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Miss Black Country Winner
Saturday 19 April saw the winner of the Miss Black Country final crowned at Wolverhampton Racecourse.
The evening tasked the five finalists with presenting mementos to the winning connections at the races.
They then went on to have interviews with the judges of the Miss Black Country contest, perform a talent for 90 seconds and finally have live interviews on stage with presenter Jon Wyer from Beacon Radio.
Winner Kayleigh Yeomans with Steve Bull (photo courtesy of Express & Star)
The judges included:
Steve Bull, Wolverhampton Wanderers Football legend and current Stafford Rangers F.C. Manager
Maria Cusine - Women's Editor of the Express and Star Newspaper
Charles Hamner - Black Country Chairman of the Re- investment Society and Honorary Lifetime Member of the Dudley and Sandwell Chamber of Commerce.
Georgia Horsley - Miss England 2007
Gemma Williams - Miss Sandwell & Dudley 2006 and judge of many pageants around the world.
The talents of the contestants ranged from singing, to sign language and football skills.
The winner was finally crowned by Miss England, Georgia Horsley and last year's Miss Black Country winner, Natalie Cutler and judged to be Kayleigh Yeomans (19) from Tipton.
First runner up was Olivia Tooby (19)from Stourbridge and Second runner up was Rachel Webb (24) from Dudley.
Kayleigh will go on to represent the Black Country in the Semi-finals of Miss England in July.
Kayleigh, whose talent was sign language and German said " I'm shocked but delighted to have won the contest".
The judges all agreed it was a difficult decision and a close run contest.
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Left Kayleigh Yeomans - winner of Miss Black Country
Left - Right: Kayleigh Yeomans, Rachel Webb, Gay Kelleway, Rachel Meacham, Natalie Cutler.
Welcome to Horizons
Personalities from the world of sport and TV brushed shoulders with regular race goers and diners on Saturday 21 April as the covers came off the new panoramic viewing, 370-seater, £600,000, 'Horizons Restaurant' at Wolverhampton Racecourse.
Horizons Restaurant
Open for the first time with a full house, racing enthusiasts from across the country gathered to experience the new palatial surroundings and enjoy an evening of fine food, wine, live racing and entertainment.
A horse sculpture, made entirely of ice, met diners at Saturday's official launch party as they entered the creative and contemporary designed restaurant with its cream and brown plush furnishings. Finished in chrome, maple and walnut and boasting the latest in LCD screen technology, state of the art dance floor, pre-dining lounge areas and air conditioning the restaurant now offers a tasteful ambience to enjoy the Sport of Kings.
To book call 01902 390066
Saturday Night Entertainment
Entertainment following racing is included in the Ringside Restaurant Package. Further tickets will be subject to availability, at £5.00 per person and offered initially to Horizons and Executive Box diners. Should any tickets still be available, these will be offered to Premier Badge holders approximately 2 weeks prior to the event.
We are offering music following racing on Friday race nights open to all race goers .
The last Friday of each month this year is focussed on the ladies - so make it a girls night out - come and enjoy the racing and fun in a safe environment.
Please contact us for details. Tel: 01902 421421
New Lucky 7 Package
Pre-book for a minimum of 4 and you get:
Grandstand Entrance, racecard, 3 drinks, discounted betting voucher, half price return voucher all for £15.00 per person. .
No up-grades available to Premier badges / entertainment on Saturday evenings
Tel: 01902 390012 or book online.
All-weather racing round up - 3rd January 2008
GENTLEMAN'S DEAL stole the Christmas All-Weather honours with another impressive victory on the Polytrack, which cemented his claims for a second Winter Derby victory come March.
Mick Easterby's stable star, who combines his racing career with stud duties, bounced back from his only defeat in eight runs on artificial surfaces when taking the Listed Quebec Stakes over the Winter Derby trip on 22nd December.
By turning the tables on old adversary Grand Passion, albeit by a narrow margin, Gentleman's Deal put himself back at the top of the pecking order for Lingfield's Group Three feature.
Remarkably, the beautifully bred son of 1,000 Guineas heroine Sleepytime will be busy covering mares at stud in the north before resuming his racing career with a Winter Derby prep later in the season. On current evidence, he will be very tough to beat on the big day if other exertions don't take their toll!
Derek Shaw stole the limelight in the sprint division by winning the two big races at Lingfield and Southwell. The Newark handler ended 2007 with a career best 51 winners, including the rapidly improving EBRAAM in the £20,000 added six-furlong dash at Lingfield on 28th December.
Course specialists Turn On The Style and Maltese Falcon appeared stern rivals in the hot contest, but Ebraam came with a withering late run off the home turn to score an emphatic victory in the hands of veteran Dean McKeown.
He will pay the penalty by climbing the ratings once again, but has not stopped improving just yet and may be capable of winning another valuable prize before the end of the official winter season.
Stable companion TARTATARTUFATA matched that display by taking Southwell's New Year's Day dash despite being a massive 13lb out of the handicap. A previous course and distance winner, she travelled strongly from the gates and deserved her success. She is also effective on Polytrack and will be hard to beat with conditions in her favour, despite facing a hike up the ratings.
Jockette Kirsty Milczarek has earned a growing reputation following a string of winter successes, and continued that form into the new year by winning on outsider BERTBRAND for Marco Botti in a Wolverhampton handicap on 2nd January. She has the support of a growing band of trainers and looks set for a fruitful 2008.
From girl jockey to girl trainer, and Gay Kelleway, who is eyeing the greys' only handicap at Newmarket in the summer for Wolverhampton scorer STAR STRIDER, who won a Wolverhampton maiden on the same card. Getting up to deny 75-rated Chivola, this four-year-old looks set to progress on the Polytrack now.
