Brookhill
Steeplechase Debuts College Park Entertainment Area on Saturday
May 3, 2003
RALEIGH, NC- The Raleigh Jaycees’ Brookhill Steeplechase
will debut a newly designed College Park Entertainment area with
live bands and performances on Saturday May 3 in Clayton, NC.
Attracting over 12,000 spectators and Steeplechasing’s finest
and highest-acclaimed horses and trainers, this annual horseracing
event has become known as “The Triangle’s Biggest Lawn
Party,” now in its eleventh season.
Race
day activities in College Park feature performances by local music
favorites Fat Head Otis and Big Bertha as well as the annual hat
and tailgate contests. Tailgaters and spectators can compete in
Brookhill’s annual Hat and Tailgate contests, where grand
prize winners can receive a pair of airline tickets good anywhere
in the continental United States, Canada and the Caribbean, courtesy
of American Airlines. The competition is typically fierce as groups
decorate their tailgate spots to look like scenes from
television’s “Survivor” and “Cheers”
among other themes and hats range from oversized sombreros to
ornate masterpieces.
“With
so many colleges and universities in the Triangle area, Brookhill’s
College Park is a perfect fit,” lauds Race Chairman Will
Stanley. “We have received a lot of positive feedback from
the universities and alumni groups in the area and we look forward
to having them join us on May 3.”
Other
activities include our Children’s area, a vendor area and,
of course, five scheduled races featuring the nation’s most
up and coming thoroughbreds and jockeys. Sponsors include GlaxoSmithKline,
American Airlines and Hunter Industries. Tickets and more information
are available online at www.brookhillsteeplechase.com, by phone
at (919) 713-0033 or at area Harris Teeter supermarkets.
The
Brookhill Steeplechase is a meet under sanction of the National
Steeplechasing Association. Furthering a tradition of over one
hundred years, the Raleigh Jaycees have run and operated the Steeplechase
since 1993, now in its eleventh season. Jockeys and trainers will
compete for a total purse of over $50,000 across four purse and
one flat training race. Brookhill is one of five Steeplechase
meets across the state- including the Block House, Queen’s
Cup, Stoneybrook and Tanglewood Steeplechases- and it is the only
sanctioned race in eastern North Carolina.
The
Raleigh Jaycees, chartered in 1932 as the Raleigh Junior Chamber
of Commerce, is a 350+ member civic organization dedicated to
leadership development through community service. To learn more
about the Raleigh Jaycees, please call (919) 713-0031 or visit
www.raleighjaycees.org.
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