Fontwell Park 888 Premier Grandstand

FONTWELL PARK's BRAND NEW 888 SPORT PREMIER GRANDSTAND

Fontwell Park, the only figure of eight jump racecourse in the country, has unveiled 888sport as sponsor of its new multi-million pound Premier Grandstand.

888sport is part of the FTSE listed 888.com, the global online casino, poker and sports betting company.

Opening for the first time to the public for the Ladies Evening meeting on Thursday 19th August 2010, The 888sport Premier Grandstand is a £6.5m project which boasts a fantastic new race day and non-race day experience through a wide range of luxury facilities for use 365 days a year including:

A panoramic hospitality suite/restaurant for more than 300+ people;
Twelve top floor hospitality boxes with excellent views over the racecourse;
New public catering, betting and seating facilities in a spacious ground floor hall;
1000 square metres of space on two floors for conference and banqueting;

The racecourse will now offer one of the biggest function suites for weddings and parties on the South Coast with room for 300+ guests. There is conference space for more than 600 delegates over two floors with 12 breakout rooms. The venue will be ideal for exhibitions, fairs, business to business events and presentations.

The opening of the new 888sport Premier Grandstand will be marked at two racing fixtures – on Thursday 19 August (Ladies’ Evening) and Sunday 5 September (Figure of Eight Family Race Day).

On September 5th, there will be various themes and initiatives surrounding the figure of eight and the 888sport sponsorship:

There will be 8 races named after 888.sport
Advance admission to the Grandstand and Paddock Enclosure will be £8.88
Cups of tea and coffee will cost 88p
There is a meal deal for £8.88p
And 88 year olds get in for free (with ID!)