Stamina Thursday of the Punchestown Festival is a real crowd pleaser!
A great day’s racing was had by all at the Punchestown Festival on Thursdahy as crowds thronged to the Kildare venue for day three of the action-packed five-day festival! Attendance: 2019 20,756 2018 20,204 Difference +552
Racing Highlights: The Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle Won in great style by English raider Unowhatimeanharry trained by Harry Fry and ridden by Mark Walsh in the colours of JP McManus. (Second was Bacardys and third was Bapaume) Social Highlights: Winner of the Bollinger Best Dressed Lady Competition was Sarah Cass, a midwife from Kilkenny who absolutely loves all things fashion. Sarah wore a headpiece by Marc Millinery teamed with an emerald green Cherubina dress (Spanish design), shoes from Zara and a YSL bag. Ladbrokes Ambassador, Vogue Williams was racing today looking a vision in a vibrant green layered Amanda Wakeley design. After racing the Goffs Sale takes place with a wildcard last lot with a difference when they auction a coin covered horse sculpture by Marina Hamilton which is part of the under stARTers ordersProject in aid of Irish Injured jockeys and Sensational Kids.