The Jockey Club has announced that formal dress codes will no longer be enforced at any of its 15 racecourses, to make horse racing more accessible and inclusive to all. Racegoers will no longer be restricted from watching the action from certain enclosures based on what they are wearing. Attendees will now be encouraged to …
Viagogo appoints GVS as strategic advisors
Secondary ticketing platform Viagogo has appointed Global Venue Services (GVS) as strategic advisors in the UK. GVS, a management consulting and investment services business, was launched in 2020 by chair Simon Bazalgette and chief executive Paul Fisher. Bazalgette and Fisher have experience within the sports and music industries, including time at The Jockey Club, a …
Record ticket sales for The Jockey Club
The Jockey Club, organisers of Cheltenham Festival, has announced that record ticket sales have resulted in all Gold Cup Day general admission enclosures being sold out before the end of January, for the first time ever. General admission ticket sales across the four days of the horse racing event are up by some 37% compared …