Photographer Nigel Bowles was there for the action that did take place and you can see a selection of his pictures in the pages that follow. Read here how the afternoon proved a good one for Sussex's leading racing family the Moores.
Fontwell's biggest fixture of 2019 - picture special
By Steve Bone
Published 29th Dec 2019, 13:17 BST
Updated 29th Dec 2019, 13:19 BST
Fontwell Park drew a big crowd on Boxing Day despite poor weather - and the drenching the course took caused the final two races of the afternoon to be abandoned.