Paris Fashion Week was transformed into a scene from Cheltenham Festival as some of the sport's most well-known faces gatecrashed the runway in jockey-style tracksuits. Teaming up with Paddy Power, 59-time Festival-winning jockey Ruby Walsh and 1999 Gold Cup winner Mick Fitzgerald strutted down the catwalk in the French capital alongside some of the nation's top models. Meanwhile, Fitzgerald wore the yellow and black checked silks of Joe and Marie Donnelly, colours worn by multiple Cheltenham winners. Harry Cobden, who is gunning for glory in Gloucestershire this week, partnered up with Paddy Power for the tracksuits and is glad to see racing silks get recognition for being fashionable. 'Paris Fashion Week is used to seeing some pretty outrageous outfits, but even they might not have been ready for racing silks to crash the runway this season,' a Paddy Power spokesperson said.

Source: Daily Mail March 09, 2026 19:56 UTC