A PREMIER race at Redcar Racecourse this Saturday (October 3) is to be renamed Save Our Steel in support of workers devastated at the closure of the Redcar steelworks.
The town's Labour MP, Anna Turley, will present the trophy to the winner.
A spokesman for the racecourse said the race had already proven to be extremely popular and, due to the high number of runners at the 48 hour declaration stage, will now be divided into race one and two on the racecard.
Redcar Racecourse’s general manager, Amy Fair, said: “We are a local racecourse for local people. We hope that naming a race on our most prestigious race day of the season will help to highlight the Save Our Steel campaign, which is in support of not only the steel workers but also those people whose jobs in other industries are under threat too.”
The racecourse is offering free course enclosure admission to anyone wearing an official Save Our Steel t-shirt. Alongside this, there will be free entertainment for families and the racecourse is permitting racegoers to bring a picnic with a limited amount of alcohol into the course enclosure.
For more information and to buy tickets online visit http://www.redcarracing.co.uk/race-meetings/saturday-3rd-october-totepool-two-year-old-trophy-day
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