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Hospitality to Set the Heart Racing! Travel like an owner! Champagne receptions, afternoon teas, special guest speakers and tipsters, private tours of top trainers’ yards and the gallops at Newmarket, dining at country inns noted for fine food, real ales and racing reputations —and you’re in for a racing trip of a lifetime!
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HRTW offers complete travel arrangements ensuring a first class day at the races, personally hosted by George Wagner, who brings a lifetime of horse racing experience both as an owner and avid amateur handicapper.
We also arrange foxhunting, fishing, shooting, polo, golf, tickets to premiership football, rugby, the theatre or concert, or a day of relaxation at a spa.

CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL
MARCH 9-18, 2012

Experience the exhilarating roar of 60,000 punters as the tape rises to start the 2012 Cheltenham Festival. Be front and centre at Cheltenham’s opening day and closing Gold Cup Day with prime seating and hospitality. Enjoy a day’s racing at Taunton Racecourse, and experience Imperial Cup Day at Sandown Park, one of Britain’s most loved and revered venues.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • 8-Nights stay in the heart of British jump racing country at the Queen’s Arms Hotel,
    East Garston, Lambourn.
  • 1-Night stay at the 15th century Luttrell Arms Hotel in the medieval village of Dunster.
  • Racing and hospitality at Cheltenham Racecourse, Taunton Racecourse and Imperial
    Cup Day at Sandown Park.
  • Dine at Jacobean mansion The Bibury Court Hotel, The Wild Duck Inn -16th century
    character with 21st century luxury and traditional ales, Guy Sangster’s Outside Chance
    Pub
    and The Bear, one of England’s oldest coaching inns dating back to 1464.
  • Enjoy private tours to: Brian Meehan’s historic Manton House Stables & Clatford
    Gallops
    on the Marlborough Downs, Philip Hobb’s Sandhill Racing Stables and Pat
    Murphy’s Glebe House Stables and Mandown Gallops.
  • Tickets to Dunster Castle, and an evening performance at the Watermill Theatre.
RADIO INTERVIEWS WITH HORSE RACING TRIPS WORLDWIDE
listenListen to George and "the Deacon" Doug Farraway on the FAN radio show
listenListen to George and analyst Jude Feld on Horse Racing Radio Network

Coworth


On our Royal Ascot trip enjoy Dorchester’s
undeniably English Georgian manor
— 5 Star Coworth Park Hotel & Spa

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Yew Tree

Enjoy traditional English Sunday lunch
at Marco Pierre White’s Yew Tree Inn.

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Royal Ascot

Royal Ascot, Britain’s premier event on its racing and social calendar.

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Velka

The Velka Pardubicka Steeplechase

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Get a taste of jump racing and have a laugh!


Please contact GEORGE WAGNER at 1 (800) 368-0872 for further details, options and reservations.

 

 
 
 
 

ROYAL ASCOT
June 9-17, 2012

Experience the pageantry and tradition of Royal Ascot, Britain’s premier event on its racing and social calendar. See and be seen at opening day, ladies “look at that hat” day and closing day.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • 6-nights at Dorchester’s undeniably English Georgian manor - 5-Star Coworth Park Hotel & Spa — Enjoy polo, the questrian center and Wentworth Club’s golf courses.
  • 2-nights at the Queen’s Arms Hotel in the heart of the Lambourn Valley famed for its horse training heritage and fly-fishing.
  • Evening racing with champagne and dinner at Windsor Racecourse, a unique venue with its stunning riverside location.
  • Dine at The Pheasant Inn famed for its historic racing reputation and bon vivant landlord.
  • Enjoy traditional English Sunday lunch at Marco Pierre White’s Yew Tree Inn.
  • Lunch at The Outside Chance, owned by Guy Sangster.
  • Dinner at legendary Boisdale for exceptional malt whiskies and jazz.
  • Enjoy private tours to: the town of Newmarket, Ed Dunlop’s 1870 La Grange Stables, The National Stud, British Racing School, Manton Estate and The Household Cavalry Museum.
  • Meet after dinner speaker Major Richard Waygood MBE, Chief d’Equipe for the British Eventing and Dressage Team.

ARLINGTON MILLION
August, 2012

  • Return air (for Canada) — Porter Airlines, Toronto Island to ChicagoMidway
  • 3 nights hotel, Indigo Chicago. Downtown Gold Coast, minutes from fabulous Rush Street — Chicago’s prime nightlife entertainment area.
  • Reserved club seating, dining and open bar on Arlington Million Day
    (5 Gr. 1 races) at beautiful Arlington Million.
  • Custom ground transporation to/from hotel and Arlington Park

SARATOGA
August/September, 2012

  • Return train (for Canada) — Amtrak’s Maple Leaf route, Toronto Union to Albany, New York.
  • 4 nights, Holiday Inn Express, Clifton Park, New York
  • Reserved pavillion seating, dining and open bar for 3 days at historic Saratoga racetrack.
  • Custom ground transportation to/from hotel and Saratoga racetrack.

 


A fantastic combination flat and jump racing trip — L’Arc de Triomphe in Paris & Velka Pardubicka in Prague.

PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE
October, 2012

The most prestigious horse race in Europe & the highlight of the French racing calendar at the renowned Hippodrome de Longchamp in Paris’ Bois du Boulogne. Built on the banks of the Seine, hats and elegant attire are once again the order of the day!

VELKA PARDUBICKA STEEPLECHASE

The toughest steeplechase in Europe - if not the world! 4.9 miles long, with 31 jumps - Irish Banks, ditches, stone walls, in and outs, water, timber, drops....


Experience the best of British Jump Racing & Irish Craic! Join jump jockey Robbie Walsh on a unique 10 day trip. Robbie’s insightful racing knowledge and personal experiences will make this the most memorable racing trip you’ve ever taken! The International Hurdle is one of the most valuable hurdle races of the entire season in Europe.

CHELTENHAM INTERNATIONAL
December, 2012

ROBBIE WALSH

ROBBIE WALSH

Robbie’s insightful racing knowledge and personal experiences will make this the most memorable racing trip you’ve ever taken! The International Hurdle is one of the most valuable hurdle races of the entire season in Europe.

  • Racing and hospitality at Cheltenham’s International 2 day meet & evening bloodstock sale, Sandown Park, and Taunton racecourse.
  • Stay in the heart of British jump racing country at The Queen’s Arms in East Garston, Lambourn.
  • Enjoy private tours of trainers’ yards and gallops.
  • Dine at historic country inns with fine food & ales.
  • Day trips to medieval Dunster and Windsor Castle.
Irish born, 3rd generation jockey Robbie Walsh on Anna Stable’s Music To My Ears, winner of this year’s Camden DuBose Cup & Winterthur Open Timber. Trained by Richard Valentine.

Coming in 2013

GRAND NATIONAL at AINTREE:

Travel on the Orient Express to Britain’s most popular steeplechase. You may be sitting beside Hercule!
 
 
 
 
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For details and reservations, call or email George Wagner, 1-800-368-0872

Top: Large photo courtesy of Cheltenham Racecourse