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Upcoming events… Those looking for options to visit Royal Ascot may be interested in the following member offers. ROA members can take advantage of a generous 30% discount on Queen Anne admission on the first two days of the Royal meeting, Tuesday, June 18 and Wednesday, June 19. The discounted price will be £51.10 per person (against the full price of £73). Details of how to book can be found in the members’ area at www. roa.co.uk in the offers and discount codes pages. Late availability on hospitality may be found at www.roa. co.uk/events.
Qatar Goodwood Festival
The ROA is providing its usual service to members wishing to book tickets for the Richmond Enclosure at the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Members can book a maximum of four badges per day to the Richmond Enclosure, which is otherwise reserved for Goodwood annual members and owners and trainers with a runner. The five-day meeting is a highlight of the midsummer action, where over 100,000 guests enjoy the quintessentially English sporting and social occasion. The more relaxed Panama hats and strawberries and cream replace the morning dress and designer hats of Royal Ascot.
Tickets for the Richmond Enclosure are £89 per person. Junior badges are available for those aged 18-24 years for £40.50. Please call the ROA office if you require any junior badges. Under-18s are free of charge, but we do need to know the age of the child to order the correct wristband. There are also a limited number of hospitality packages that include a three-course lunch and afternoon tea in the Horsewalk Restaurant. On the opening day of the festival on Tuesday, July 30 the ROA will host a pre-racing drinks reception for which places can be booked in advance. The ROA car park label will not work over the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Members can purchase labels for Car Park 8 for £12 each. Bookings can be made at www.roa.co.uk/events or by calling the ROA office.
AHT
Royal Ascot
You can visit Newmarket’s AHT on July 12
Retraining centre visit
racehorses. It moved to Halton in 2005 and the site encompasses 200 acres with its facilities including a dedicated veterinary treatment facility, a horse walker, and indoor and outdoor arenas. After the visit members and their guests will be able to enjoy complimentary admission to Cartmel races in the afternoon, which is less than an hour’s drive from the centre. The entire day costs just £10 per person and ROA members can book at roa.co.uk/events or by calling the office on 020 7152 0200.
On the morning of Monday, July 22 we have a visit to the British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre (BTRC) in Halton, Lancaster. Members can enjoy a tour of the facilities and a chance to learn about how the centre operates and retrains the horses that come into its care. The BTRC was established in 1991 by Carrie Humble and was the first charity in the UK dedicated to the rehabilitation and retraining of ex-
Members can book tickets for the Richmond Enclosure at the Qatar Goodwood Festival through the ROA
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York facility for members
Members can enjoy access to a private box as part of a bespoke hospitality package at York on the opening day of the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival on Wednesday, August 21. Members and their guests will be able to enjoy this top day’s racing from the comfort of the ROA’s facility in the Melrose Stand. The package includes a County Stand badge, lunch and afternoon tea, parking label and racecard. This specially tailored offer is available to members for £250 per person. Guest places are £300 per person, including VAT. Drinks aren’t included in the package. There will be a private cash bar on the day. Places in the facility tend to
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