Silent Sponsorship Auction Huntingdon: Terms & Conditions
1. The Promoter is The Jockey Club, 21-27 Lambs Conduit Street, London, WC1N 3NL. (the "Promoter").
2. Each Silent Sponsorship Auction asset has a minimum starting bid listed on the bidding form. Should the bid submitted be successful, a purchase will be required. Only one bid per person is allowed.
3. Bidding opens Tuesday 7 October 2025 and closes 11:59pm Sunday 26 October 2025.
4. To qualify to enter the Auction you must be a resident in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and/or the Isle of Man.
5. Bidding is only open to entrants over the age of 18, who have submitted a bid(s) via the sponsorship auction page.
6. Naming rights and branding visibility for one of sixteen sponsorship assets for this season at Huntingdon Racecourse is available to be won. The sponsorship package also includes:
- 4 x hospitality tickets for a raceday in our shared hospitality lounge
- First refusal to renew your sponsorship next season
- The option to upgrade your package with additional signage or media exposure
Sale or exchange of the sponsorship package is strictly prohibited. Any attempt to sell, transfer or exchange the private hospitality box and package will result in the private hospitality box and package being withdrawn by The Jockey Club and the Private hospitality box and package will be declared null and void. Any additional food or drinks purchased will need to be paid for on the day.
7. The highest bidder for each individual sponsorship asset will be selected on Monday 27 October 2025 and notified via email or telephone. Confirmation of acceptance of the prize (naming rights and branding visibility for one of listed sixteen sponsorship assets at Huntingdon Racecourse) must be made by Friday 31 October 2025. Failure to settle payment for the prize (naming rights and branding visibility for one of listed sixteen sponsorship assets at Huntingdon Racecourse will result in disqualification and selection of the next highest bidder. All reasonable efforts will be made to contact the highest bidding winner before selection of an alternative winner is made.
8. If for any reason any aspect of this auction is not capable of running as planned, including by reason of infection by computer virus, network failure, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other cause beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Competition, the Promoter may in its sole discretion modify or suspend the Competition or invalidate any affected entries. If an act, omission, event or circumstance occurs which is beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter and which prevents the Promoter from complying with these terms and conditions the Promoter will not be liable for any failure to perform or delay in performing its obligation.
9. The Promoter reserves the right to verify all entries and the winners and to refuse to award a prize or withdraw prize entitlement where there are reasonable grounds to believe there has been a breach of these terms and conditions or any instructions forming part of auction entry requirements or otherwise where a participant has gained unfair advantage in participating in the auction or won using fraudulent means.
10. The Promoter and its associated agencies and companies will not be liable for any loss (including, without limitation, indirect, special or consequential loss or loss of profits), expense or damage which is suffered or sustained (whether or not arising from any person’s negligence) in connection with this Auction or accepting or using a prize, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law (including personal injury, death and fraud) in which case that liability is limited to the minimum allowable by law.
11. This Competition is not open to employees of The Jockey Club, their families, agents, clients, suppliers, retailers, merchants or associates.
12. The Promoter reserves the right to amend, alter, vary, suspend or withdraw this promotion as the Promoter deems necessary in its absolute sole discretion.
13. By bidding, you understand that for the purposes of administering prize fulfilment, it is necessary for The Jockey Club to securely hold and process your personal data.
14. By submitting a bid, you are agreeing that the personal information that you provided is processed in accordance with The Jockey Club’s Privacy Policy.
15. Data relating to entrants of the Competition will be retained by The Jockey Club for a reasonable period after the Competition closes to assist The Jockey Club to operate Competitions in a consistent manner and to deal with any queries in the Competition. The winner agrees to the release of their first initial, surname and county of residence to any other bidding participants if requested. Winner details can be found at https://wwwthejockeyclub.co.uk/competitions one week after the bid has closed.
16. The Jockey Club may process your personal data for marketing purposes with your consent, based on a legitimate business interest, or as otherwise permitted by law. You can opt out of marketing communications at any time using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of all marketing emails.
17. If there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and conditions by an entrant, The Jockey Club may, at its sole discretion invalidate the prize and disqualify the entrant from the Auction.
18. If any of these clauses should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable then it shall be severed and deleted from these terms and conditions and the remaining clauses shall survive and remain in full force and effect.
19. Any question concerning the legal interpretation of the rules will be based on English law and the courts of England will have exclusive jurisdiction unless you live in another part of the United Kingdom, in which case your local courts will have jurisdiction.