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Fontwell Race Day raises over £7000

It had been billed as a triple celebration; The Royal Wedding, Clive & Tricia’s 40th Wedding Anniversary and their company; SES Autoparts 20th Anniversary.

Some 66 guests attended the event at Fontwell park which as well as being a triple celebration had been organised as a fundraiser to celebrate the life of Lisa Wilson.

With everyone in great spirits following the Royal Wedding earlier that day, the main event on the race card was ‘The Lisa Wilson Scholarship Fund’ handicap chase.

Over 5,000 were attending Fontwell where there was a raffle, a bucket collection, a silent auction and the main auction took part in the main restaurant and collectively raised in excess of £7,000.

Clive Wilson spoke about the charity in the marquee and in the main restaurant before the auction as well as being interviewed by Channel 4’s Derek Thompson for the television.

Clive Wilson being interviewed by Derek Thompson from Channel 4 on the big screen at Fontwell Park.

The auction consisted of some fantastic prizes that had been provided by people from the horse racing world, some major worldwide celebrities and friends who contributed holidays; Channel 4 put up a day at the races, Mick Channon had put up a day to his stables at West Isley, and the famous Godolphin stables had donated a set of silks signed by Frankie Dettori and Ahmed Ajtebi. Jenson Button had donated a signed cap and picture which were framed, and the World’s Number 1 female recording artist, Celine Dion, had donated a personally signed photograph. On top of this Clive’s and Tricia’s friends, Paul and Ross Tomlinson, donated a holiday in Florida which sold for over £1,000, Nigel and Fiona Morgan donated a week in their holiday home in Switzerland, and Steve and Shirley Thomas donated a week at their holiday home in Cyprus.

Clive, Tricia, Scott, and Ross Wilson present the trophy to the winners of
The Lisa Wison Scholarship Fund Handicap Stakes at Fontwell Park

Following the horse racing there was a Take That tribute band, and the evening finished with a bang with a spectacular firework display. The event was a huge success and was thoroughly enjoyed by everybody.

Thank you all for your most generous support.

 

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Fontwell Park Fundraiser

On April the 29th the Royal Wedding will be taking place, and Fontwell Park Racecourse will be holding a special fundraising day on behalf of The Lisa Wilson Scholarship Fund. A record crowd is expected at Fontwell who will be carrying out a bucket collection, raffle, auction, and silent auction for this evening racing event, with all proceeds going to the charity. The race day will also mark the 20th birthday of SES Autoparts and the 40th wedding anniversary of Lisa’s mum and dad Clive and Tricia Wilson.  The feature race of the day will be the Lisa Wilson Scholarship Fund handicap. Some of the auction prizes have been donated by by some famous names from entertainment and sport, including Celine Dion, Jenson Button, Mick Channon, Channel 4 TV. Several holidays in Florida, Switzerland and Cyprus have also been donated by friends. Also a signed set of silks has been donated by Godolphin who recently bought Clive’s horse Rileyskeepingfaith who won £100,000 recently in Dubai and runs in the World Cup on Saturday 26th of April. MC for the day will be Derek Thompson from Channel 4 TV. It should be a fabulous day out for anyone who wants to go along,for more information visit www.fontwellpark.co.uk

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Lisa The Mummy – it’s a boy!

Lisathedaddy gave birth to her foal at 3am on Friday 26th March. It’s a boy (a colt), yet to be named.
Here he is, a few days old, walking with his mother..

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Lisathedaddy retires to become Lisathemummy!

lisathemummy
After a  highly successful career – winning four times with numerous places – we have decided to turn her into a brood mare and she has gone to her new home at Woodhaven Stud. The intention is for her to be ‘covered’ by 2002 European horse of the year, the highly successful Kyllachy, the sire of whom is the famous ‘Pivotal’.
Lisathedaddy has done much to raise the awareness of the charity and we are hoping for a foal in early 2010.

Meanwhile Rileyskeeping faith had a great start to his career winning three times in only nine outings. Rileyskeeping faith was named after Lisa’s nephew Riley and will give us the opportunity to stay involved in racing  following Lisathedaddy’s retirement.

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Lisathedaddy in the news

This article appeared in the Racing Post, pg 10, on Sunday 25th May:

Owners Clive and Patricia Wilson have tapped into racing’s resources to raise funds in memory of their daughter Lisa, who died in a car crash six years ago.

The couple, who named their Brendan Powell-trained all-weather specialist after their charity Lisathedaddy, recently raised more than £10,000 in aid of the Lisa Wilson Scholarship Fund, which offers financial help to students hoping to attend higher education.

The fundraising evening at the Holiday Inn, Southampton, was attended by Powell and fellow trainer Mick Channon.

Auction prizes included a day at the races with Lisathedaddy, as well as donations offered by celebrities Celine Dion, Sting, Leonardo Di Caprio and Nicole Kidman.

Grove Court Stud, home of Lisathedaddy’s sire Darnay, has offered three coverings by the stallion to raise additional funds.

Sarah Hamilton, Darnay’s owner, said: “We follow all Darnay’s progeny. I heard about what the Wilsons were doing and am happy to donate the covering fees. The mare’s owner can make a donation to the charity.”