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GOLDEN
JUBILEE
Perth Racecourse held it's annual big family meeting on Sunday 4th August 2002. Over 12,000 people came to the Scone Palace course to enjoy a great day's racing and family fun day out. This year the Queen's Golden Jubilee was commemorated with the main race of the day 'The Golden Jubilee City of Perth Gold Cup' the most valuable race ever run at Perth with £25,000 added. A party atmosphere was the order of the day with children's entertainment such as falconry displays prior to racing, ferret racing, kids quad bikes, face painting, bouncy castles and much more. Sam Morshead, Clerk of the Course and General Manager at Perth, said: "Perth Gold Cup Day is now firmly established as one of the great family days out in Perthshire. Scone Palace Park is the perfect backdrop to a magical day. A day when some of the best jockeys and horses come to Scotland and even they can fade into the background amidst a sea of families having fun. The recent weather gave us some cause for concern, but we have missed the worst of it and the weather on the day couldn't have been better. We have had yet another wonderful day's racing" Provost Mike O'Malley was equally joyful that the Gold Cup Day has been such a success "Many of the people I spoke to had never been to a race meeting before and did not realise that they could have such a good and enjoyable day for such a low cost" The racecourse welcomes visitors from all over the U.K and Ireland with many new visitors discovering the racing spectacle for the first time. The prizemoney ensures that the best of the National Hunt racing fraternity travel up north for this fixture. Julie Manners, Marketing Manager said: "The Golden Jubilee City of Perth Gold Cup Day is an event not to be missed. The racecourse always has a special atmosphere, but this year's event has been to be the best yet with many other attractions on hand in addition to the racing."
Perth
Racecourse, Scone Palace Park, Perth PH2 6BB Perth Racecourse, Scone Palace Park, Perth PH2 6BB |
