Top Jockey To Mark Cheltenham By Launching Eye-catching Tracksuits
The best week in the racing calendar is simply around the corner - with around 250,000 fans anticipated to come down on Cheltenham for its famous four-day festival.
Harry Cobden is amongst the jockeys wanting to compose their name into the history books by winning a few of the most significant races in the sport.
The 27-year-old has currently landed 6 Festival winners, consisting of on Caldwell Potter in a remarkable Golden Miller Novices' Chase last year.
And as he chooses more glory in the 2026 edition of the festival, he has actually teamed up with bookmaker Paddy Power to produce a series of appealing tracksuits.
The collection is made up of four bespoke designs, all themed around some of the most remarkable clothing seen in racing.
Three of the sport's most recognisable faces - 59-time Festival-winning jockey Ruby Walsh, TV professional Matt Chapman and 1999 Gold Cup-winning jockey Mick Fitzgerald - are fronting the project, which is focused on developing what Paddy Power refer to as 'a brand-new vision for horse racing'.
Ruby Walsh (in pink) and Mick Fitzgerald (in yellow) model the brand-new tracksuits
Harry Cobden (left) helped design the collection and Matt Chapman (right) is among those fronting the campaign
The collection blends a mix of historic colours and designs used by with modern fashion patterns, highlighting the continued crossover between sport and fashion.
A minimal release of 50 pieces from the collection will go for 10am on Tuesday, the very first day of the Festival - click on this link to discover out more. After that, 50 more will be launched if Cobden trips a winner at the conference.
Cobden said: 'Jockey silks are some of the most renowned designs in sport - brilliant, personal and soaked in history. Making them into tracksuits is about commemorating them beyond simply the racecourse.
'Racing is altering with so much fresh energy and design, so why not bring that into culture where silks can require to the streets and set new trends? It's fun to provide racing silks a fashion style on a new level, and these tracksuits will ideally show that racing can set trends too!'
Paddy Power added: 'It's been long overdue seeing the fantastic colours and designs from the world of racing taken through into mainstream fashion - and we think this collaboration with Harry Cobden can do just that.
'There's fresh life, and fresh energy in racing today with a host of exciting brand-new talent prepared to spearhead the sport, so what much better time to reveal the world that some of the most unforgettable silks in the video game can also double up as trendy and appealing leisurewear.'
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