory in the season showpiece. Back at home, they chat about the day, how special it was for all of them and give a peek inside the training operation that works alongside the dairy farm. Native River will hopefully return to line up for the Cheltenham Gold Cup next March, where, for the first time, the race will be sponsored by the Irish Cider brand Magners. We are delighted to be working alongside Magners for the next four years, with the sponsorship of both the newly named Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup and in their role as Presenting Partner of The Festival. We also catch up with fan and professional golfer Lee Westwood, who attends The Festival every year and this year had a rather successful week, when he picked all the winners on Champion Day, and then continued his amazing strike rate with winners in the first two races on the Wednesday. Lee is a huge fan of
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