Horse Racing Fixtures 2025

2025 Horse Racing Fixtures & Calendar Overview

An up-to-date horse racing calendar is essential for staying on top of the sport throughout the year. The British racing schedule is among the busiest in the world, featuring over 1,400 fixtures across the season. It offers a diverse blend of flat racing, jump (National Hunt) meetings, and all-weather events, hosted at renowned racecourses across England, Scotland, and Wales.

This year’s calendar includes world-famous events like:

• The Cheltenham Festival
• The Grand National at Aintree
• Royal Ascot
• The Epsom Derby
• The St. Leger

Our timetable for horse racing fixtures includes both weekend highlights and weekday meetings. Whether you’re tracking major festivals or following midweek races at local tracks, this calendar ensures you won’t miss a moment of the action. With race types and times clearly marked, it’s easier than ever to plan your visit, follow the action live, or enjoy the excitement through streaming platforms. Stay ahead of the game with a complete view of the horse racing season from start to finish.

British Horse Racing Fixtures in Detail

British horse racing fixtures are managed by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), covering England, Scotland, and Wales. While UK calendar may also include Northern Ireland, British ones focus solely on BHA-regulated meetings.

In 2025, expect:

• Expanded evening races – offering greater flexibility for fans to attend or watch after work hours, particularly during the spring and summer months.
• More Sunday racing – designed to attract family attendance and broaden the sport’s weekend appeal.
• Enhanced all-weather race slots – taking advantage of floodlit tracks and synthetic surfaces to maintain a consistent schedule year-round, regardless of weather conditions.

Each fixture is an opportunity for fans to follow their favourite horses, trainers, and jockeys — whether on-site at historic venues like Newmarket, Ascot, or Aintree, or via live coverage on TV and streaming platforms.

Understanding Race Types and Timings

To help readers interpret the table more easily, here’s what each race tag means:

• Racecourse – Premier Raceday: These are the top-tier meetings with the highest prize money and racing quality, often featuring Group or Grade 1 races.
• Racecourse – Flat: Refers to flat racing – run over level tracks without obstacles.
• Racecourse – Jump: Also known as National Hunt racing, these include hurdles and steeplechases.
• (M) – Morning: Meetings that begin in the early part of the day.
• (LA) – Late Afternoon: Races scheduled to start mid-to-late afternoon.
• (E) – Evening: Races held in the evening, usually during spring and summer months.
• (F) – Floodlit: Night-time fixtures hosted under artificial lighting, mainly on all-weather tracks.

You’ll find these tags used consistently in the table to help identify when and where each type of racing will occur.

Horse Race Fixtures 2025 – Monthly Highlights

October

October marks the close of the flat season and the lead-in to jumps racing:

• British Champions Day at Ascot (18 October) – The UK’s richest raceday, featuring multiple Group 1 contests and top-tier championship races.
• Flat-to-jumps transition meetings take place across courses like Newmarket and Warwick, signalling the seasonal shift.

November

November fixtures signals the official start of the National Hunt season:

• Cheltenham November Meeting (14–16 November) – A premier early-season jumps festival, including the BetVictor Gold Cup and Greatwood Hurdle.
• Betfair Chase at Haydock (22 November) – The first Grade 1 chase of the new jump season and a key test for staying chasers.

December

The festive season’s December racing dates feature some of the most celebrated jumps races of the year:

• Tingle Creek Christmas Festival at Sandown (5–6 December) – A two-day meeting with Grade 1 action for top chasers.
• Kempton Winter Festival (26–27 December) – Headlined by the prestigious King George VI Chase on Boxing Day.
• Coral Welsh Grand National at Chepstow (27 December) – A marathon test of stamina to close out the year.