The Carey Group Victoria Cup is one of the most competitive seven-furlong handicaps on the British flat racing calendar and the undisputed centrepiece of Ascot's May raceday, featuring prominently in the UK horse racing fixtures calendar. Described by Ascot as "early-summer excitement featuring a prestigious seven-furlong heritage handicap," it consistently attracts high-quality fields that sit just below Group level, with winners occasionally going on to compete in Pattern company. As the feature contest of the Victoria Cup Raceday with a prize fund in excess of £100,000, it represents some of the most valuable seven-furlong handicap racing of the entire...

Horse racing has produced some legends that even non-racing fans would know about. Secretariat, Frankel, Red Rum, Man o’ War, and many more thoroughbreds have really caught the public’s imagination. Below, we examine which runner holds the claim to be the best racehorse of all time, and who the notable contenders are in the list. We’ve also dedicated a section to famous racehorses in the UK, where National Hunt and flat racing have produced their own legends.   Who Is the Best Racehorse of All Time? The most common answer you’ll hear (at least in North America) is Secretariat. And it’s hard to...

The flat racing season 2026 is officially here, and it comes in strong right off the bat with one of the largest horse racing fixtures at the Newmarket Racecourse. The Guineas Festival will take place between Friday, 1 May and Sunday, 3 May 2026 and will include the first two of the British Classics on the flat racing calendar. Often referred to as the headquarters of British horseracing, the Newmarket Racecourse comprises two separate courses, namely the Rowley Mile and the July Course. It also houses the biggest cluster of training yards in the country. The official history of the...

One of the UK Grand National races, the Scottish Grand National, is all ready to launch into action between Friday, 17 April and Saturday, 18 April. Its headline race of the same name will be conducted on the second day of the event, attracting a lot of interest from bettors and bookmakers alike. You will find Scottish Grand National odds on all major bookmaking platforms that include horse racing.  The Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Steeple Chase is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase that accepts both male and female horses aged five years or older. It is run over...