Perth Pearl David Whitaker DAVID WHITAKER
David first joined The Perth Hunt in 1978, continuing a family association with the racecourse through hisinwife, David first joined The Perth Hunt 1978, continuing a family association withlate the Fiona. She is the daughter of the racecourse through his wife, Fiona. She is Col. Dewhurst, a previous chairman the daughter of the late Col. Dewhurst, a of theprevious Executive Committee, and chairman of the Executive Committee, and David followed in David followed in that role that in role in 1996. I first met him in 1986 when 1996. I David wasto the committed to itthe was elected committee and was immediately obvious that David was progress and development of the committed to the progress and course. development of the course.
The initial development was to build the Dewhurst Stand The initial development was to build the Dewhurst Stand in 1986 in in 1986 to start creating modern for orderintoorder start creating modern facilities for members facilities and race-goers. That was followed in 2006 with the building of the Nelson Stand, the members and race-goers. That was followed in 2006 cost of which appeared frightening initially, but it was soon obvious that with the building the Nelson Stand, thecare cost of financing which the facility wouldof generate its own income to take of the appeared frightening initially, but it was soon obvious that costs which David had predicted. the facility would generate its own income to take care of The final project overseen by David was to see the new stable block the financing which David had predicted. completed costs in late 2015 enabling the transfer of horses by road from the old stables a couple of miles or so away to come to an end. This project
The final overseen byat David was to coming see the new ran inproject tandem with The Lodge Perth Racecourse on stream in early 2016 and David was able to know that this facility had come to stable block completed in late 2015 enabling the transfer fruition before he died. of horses by road from the old stables a couple of miles David was a founder Scottish Racingran Marketing Ltd, a or so away to come to member an end.ofThis project in tandem company set up by the five Scottish racecourses in 2000 to identify and with The Lodge at Perth Racecourse coming on stream pursue matters of common interest to Ayr, Hamilton, Kelso, in early 2016 andand David able to still know Musselburgh Perth.was This company looksthat afterthis areasfacility of joint matters of importance to all the courses and he is remembered with had come to fruition before he died. great fondness by the chairmen of the four other courses outside Perth.
David was a founder member of Scottish Racing Marketing I greatly valued his friendship, acumen and advice throughout the thirty Ltd, a years company set Iup racecourses I knew him. do by missthe this five as doScottish the other members of the committee, the boardand of Scottish Racing, the members of the Perth in 2000 to identify pursue matters of common Hunt and racing in general. We shall not forget him. interest to Ayr, Hamilton, Kelso, Musselburgh and Perth. This company still looks after areas of joint matters of John S Gellatly importance to all the courses and he is remembered with great fondness theHunt chairmen of the four other courses Chairman Theby Perth outside Perth. We shall not forget him.
