Ripon Racecourse has introduced a ‘Stables Championship’ for the 2022 season in partnership with organic plant based grooming products manufacturer, Goodbye Flys. The stable staff of the yard that accrues the highest points total across the 2022 season will be crowned Champions and receive a £5000 cash prize, with £2000 going to the runners-up and £1000 to the third placed team. The top three teams will also receive a hamper of Goodbye Flys products.
How will it work?
Starting at the opening meeting on Thursday 14th April and running until the season finale on Saturday 24th September five points will be awarded for each race winner, three points for second, two points for third and a point for fourth with 5 points awarded to each Best Turned Out winner, as well as a £50 cash prize and a Goodbye Flys Gift Voucher.
There will be additional points on offer in the two feature races of the season at Yorkshire’s Garden Racecourse, the William Hill Great St Wilfrid and the EBF Ripon Champion Two-Yrs-Old Trophy, with ten points to the winner, seven for second, four for third and two for fourth place as well as ten points for the Best Turned Out.
Jonathan Mullin, Operations and Marketing Manager at Ripon Racecourse said:
“We feel it is important to recognise the great work that stable staff do and a good way to acknowledge and reward that is by offering a decent prize over the course of the season, in addition to the £50 cash prize we give to the Best Turned Out winner of each race.
“It’s great to be able to partner with an exciting and forward thinking company in Goodbye Flys and we’re looking forward to getting the season started and seeing the Stables Championship League table begin to take shape”.
Sarah Dawe, Managing Director of Goodbye Flys said:
“Goodbye Flys is dedicated to making plant based products that help preserve and protect skin and hair condition. Our Award Winning Organic Plant based 6 in 1 Grooming Spray and Shampoo can be used on Race horses in Training, you can find out more and check out our products at www.goodbyeflys.com.
“As a business we are dedicated to team work and as well as sponsoring ROR Championships we also support retraining and rehoming Charities. We’re really excited to support this new Stables Championship and we look forward to greeting the stable staff with some goodies on April 14th”.
