No dress code at JCR

THE Jockey Club has annoucned that formal dress codes will no longer be in place at any of its 15 racecourses as part of a drive to make horseracing more “accessible and inclusive”.

Instead of restricting racegoers from watching the action in certain enclosures based on what they are wearing, British racing’s largest commercial organisation and employer is encouraging visitors to “dress as you feel most comfortable and confident”.

The JCR’s biggest racecourses are Aintree, Cheltenham, Epsom, Haydock, Newmarket and Sandown. The only exceptions to the new policy is offensive fancy dress or offensive clothing of any kind and replica sports shirts, while the Queen Elizabeth II Stand at Epsom on Derby day will also continue to require either morning dress or formal daywear.

Breeding rights for sale

BREEDING rights to stallions Profitable and Cloth Of Stars will be offered for sale in a Goffs Online auction next Friday. Additional entries can be made by contacting Goffs.