New Year’s Day first footers at Musselburgh Racecourse will have a chance to win a Golden Ticket which secures an annual Grandstand Membership to 24 of the East Lothian course’s 2024 race meetings.
Musselburgh’s New Year’s Day meeting is one of Scotland’s largest sporting events held on 1 January and it is heading for a 6,000-plus sell out attendance. The £100,000 fixture of competitive jumps racing includes the £40,000 feature race, the Auld Reekie Handicap Stakes, and the £30,000 Hogmaneigh Hurdle.
To celebrate the New Year, 24 envelopes with fantastic prizes will be hidden around the course – with one containing a Golden Ticket which provides priority entry and exclusive grandstand viewing and tickets to other race days throughout the year.
Aisling Johnston, Marketing Manager at Musselburgh Racecourse, said: “We are starting off 2024 with a flying start and promise to keep the festive fun going well past the bells. Each year we are adding exciting and fun elements to this day, perfect for a post-Christmas get-together that has something for everyone.
“The Golden Ticket hunt is a new and exciting addition to what will be a fantastic start to the year and eagle-eyed guests have a chance to win entry to all of our exciting race days over the next 12 months.”
The racecourse is making it easier for racegoers and revellers to join the celebrations, putting on “first footer” ticketed bus travel from Penicuik, Dalkeith, Galashiels, Gorebridge, Dunbar, Haddington and central Edinburgh to ferry guests to and from the East Lothian venue.
Aisling added: “New Year’s Day is one big party at Musselburgh and I would encourage people to get their tickets soon to avoid disappointment, as the event usually sells out and we predict this year will be no different.”
The entertainment continues off the track too in the heated Highland Fling Marquee with live music from Kilter Ceilidh Band and marquees will have TV screens showing all the racing action.
Gates open at 10:30am, and provisional times for the first race and last race is 12.25pm and 3.20pm. For more information and to book tickets and travel visit https://www.musselburgh-racecourse.co.uk/fixtures
Stephen Rafferty is a former crime correspondent at The Scotsman and was a staff reporter for the Daily Record and Edinburgh Evening News. He has freelanced for many of the Scottish and UK national newspaper titles. Got a story? Get in touch - stephen@theedinburghreporter.co.uk
