Hundreds of people turned out for an annual harness race in aid of Manorlands on Sunday.
They watched six closely-contested races at the Haworth Road showground, in Cullingworth.
The track was improved in readiness for the latest competition, organised by the Brontë Vintage Gathering committee.
Harness racing has been described as similar to Roman chariot racing, with lightweight vehicles called sulkies.
The overall winner was Preston Prince, who beat Love Heart by a neck to take the Manorlands Trophy and more than £1,000 of prize money.
Preston Prince is owned and trained by Jim Rigby and was ridden by Robert Taylor, who had three winners at the meeting.
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The winner of the maiden race was a horse with great potential, Beyonce Seelster, which gave rider Victoria Gill her first win on her return from having a baby. The organiser of the event was Robert Thompson, who owns the field and is a member of the British Harness Raising Club.
There were on-site bookmakers, with a handicapping system to guarantee a nail-biting finish for people with money on each race.
Other attractions on the field included a bar, fair and tombola.
As the Keighley News went to press Manorlands was still totalling up how much money was raised,
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