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A glimpse of the action on the track come Royal Ascot 2009 with jockey Johnny Murtagh wearing the proposed new attire
Jockeys' get Royal dressing down
Wednesday, 1 April 2009 07:20
In response to lapses in adherence to the dress code at Royal Ascot in recent years, the venue has issued a zero tolerance notice to all visitors and participants including jockeys.
'Frankly, these chaps have been getting away with some pretty blatant abuses of the dress code in recent years and enough is enough,' said Charles Barnett, Chief Executive at Ascot.
'Some of them go out to ride in all sorts of stripy or spotty outfits and I know we've had some silly hats here in the past, but coloured helmets are just a step too far.'
This year, the jockeys will be required to wear full morning dress on arrival, in the parade ring and whilst riding.
'We were a little surprised when Mr Barnett came to us with this suggestion,' said David Vecchi, Head of Moss Bros Hire.
'We're going to have to look at the sizes we stock, but we welcome the spirit of the idea.'
'We already had the Royal Ascot Collection but we've now made a new micro-sized aerodynamic morning suit, which we believe will be extremely popular in the weighing room.'
A glimpse of the action on the track come Royal Ascot 2009 with jockey Johnny Murtagh wearing the proposed new attire
Jockeys' get Royal dressing down
Wednesday, 1 April 2009 07:20
In response to lapses in adherence to the dress code at Royal Ascot in recent years, the venue has issued a zero tolerance notice to all visitors and participants including jockeys.
'Frankly, these chaps have been getting away with some pretty blatant abuses of the dress code in recent years and enough is enough,' said Charles Barnett, Chief Executive at Ascot.
'Some of them go out to ride in all sorts of stripy or spotty outfits and I know we've had some silly hats here in the past, but coloured helmets are just a step too far.'
This year, the jockeys will be required to wear full morning dress on arrival, in the parade ring and whilst riding.
'We were a little surprised when Mr Barnett came to us with this suggestion,' said David Vecchi, Head of Moss Bros Hire.
'We're going to have to look at the sizes we stock, but we welcome the spirit of the idea.'
'We already had the Royal Ascot Collection but we've now made a new micro-sized aerodynamic morning suit, which we believe will be extremely popular in the weighing room.'
