Robins Farm, the training
establishment owned by Sheikh Fahad Al Thani and the base for first season
trainer Olly Stevens, will sponsor this year's Stewards' Cup at Glorious
Goodwood on Saturday, August 3.
The famous handicap, run
over six furlongs and one of the most competitive races during the five days of
Glorious Goodwood, will be titled the Robins Farm Racing Stewards' Cup.
Olly Stevens commented:
"To have Robins Farm associated with such an iconic and popular race as
the Stewards' Cup is very exciting for us. We are extremely grateful to Sheikh
Fahad for providing us with this opportunity to promote Robins Farm.
"Through QIPCO Holding's on-going sponsorship of the Sussex Stakes, Sheikh Fahad and his brothers have established an excellent relationship with Goodwood and he identified the chance to sponsor the Stewards' Cup as a way to raise the profile of Robins Farm and what we have to offer all owners.
"The season has gone really well so far and it was a great
thrill to reward Sheikh Fahad's support by training a Royal Ascot winner. He
takes great pleasure in seeing any horse trained at Robins Farm succeed, whether
they are owned by him, his brothers or one of our other clients or
partnerships."
Adam Waterworth, Managing
Director of Goodwood Racecourse, commented: "I am really pleased that
Robins Farm is sponsoring the Stewards' Cup this year. Robins Farm is one of
our local training yards so it is great to have them involved with Glorious
Goodwood, especially in such a high-profile race as the Stewards' Cup."
Also taking place on the
Saturday of Glorious Goodwood is the race for those horses who did not make the
cut for the Robins Farm Racing Stewards' Cup, which will be run as the Robins
Farm Racing Stewards' Sprint.
Last year's Stewards' Cup
winner Hawkeyethenoo is targeting an ambitious double, with an entry this
Saturday at Ascot and then on to the £100,000 Robins Farm Racing Stewards' Cup
a week later for trainer Jim Goldie.
Hawkeyethenoo, one of 121
entries going forward for the Robins Farm Racing Stewards' Cup, has been
allotted 9st 8lb and would receive weight from the 2011 victor Hoof It(9st
12lb) as well as the Kevin Ryan-trained pair of York Glory, (9st 9lb) who
captured the Wokingham Handicap at Royal Ascot, and recent Group Three
runner-up Hamza (9st 9lb).
About Glorious Goodwood
The five-day festival this
year runs from Tuesday, July 30 until Saturday, August 3 and is certain to be
the highlight of the season. It is the perfect place to enjoy everything that
is British and sums up what summer should be. It is the place to be and be
seen. The fashion is elegant and floaty, Goodwood heritage with a dash of
panache. Ladies and Gentleman dress in the latest fashions and gather shade
from their hats and Panamas.
Glorious Goodwood is a
quintessentially English event, held at the world's most beautiful racecourse.
The meeting has always
attracted the very best performers from the international world of horseracing
such as Frankel, who graced the Downs for the last two years to the delight of
racegoers who come from far and wide to experience the unique atmosphere.
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