Jenny Cheshire

THE first race sponsor’s headline in the racecard for the recent Worcester fixture read Girl Power which pretty much summed up the day.

THE high cost of having a horse in training for racing is being shared more and more these days.

WHEN I get up on a race day morning, I never know who I am going to meet that day.

EVERY race day has a story or two to tell and the Pershore Plum Festival evening upheld that tradition.

THE long hours and hard work that is currently going into maintaining the good, safe racing surface at Pitchcroft for the weekly meetings continues to be recognised by the trainers and owners, backed up by the bumper declarations for racing last Thursday.

IRISH night at Pitchcroft last week was well-attended and enjoyed by those who ventured down to spend a balmy race evening on the banks of the River Severn entertained by the tunes of the Wild Murphys.

JULY has already proved a momentous month for Worcester Racecourse.

THIS is the busiest time of the year at Worcester Racecourse.

HORSE power met steam power at Worcester Racecourse last week when we were delighted to host the fourth annual raceday of the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust.

IT’S little wonder we are totally obsessed with the weather in racing when months of hard work and intricate planning can be sent scuttling down the overloaded drains following a full day of rain.