Nadine Dorries has hailed Cheltenham’s decision to return Ladies Day after the festival trialled a “woke” unisex alternative called “Style Wednesday”.The day turned genderless five years ago. But, after plummeting attendance was recorded, Ladies Day has once again made a grand return to the racecourse.Speaking to National Reporter Jack Carson, the Tory-turned-Reform columnist explained to GB News about what the day for women meant to her. “It means it’s our day. It means it’s ours,” she declared candidly.
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She continued: “They tried to take it off us. And actually, I think GB News led the charge on that last year.”I’m just so glad they’ve seen sense and the wokeness is gone and they’ve given us our day back. It’s Ladies Day. It’s not Ascot. “You don’t see the same kind of outfits. And apart from anything else, it’s not that warm. But it’s still Ladies Day. It’s still our day.She continued: “I think Cheltenham realised their mistake because it’s a special day. It’s a day ladies look forward to. “It’s the day they get dressed up for. It’s just a special day and ladies deserve it.”This year’s celebration focuses on honouring pioneering women in sport, with Queen Camilla set to award the trophy for the Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase to the winning connections.The 2019 decision to bin off Ladies Day fuelled widespread fury among racegoers and traditionalists for the unisex switch-up. Top bosses were held accountable for attempting to ditch the much-loved fixture in a bid to pursue a more gender-neutral agenda. WOKE MADNESS – READ THE LATEST:Queen Camilla arrives at Ladies Day after Cheltenham forced into U-turn over ‘woke’ backlash’We WILL get real!’ Author braces for ‘catastrophe’ to eliminate ‘woke culture’ in US and UKWhoopi Goldberg humiliated as woke actress’s Donald Trump claims brutally fact-checkedMeanwhile, the replacement event “Style Wednesday” centred on environmentally-focused fashion awards. Nevertheless, the rebrand failed to win over the masses.In 2020, Cheltenham went further by rebranding all four festival days simply as days one through four.Previously, each day had a specific name for the whole week, from Champion Day, Ladies Day, St Patrick’s Thursday to Gold Cup Day.When Ms Dorries was asked what she loves about the racing, she told GB News: “My grandmother was crazy about horse racing. She used to sit down and I remember the Racing Post and doing her bets every afternoon.”I just think I got it from her. I just love horse racing. It’s exciting. It’s thrilling.””Have a look. I’ve got my race card here. You’ve actually just stopped me circling my horses, so I’ll tell you later,” she responded with a grin when Jack asked if she had bet on anyone ahead of the Queen Mother Chamption Chase.Back in September last year, a Cheltenham Racecourse spokesman said: “In 2020 we decided to market all four days of the Cheltenham Festival in an entirely different way, changing them from Champion Day, Ladies Day, St Patrick’s Thursday and Gold Cup Day to days one, two, three and four.”The four days have been re-branded multiple times since and we have now taken the decision to promote the Wednesday of the event as Ladies Day again from 2026, with the primary focus on growing the number of female racegoers in attendance.”Our Standards:
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