Corks were popping at Ayr Racecourse last week when it was
announced the track had been voted Racecourse of the Year 2011 for
Scotland and the North East by The Racegoers Club.
It is the eighth consecutive year the accolade has been bestowed
on Ayr and underlines the course's status as the Premier Racecourse
in Scotland and the country's only Grade 1 track .
The fantastic run of awards dates back to 2004 the first full
year current owners Alan Macdonald and Richard Johnstone were at
the helm .
Ayr has thrived and as well as staging Scotland's two most
prestigious Festivals - the Coral Scottish Grand National Festival
in April and the William Hill Ayr Gold Cup Festival in September
many major music acts have appeared at the course including
Alexandra Burke, Deacon Blue, Status Quo, The Saw Doctors, Stacey
Solomon and The Overtones.
In addition facilities at the track have greatly improved in
both Club and Grandstand areas. All racecourse catering has been in
house for the last 6 years and is currently headed by renowned
Executive Chef Donald McInnes.
The Racegoers Club has more than 6,500 members who are all
active racegoers . Ayr has now won the award 18 times since
1990.
Lindsey Smith, Sales and Marketing Manager at Ayr Racecourse,
said: "It is a great honour to have won this award again which
means we are retaining our popularity with our core audience. I'd
like to thank everyone at the Racegoer's Club who voted for
us."