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Racing Fashion Weekly

Date to be announced · last Saturday of January (24 Jan in 2026)

Great Yorkshire Chase with Winter Ladies Day

Doncaster Racecourse, Doncaster, United Kingdom

A winter Ladies Day: timeless tweed, feathered fedoras, sheepskin, knee-high boots.

what to wear

The dress code

Dress standard
Smart
Millinery
encouraged
Season
Winter

Women

Grandstand Enclosure: relaxed. Generally 'smart-casual' is recommended across the course; sportswear and ripped jeans are discouraged. Fancy dress is allowed in the Grandstand Enclosure.

Encouraged

  • Smart-casual; dress up on feature days

Leave at home

  • Sporting team shirts
  • Offensive fancy dress

Men

Grandstand Enclosure: relaxed; smart-casual recommended.

Encouraged

  • Smart jeans or tailored shorts with a collared shirt

Leave at home

  • Sporting team shirts
  • Offensive fancy dress

Outfits built to this dress code

What to wear to Chester Racecourse

10 outfits for women and men, across 2 enclosures, with the reason each one passes.

See the outfits

Styling notes

Layer a long-sleeved base under chunky knit and tailored coat; hats optional but 'add impact'.

Weather

Typically 1-7°C; cold, often wet or frosty; soft ground. (General UK climate guide, not from the club.)

where you are standing

Enclosure by enclosure

Premier Enclosure and Home Straight Restaurant

Children asked to dress smartly here. May be relaxed in extreme weather (announced on social media).

Women

Smart attire for ladies.

Required

  • Smart attire

Leave at home

  • Jeans
  • Sportswear

Men

Jacket for gentlemen, tie optional.

Required

  • Jacket

Encouraged

  • Tie

Leave at home

  • Jeans
  • Sportswear

County Enclosure, Hospitality, Owners & Trainers

Fancy dress in County only by prior agreement (call 01302 304200).

Women

Smarter style; many dress for the occasion on feature days.

Encouraged

  • Occasion dress

Leave at home

  • Sportswear
  • Offensive fancy dress

Men

Recommended: smart jeans or tailored shorts and a collared shirt.

Encouraged

  • Collared shirt

Leave at home

  • Sportswear
  • Offensive fancy dress

Grandstand Enclosure

Women

Relaxed.

Leave at home

  • Sporting team shirts
  • Offensive fancy dress

Men

Relaxed.

Leave at home

  • Sporting team shirts
  • Offensive fancy dress

Family Enclosure

Women

No dress code applies.

Men

No dress code applies.

Fashions on the Field

  • Best Dressed (spotters pick five finalists for the Parade Ring); prizes not stated

Check the official details before you go: doncaster-racecourse.co.uk ↗

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