ZARA TINDALL MBE will become the first member of the Royal family to join a racecourse committee after being appointed by Cheltenham.
The Equestrian champion and racechorse owner will take up a non-executive role at the course on New Year’s Day as a committee director.
The eldest granddaughter of The Jockey Clubs Patron, Her Majesty The Queen, Tindall is a regular visitor to Cheltenham and has owned, bred and pre-trained several racehorses, including horses currently with Cotswold-based trainer, Martin Keighley.
She is set to attend the opening day of The November Meeting (Friday 15thNovember) helping to promote Equestrian Team GBR ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games.
Tindall said: “Im passionate about horseracing, particularly on the Jumps side, and the absolute pinnacle of that is Cheltenham. Racing is simply the most exciting sport and its open to all.
Its an honour to have been asked by Martin St Quinton on behalf of The Jockey Club to get involved in a more formal capacity and I look forward to doing my bit to support the executive team in the years to come.”
Tindall famously carried the London 2012 Olympic Torch at Cheltenham Racecourse while riding her horse, Toytown. She went on to win an Olympic silver medal in Team Eventing at those home Summer Games.
The British public voted Tindall 2006 BBC Sports Personality of the Year after she won gold aboard Toytown at the Eventing World Championships in Aachen.
She was appointed MBE in the 2007 New Year Honours for services to equestrianism.
She is married to former England rugby captain and 2003 Rugby World Cup winner, Mike Tindall MBE. The couple live in Gloucestershire with their two daughters.
