Yorkshire Air Ambulance is charity partner for Go Racing in Yorkshire Summer Festival
The Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival, sponsored by Sky Bet, gets under way at Pontefract on Friday and will see the Yorkshire Air Ambulance as the official charity partner.
The much-loved festival, which showcases the very best of Yorkshire racing across eight of the nine Yorkshire racecourses in July, will support the lifesaving work of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance at the week-long event.
Taking place from this Friday through to Saturday, July 25, the Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival attracts thousands of racegoers from across the county and beyond, combining top-class racing with entertainment, fashion and family fun.
As charity partner, Yorkshire Air Ambulance will benefit from fundraising activity throughout the festival, alongside opportunities to raise awareness of the vital emergency service it provides across Yorkshire.
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance operates a rotational fleet of three state-of-the-art helicopters and provides rapid response emergency critical care to people across the county every day, relying entirely on public donations to keep its crews flying.
Ben Warn, chairman of Go Racing In Yorkshire, said: “We are incredibly proud to welcome Yorkshire Air Ambulance as the official charity partner of the 2026 Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival, sponsored by Sky Bet.
“The charity does extraordinary work across our county, often helping people in their most critical moments, particularly in equine and rural areas and we know racing fans across Yorkshire will get behind the partnership wholeheartedly.
“The Summer Festival is all about celebrating Yorkshire and supporting such an important Yorkshire charity feels like a perfect fit.”
Tessa Klemz, regional fundraising manager at Yorkshire Air Ambulance for North & East Yorkshire, added: “We’re incredibly grateful to Go Racing In Yorkshire for giving Yorkshire Air Ambulance the opportunity to have a presence at all the Yorkshire racecourses during the Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival in July.
“The racing fraternity are already great supporters and we’re looking forward to raising more funds and awareness of the life-saving charity. Being at so many racecourses over the week will play a vital role in helping us to continue delivering lifesaving care across Yorkshire and being there for patients when they need us most.”
The 2026 Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival, sponsored by Sky Bet, will feature racing across Yorkshire’s racecourses, alongside a variety of entertainment and themed activities celebrating the county’s racing heritage.
The Summer Festival dates are:
Friday July 17 (eve) – Pontefract
Saturday July 18 – Ripon
Saturday July 18 (eve) – Doncaster
Sunday July 19 – Redcar
Monday July 20 (eve) – Beverley
Wednesday July 22 – Catterick
Thursday July 23 – Doncaster
Friday July 24 – Thirsk
Friday July 24 (eve) – York
Saturday July 25 – York