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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle

Jockey Club throws off dress code to attract more racegoers to its big tracks

racegoers pose for a selfie
The Jockey Club is scrapping its formal dress code as part of a drive to make the sport more accessible. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Shutterstock

For more than two centuries it has been an established part of horse racing’s rich heritage. But the Jockey Club, which owns 15 of the biggest courses in Britain, has scrapped its formal dress code as part of a drive to make the sport more “accessible and inclusive”.

The move will mean that racegoers will be free to wear what they want with immediate effect in all enclosures at Jockey Club tracks, including Cheltenham, Aintree, Newmarket, Epsom and Sandown.

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