A winner for a member of the crowd from the first race.
First race - Winning owners of Fongoli; Anna Bucknall and Ian Smith are presented by Paul Dukes-Thomas (guest of the Birmingham Mail).
Third race - Best turned out horse award went to stable lass Daisy Hitchins for Brigadore by Birmingham Mail editor Steve Dyson.
Two race goers study form.
Action from the 2.00 race.
No 3 Lucky Punt in the parade ring.
The Pink Ladies enjoy the races.
Studying form are mum Sarah Hall and 6-year-old son Matthew.
At the sponsored jocky shave; Sutton barber Geoff Lewis lathers up Jodie Mogford.
All smiles from 9-year-old Eboni Snook from Chelmsley Wood with painted face.
Taitam Snook (13) from Chelmsley Wood on stilts.
L-R: Kerry Franklin, Myles Harris (3), Faye Wilson (12) from Erdington and Natalie Taylor from Castle Vale.
The O'Keefe family from Sheldon. Dad David, mum Lorraine, 9-year-old Ellie, 13-year-old Jessica and 5-year-old twins Molly and Megan.
Harley Entertainments stilt walkers with Bethany Chamberlain (9) from Sutton.
All the fun of the fair on a different type of horse.
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Birmingham Mail Family Race Day at Stratford Racecourse
Jul 13 2009 by Alan Williams
IT wasn't a case of people losing the shirt off their back during the hugely successful Birmingham Mail Family Race Day at Stratford Racecourse. Thousands of people took advantage of the warm sunshine and the Mail's popular 2-4-1 family ticket offer, to make it an outstanding day at the races yesterday.