Two days of racing action at Warwick Winter Festival
Warwick stages its two-day PricedUp Winter Festival beginning next Wednesday, November 19, when the first of the six races is scheduled for 12.55pm.
The first day, which features the Class 3 Weatherbys And Northampton Town FC Novices' Limited Handicap Chase, is dedicated to the farming industry with the second day's programme, which gets underway at noon, built around the racehorse breeding industry.
Thursday's NH Breeders' Day is headlined by a Class 2 Veterans’ Chase worth £30,000 and includes five mares-only contests, showcasing the vital role breeders play in shaping the future of the sport. Ahead of racing, there is a special morning seminar hosted by Racing TV's Jess Stafford for which tickets are available through the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association website.
Alcester-based Dan Skelton saddled six winners last weekend, including a valuable treble at Exeter on Friday where Thistle Ask landed the feature £100,000 BetMGM Haldon Gold Cup. Skelton has opened up a good lead over fellow Warwickshire trainer Olly Murphy in the race to be champion as he heads towards £1m. In prize money for the season.
The last meeting saw both the annual running of the Stan Mellor Memorial Beginners' Chase and the 30th year of the Richard Davis Awards. Go West led from start to finish to land the feature chase in the familiar colours of Owners Group which had been carried to victory in the race three years earlier by the classy Stage Star.
Tedwin Hills was another to make every yard of the running to take the Jets Richard Davis Awards 30th Anniversary Handicap Chase, coming home 10 lengths clear of Regal Renaissance on an afternoon when front-running horses were very much to the fore. Winning jockey James Bowen, who currently lies second in the championship table behind his brother Sean, completed a double on the afternoon when Got A Dream followed up his Chepstow win in the closing handicap hurdle.
All this month, the course is offering a saving of up to 50% on tickets for fixtures between January and June 2026. The offer covers 11 meetings including Classic Chase Day, Kingmaker Chase Day, Ladies Night and Family Fun Day. Details of the fixtures and booking are available on the course website, or by telephone on 01926 405560.