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Doncaster Event: j2O Spritz Leger Day
| Event: | j2O Spritz Leger Day | NOTE: This Event on This Date has finished.| Details: | The Festival kicks off with a bang when retired celebrities of the saddle dust off their breeches and return to action in the feature event – the Leger Legends Charity Race. 2015 sees record-breaking jump jockey AP McCoy tempted out of retirement for one day only to compete in the flat race over the straight mile which helps raise money for the Injured Jockeys Fund.
First run in 2010, the race has grown rapidly in stature whilst capturing the attentions of the national racing media. The likes of Mick Kinane – rider of one of the greatest horses seen in recent memory – Sea The Stars; and the most successful lady jockey of all time, the USA’s Julie Krone, have both lifted the Leger Legends accolade.
The race will help some great causes – the beneficiaries being two Yorkshire-based charities – the Northern Racing College in Doncaster and Jack Berry House, a rehabilitation facility for injured jockeys. | | When: | Wednesday 9th September 2015 | | 11:30 - 18:30 |
| Where: | Doncaster Racecourse» | | Category: | Sports |
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