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Racing Fashion Weekly

Date to be announced · last week of September, Thursday to Saturday

The Cambridgeshire Meeting

Newmarket Racecourses (Rowley Mile / July Course), Newmarket, United Kingdom

Autumn heritage handicap meeting; tweed and trench coats.

what to wear

The dress code

Dress standard
Smart Casual
Millinery
optional
Season
Autumn

Women

No formal dress code (The Jockey Club removed formal dress codes at all 15 of its racecourses on 2 Feb 2023). Guidance is "dressed to feel your best": anything from a sweatshirt, jeans and clean trainers to a sharp suit or glamorous dress and heels.

Encouraged

  • Dressing up for the big meetings
  • Layers and a brolly; courses are open and largely uncovered

Leave at home

  • Inappropriate or offensive fancy dress (may be refused entry)
  • Team kits / replica sports shirts

Men

No formal dress code (The Jockey Club removed formal dress codes at all 15 of its racecourses on 2 Feb 2023). Guidance is "dressed to feel your best": anything from a sweatshirt, jeans and clean trainers to a sharp suit or glamorous dress and heels.

Encouraged

  • A sharp suit for big meetings if you like
  • Layers and a brolly

Leave at home

  • Inappropriate or offensive fancy dress (may be refused entry)
  • Team kits / replica sports shirts

Weather

Typically 11-19°C; mild; cooler late afternoon. (General UK climate guide, not from the club.)

Check the official details before you go: thejockeyclub.co.uk ↗

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