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Sixteen year old Charlene Green, from Chidham in West Sussex, is £1000 richer after winning the Best Dressed Lady competition on Ladies Evening.
An artist’s impression of the proposed new Grandstand at Fontwell Park (see press releases for more details).
Lough Derg, the winner of the £50,000 totesport.com National Spirit Hurdle on Sunday 24th February 2008, photographed with successful jockey Tom Scudamore and owner Bill Frewen.
Daytime talk show host Jeremy Kyle was in the winners’ enclosure at Fontwell Park when his wife’s horse Sonning Star won the Cortaflex For Horses Juvenile Maiden Hurdle on Sunday 3rd February. The Nick Gifford trained four year old, ridden by Noel Fehily, had finished an encouraging sixth on his jumps debut over the course and distance before Christmas.
Talk show host Jeremy Kyle had a runner at Fontwell Park’s pre-Christmas meeting. Sonning Star, trained by Nick Gifford, came 6th on his debut over hurdles. Jeremy is photographed with his wife Carla.
Following the success of Or Jaune and Enthusius, a third Fontwell Park Partnership has been launched. The horse being syndicated is a five year old gelding called Moshahed, trained by Brendan Powell. For further details see Press Releases.
The Children’s Trust Mascot Egg and Spoon Dash was one of the highlights of Fontwell Park’s Family Race Day on Sunday 9th September. Some of the competitors were photographed in the Parade Ring before the big race which was won by Reggie the Red from Crawley Town FC.
Former England cricketer Phil Tufnell was at Fontwell Park on Sunday 9th September and bumped into Oilly the Otter, who was the Southern Water representative in the Children’s Trust Mascot Egg and Spoon Dash. Tufnell was at the course in his capacity as an ambassador of betting firm Betbrokers who sponsored one of the races.
Joyce Edmunds from Bognor Regis is off on a luxury cruise from New York to Southampton after winning Fontwell Park’s Best Dressed Lady competition. The Ladies Evening prize was donated by Ocean World Travel and Cunard. Joyce is photographed with the host of the evening Danny Pike from Southern FM.
Fontwell Park’s refurbished saddling boxes were completed in time for the meeting on Thursday 23rd August. There are rubber surfaces on the floors and walls. The roofs have also been raised to give the horses more head room. The unsaddling enclosure has also been extended.
Winner Plant Hire, the West Sussex based construction machinery hire company, are sponsoring the new Winners’ Enclosure at Fontwell Park. For further information on Winner Plant Hire and their services call 01444 456789.
Fontwell Park’s new £300,000 Winners’ Enclosure and Parade Ring were unveiled at the Ladies Evening meeting on Thursday 23rd August 2007.
Fontwell Park’s new Parade Ring and Winners’ Enclosure will be completed in time for the Ladies Evening meeting on Thursday 23rd August.
The six year old mare United, impressive winner of the £40,000 totesport.com National Spirit Hurdle on Sunday 18th February 2007, with jockey Leighton Aspell, owner Richard Holt and trainer Lucy Wadham.
His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex meets Fontwell Park’s most successful trainer Gary Moore during a visit to the track for a fund raising race day in aid of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme in September 2006.
His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex visited Fontwell Park on Saturday 30th September 2006 for a fund raising race day in aid of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme – he is photographed with Fontwell Park General Manager Phil Bell
More celebrities at Fontwell Park! Actor Martin Clunes came to the course to see his wife’s horse Waltzing Beau win his first race over hurdles.
Fontwell House, the ideal location for a wedding, private party or a conference. On a race day this is the location for Silks Restaurant.
Live bands playing after racing have become extremely popular at Fontwell Park – this is a photo of Ladies Night with Queen B from August 2005
Celebrities come to Fontwell Park! England’s superstar cricketer Andrew Flintoff visited the course in April 2006 – he is photographed here with General Manager Phil Bell (right) and Commercial Manager Steve West.
