Top Jockey To Mark Cheltenham By Launching Eye-catching Tracksuits
The very best week in the racing calendar is just around the corner - with around 250,000 fans anticipated to descend on Cheltenham for its famous four-day celebration.
Harry Cobden is among the jockeys hoping to write their name into the history books by winning a few of the most significant races in the sport.
The 27-year-old has already landed 6 Festival winners, consisting of on Caldwell Potter in an unforgettable Golden Miller Novices' Chase last year.
And as he chooses more glory in the 2026 edition of the festival, he has actually partnered with bookmaker Paddy Power to develop a series of captivating tracksuits.
The collection is comprised of four bespoke designs, all themed around some of the most memorable clothing seen in racing.
Three of the sport's most recognisable faces - 59-time Festival-winning jockey Ruby Walsh, TV specialist Matt Chapman and 1999 Gold Cup-winning jockey Mick Fitzgerald - are fronting the project, which is focused on what Paddy Power describe as 'a brand-new vision for horse racing'.
Ruby Walsh (in pink) and Mick Fitzgerald (in yellow) design the brand-new tracksuits
Harry Cobden (left) assisted design the collection and Matt Chapman (ideal) is among those fronting the project
The collection blends a mix of historic colours and styles used by famous jockeys with modern-day style patterns, highlighting the continued crossover in between sport and fashion.
A minimal release of 50 pieces from the collection will go for 10am on Tuesday, the first day of the Festival - click here to discover out more. After that, 50 more will be released if Cobden trips a winner at the meeting.
Cobden said: 'Jockey silks are some of the most renowned designs in sport - bright, personal and steeped in history. Making them into tracksuits has to do with commemorating them beyond just the racecourse.
'Racing is changing with so much fresh energy and design, so why not bring that into culture where silks can require to the streets and set brand-new patterns? It's fun to give racing silks a style flair on a new level, and these tracksuits will hopefully show that racing can set patterns too!'
Paddy Power added: 'It's been long past due seeing the fantastic colours and styles from the world of racing taken through into mainstream fashion - and we think this cooperation with Harry Cobden can do just that.
'There's fresh life, and fresh energy in racing today with a host of amazing new talent ready to spearhead the sport, so what better time to reveal the world that a few of the most unforgettable silks in the video game can likewise double up as fashionable and eye-catching leisurewear.'
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