EVENT - Best Dressed Lady at Sandown Park, UK

Fashion and glamour are synonymous with any raceday and on Friday 3^rd July, Sandown Park Racecourse want women of all ages to bring out their inner fashionista for the racecourse’s annual Ladies’ Day.  A perfect balance of chic and elegance, the course will come to life with colour as women showcase their individual looks for a stylish summer afternoon of top class racing.This year’s celebrity judge for the highly coveted ‘Best Dressed’ lady title is Donna Air, the British actress, socialite and television presenter.  The winners and runners up will be announced during the afternoon and with some fantastic prizes on offer, the competition is set to be fierce both on and off the track.Judging alongside Donna and offering generous prizes include ethical fashion label Beulah, shoe designer Lele PyP, British Milliner Noel Stewart and Lulu Guinness.Prizes for the winner include a pair of shoes from Lele PyP, chosen from their Mayfair store; a hat selected personally with British milliner Noel Stewart from his studio collection; a personal shopping appointment with one of the stylists in Beulah alongside a £250 voucher plus and an iconic Lulu Guinness Lips Clutch bag.Be it mothers, daughters, sisters, work colleagues or simply just friends, Ladies’ Day at Sandown Park is a time for all women to get together and enjoy a classic day at the races. The perfect curtain raiser for the eagerly anticipated Coral-Eclipse on Saturday 4^th July, one of Britain’s most illustrious flat races.Donna Air says, “I am delighted to be hosting the 'Best Dressed competition' at Sandown Park’s Ladies' Day - a summer’s day out at the races is always so much fun.  This year, the judges are some of my favourite fashion labels, with an amazing prize for the lucky competition winner. In selecting the 'Best Dressed' we will be looking for ladies who epitomize sophistication and elegance, so dress for the occasion and enjoy!"The Coral-Eclipse is a Group 1 race renowned for attracting many of racing’s equine heroes with past winners including greats such as Sadler’s Wells, Sea The Stars and Mukhadram to name just a few. The race is an integral part of Qipco British Champion Series which incorporates the 35 top flat races in Britain, showcasing the best of British racing to the rest of the world.For more information or to buy tickets, simply visit sandown.thejockeyclub.co.uk.

EVENT - Hello! Magazine Best Dressed Lady Competition at Epsom Downs, UK

Step out in your finest attire for the Investec Derby Festival Ladies' Day on Friday 5th June for the chance to win a fabulous Royal Caribbean cruise for two, worth £5,000! TV personality and radio host Vogue Williams, Hello! Online fashion editor Alex Light, and Royal Caribbean Sales Director UK & Ireland Ben Bouldin will be judging the Hello! Magazine Best Dressed Lady competition.The Investec Derby is one of the highlights of the British summer sporting and social calendar and racegoers never fail to impress judges with the range of fashion on display. Whether you want to grab the attention of the judges in an Alexander McQueen-inspired look or prefer the more classic Kate Middleton style, the judges will be looking for racegoers who are confident in their style, and with a Royal Caribbean cruise up for grabs, it’s certainly worth dressing to impress!Vogue Williams commented: “I am absolutely delighted to be invited to the Investec Derby Festival as a guest judge for the Best Dressed Ladies competition. Epsom Downs Racecourse has an extensive history and is known for having an electric atmosphere which I am very excited to have the chance to experience."For the Best Dressed Ladies competition I am looking for someone that not only looks great but has that little something extra that catches your eye. I’ve heard there are also a lot of boutique designers in Surrey, so try not to limit yourself with just a designer outfit, I love to mix and match designer with high street.”Hello! Magazine co-editor Ruth Sullivan said: "It is one of the most glamorous occasions of the social calendar and we are delighted to be involved. We are looking forward to seeing all the winning looks and playing our part in deciding who is first past the post when it comes to style."Vogue Williams will be taking to the decks shortly after the last race on Ladies Day for a post racing DJ party in Camelots Bar within the Grandstand Enclosure.For further information or to book tickets or hospitality, visit www.epsomderby.co.uk or call 01372 477747. Tickets do sell out so book early to avoid disappointment.

EVENT - Crabbie's Grand National Ladies' Day Style Award, UK

It's being billed as the biggest prize pool for a UK Best Dressed competition for several years - this year's Ladies' Day Style Award at the Crabbie's Grand National Festival prize package totals £26,000 and includes a Mini Cooper Roadster. To keep. Forever.Always known for its rather interesting and somewhat inappropriate display of raceday fashion, Aintree's Grand National style has recently been overhauled, with organisers issuing a "style code" based around the Coco Chanel quote "Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman" (ouch...). Style ambassadors have also been selected to encourage proper dress, and include successful female jockey Katie Walsh and glamorous Channel 4 racing presenter Emma Spencer.“This year we have raised the bar with Ladies Day and our Style Award,” said Mike Sarath, Regional Head of Marketing at The Jockey Club. “We’ve carried out a great deal of research and our customers are telling us they want to see more emphasis on style and racing for Ladies Day."The method of entry has also been tweaked this year to ensure those interested in entering aren't put-off by lengthy queues.“In previous years racegoers had to queue up in Red Rum Garden and fill in entry forms," said Sarath. "This year they will see a big difference, we’ve spread style across the course and made it easier for everyone to enter."Those wanting to take part certainly won’t have any trouble spotting where to head – we’ve had giant golden mirror frames custom-made for entrants to be photographed in. They will be placed in key locations across the course and anyone will be able to have their photograph taken standing in the frames by our style photographers."Entrants can start posing up a storm from 10am. Their photographs will be whittled down to a top 10 by a panel of judges, with the finalists appearing in the parade ring before the fourth race for the all-important winner's announcement.Where: Aintree Racecourse, Ormskirk Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK L9 5AS.When: Crabbie's Grand National Ladies' Day, Friday, April 10.Prizes: View the full list here.For further info: Visit the Crabbie's Grand National site.