Another day another abandonment!

So another week has passed and unfortunately another abandonment under our belt! It was so disappointing to cancel Friday 20th July as we had already had Ladies Night which was abandoned in July and to finish off the month with yet more rain and another race meeting abandoned was devestating to say the least!

Always one to think on the positive side however, we have 3 fab race meetings coming up in August:

Firstly, Magical Circus Day on Thursday 2^nd August. We have the National Festival Circus performing throughout the afternoon and a bouncy castle for the kids so it is a perfect day to bring the family to during the Summer Holidays. We are also teaming up with The Firefighter’s Charity to host a mascot race 45 minutes before the first race.

Secondly, Grab a Grand Evening on Tuesday 14^th August is your chance to win £1,000.00 by taking part in a ‘cash booth’ challenge. Keeping with the theme of the night, book your ‘Grand’ hospitality box now for just £1,000.00 for up to 20 people to include:

Private Hospitality Box with trackside balcony

Ploughman’s Buffet

12 Cans of Beer and Lager

4 Bottles of House Wine

Racecards

*So if you have 20 people in your box, this is £50.00 per person, which is exceptional value!

Lastly, join us for our new Ladies Day on Friday 17^th August to make up for Ladies Night on Saturday 7th July! With live music and entertainment throughout the afternoon, and a Best Dressed Competition with prizes supplied by City Life & County Living Magazine it is going to be a great day! We also have a bouncy castle for the kid’s so bring the whole family down for this great fixture.

As a special thank you, we are offering all you avid race-goers half price Grandstand Admission in to Ladies Day, Friday 17^th August. Bring along your ticket from either 2^nd or 14^th August to the turnstiles on the day and you will receive half price entry into the course!

Remember children under 18 come free to all meetings so bring them along for a great day out in the summer holidays!

Book your tickets through the ticket hotline on 0844 579 3011 or via the website at https://salesportal.jockeyclubracecourses.com/jcr_ws/jcr.aspx?venue=NOT

Enjoy the sunshine and the summer we are now experiencing....remember to put on the suncream and enjoy a glass of Pimm's in the garden while you can!

xoxo The Commercial Boss

I am back!

Hi Guys

Long time no speak! Things have been pretty hectic at Nottingham over the past few weeks hence no writing to you...but hey that is no excuse!

As most of you will know, we lost our biggest race day of the year last week, Ladies Night! I must say since working at the course, I have never had an abandoned race day and have now had to experience my first abandonment as Commercial manager! A commercial and operational nightmare that is for sure!

It is heart breaking to see so much work go to waste due to the rain, but seeing the amount of rain that we experienced at the racecourse on Friday 6th July was absolutely incredible and indeed made the decision to abandon a very easy one. The caterers had to go and buy wellies to try and get things out of their outdoor bars as they were knee deep in water. The flower beds looked like ponds with flowers floating in them.....

Onwards and upwards, no point dwelling on the past few weeks as we have a jam packed few weeks ahead of us! We race next Friday, 20th July which will be great and as it is our first race day since Thursday 14th June, we are all excited to get back in to it now.

We then have a bumper August with Circus Day on Thursday 2nd, where the Firefighter's Charity are joining us for a mascot race 45 minutes before our first race....followed by Grab A Grand on Tuesday 14th, where one lucky race-goer can win £1000.00 by taking part in a 'cash booth' challenge! Exciting stuff! Then if that is not enough, we are moving Ladies Night to Friday 17th, and making a special Ladies Day! The same entertainment and fantastic best dressed competition prizes as planned on the abandoned Saturday meeting, so Ladies get dressed up and come down and join us! Men too of course!

Call the ticket hotline on 0844 579 3011 to book your tickets now or visit www.nottinghamracecourse.co.uk.

Finally we are looking to recruit a part time administrator at Nottingham Racecourse, so if you or anyone you know are interested in finding out more information, please contact me, Kirsty Edwards on 0870 850 7634 or email me at kirsty.edwards@thejockeyclub.co.uk.

Speak soon
xoxo The Commercial Boss