With the release of the fixture list by the BHA last week, and with more fixtures staged at Worcester in 2013 than in a good few years, it’s great to have the confidence from Arena Racing Company that Worcester is a worthy addition to the racing calendar. Four dates have been added to the calendar, bringing the total number of meetings from April to October to 21. Included will be three new evenings, increasing these popular events to 8 from 30th April to 20th August. New for 2013 will be a Family Fun Day on Sunday 23rd June, formerly a fixture run at Hereford as their Ladies' Day.
Ladies Day at Worcester, the highlight of the racing summer, will return to Derby Day on Saturday 1st June.
The considerable demand for the Senior Citizens special package day has meant there will be two of the these next year, one on the 3rd July and one on the 28th of August.
The Pershore Plum festival Family night, the best attended of our evenings in 2012, will again be on the last Tuesday in July (30th).
In all, 2013 is a very exciting prospect. and although racing draws to a close at Worcester on 24th October for 2012, the year ahead promises to be something special.
Nationally, there will be 1464 race meetings in 2013, eight more that in 2012. The meetings will be split - 574 over jumps, 890 flat fixtures and 307 on the all-weather tracks at Wolverhampton, Southwell Lingfield and Kempton.
With winter fast approaching, the Cheltenham and Three Counties Race Club will be hosting a season preview evening on Wednesday 17th October in the Grandstand at Worcester. With guests panellists including Times' racing correspondent Alan Lee, trainer Henry Daly, racing author John Morris and attherace Matthew Tayolor. The event is open to all, with entry £6pp payable on the door from 7.30pm. Worcester Annual Badge Holders will be admitted for free.
The first race tomorrow is due off at 2.00pm, and the gates open from 12 noon!
