Kempton Park news: 'The People's Horse' wins her first race

Wednesday 17 August: Tweet Lady – the racehorse owned by hundreds of tweeters on Twitter – has won for the first time … at Kempton Park.

The two-year-old filly, dubbed “The People’s Horse”, made her debut at the Sunbury track two months ago, and won on Tuesday evening in only the fourth race of her career.

All of her followers on Twitter automatically become her virtual owners, and they get the chance to become real racehorse owners when she races.

It’s an initiative by Racing for Change whose chief executive Rod Street said: “Not everyone has the means to be able to own a racehorse, which is why we created ‘The People's Horse’.  This is the closest you will get to owning a horse, without a penny of outlay!”

Those who backed Tweet Lady at Kempton Park were certainly in the money.  Her starting price with the bookmakers in the 32Red.com Nursery was 16-1.

Tweet Lady’s progress can be followed online at twitter.com/#!/peopleshorse.  She has her own website too – thepeopleshorse.co.uk.

The next major racing occasion at Kempton Park is Ladies’ Day featuring a live DJ set from heart FM’s Toby Anstis on Saturday 3 September, with some fantastic prizes to be won for the best dressed courtesy of the Bentall Centre in Kingston.

Adult admission costs £15 on the day, or £12 booked in advance.  Accompanied under 18s get free admission.  Tickets can be bought online at kempton.co.uk or by calling the ticket hotline on 0844 579 3008.  Further details about Ladies’ Day can also be found at kemptonlive.co.uk.

Meantime, there’s racing on Kempton Park’s all-weather track every Wednesday (FROM 24 AUGUST) for the next 18 weeks – all the way to Christmas.

Travelling to Kempton Park could not be easier, only 30 minutes from central London with easy access off the M25 and plenty of free parking.  There is a railway to Kempton's own station with regular trains from Waterloo on the Shepperton line.

Kempton Park, Staines Road East, Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5AQ (01932 782292).  Panoramic Restaurant packages including admission and a table for the day in the restaurant can be purchased in advance from £42 per person (call 01932 753518 for details).  More information can be found at kempton.co.uk.

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Kempton Park media office on 01932 782292

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