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TROOPS LAND A GLORIOUS DAY AT THE RACES

Tickets For Troops is joining forces with Goodwood Racecourse for their annual racing festival, Glorious Goodwood.   Five Hundred servicemen will attend the race as part of the partnership between the Tickets For Troops charity and the British Horseracing Authority which has supplied 40,000 free tickets for racecourses all over Britain.

The tickets are for the 1st day of the festival, also known as The Day of Sporting Greats, which will take place on Tuesday 26th July.  These tickets will be made available on the Tickets for Troops website, www.ticketsfortroops.org.uk, to troops who are currently serving or who have been medically discharged since 2001.

The key race of the day is the bet365 Lennox Stakes, a seven furlong race for three-year-olds and upwards. In 2010, Richard Hughes got off to a flying start at the beginning of the week and continued to dominate the Winners Enclosure, landing him with the Racing UK leading jockey's award for 2010.
Tickets For Troops was set up in 2009 to provide members of the Armed Forces with free tickets for major sporting events, music concerts and cultural attractions.   Since launching it has provided over 250,000 tickets and nearly 100,000 troops have registered on the website -www.ticketsfortroops.org.uk

Lord Marland, Chairman of Tickets For Troops, said: "Tickets for Troops is exceedingly appreciative to Cheltenham Racecourse for their continued generosity; it is a huge lift to the morale of the troops to have their commitment and dedication recognised in this way."

Michael Owen, Patron of Tickets For Troops, said: "Sometimes it's easy to forget how lucky we are when miles away young men and women are risking their lives for us every single day.   We owe them all a great debt.   Tickets for Troops is an easy and straightforward way for us to recognise the work they do and to treat them in a special way - a respectful way and a way they deserve to be treated for the sacrifices they make and the courage they show."