Nearly two dozen Yorkshire-based charities, foundations and similar groups were shortlisted for Sky Bet’s Ebor Festival Community Sweepstake.
The initiative, organised by Flutter’s Sky Betting & Gaming, in partnership with York Racecourse, has seen 22 organisations randomly matched to a horse that ran in this year’s Ebor Handicap.
While the race took place last weekend, Sky Betting & Gaming has published a statement reflecting on the charitable endeavour, and revealing the organisations who were shortlisted.
The group matched to the winning mount was slated to receive a £20,000 ($23,530) donation, it said, while the organisations whose corresponding horses came in second and third are to be given £5,000 and £2,000 respectively.