Haydock Park Racecourse opens September with one of the most awaited events of the flat season. The Betfair Sprint Cup Day will take place on Saturday, 5 September, closing the 3-day Sprint Cup Festival 2026. The culmination of the day is the Haydock Sprint Cup that headlines the day and the entire event. The Haydock Sprint Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race that accepts both male and female horses aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres). It was established in 1966 and received its Group 1 status in 1988.  In...

Doncaster Racecourse has 35 meetings scheduled in 2026, and this guide covers every one. The season opens in the depths of winter with the Great Yorkshire Chase and covers several flat and jumps through the year. The highlight of this racecourse is always the St Leger Festival that runs annually in September.  Scroll below for the complete 2026 schedule, a season overview, and answers to the questions racegoers ask most for the Doncaster race meetings. Betting is only available to participants above 18 years. Please bet responsibly. BeGambleAware.org JTNDc2NyaXB0JTIwdHlwZSUzRCUyMnRleHQlMkZqYXZhc2NyaXB0JTIyJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZqcy43YmV0LnBhcnRuZXJzJTJGamF2YXNjcmlwdC5waHAlM0ZwcmVmaXglM0RnMHRwcEFNSVpFbWh2bzVuQzN0WlEyTmQ3WmdxZFJMayUyNmFtcCUzQm1lZGlhJTNENDM1JTI2YW1wJTNCY2FtcGFpZ24lM0Q0MCUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRnNjcmlwdCUzRQ== Doncaster Racecourse Fixtures 2026 January 23rd and 24th: Great Yorkshire Chase (Jumps) February Thursday, 5th: Afternoon Jump Racing 6th...

Day two of the Goodwood Festival 2026, or as it is universally known, the Glorious Goodwood, is packed with seven races, offering the horse racing enthusiasts a day filled with heated rivalries, breathtaking spectacles, and exciting celebrations. The feature race of the second day of the Festival is the Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes, which also headlines the entire meeting. This year, it falls on Wednesday, 29 July. The Sussex Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race that accepts both male and female horses aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres)....

The second day of the King George racing weekend 2026 welcomes horse racing enthusiasts with a number of prestigious races on the race card. Among those, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes takes the centrestage. This year, it falls on Saturday, 25 July.  The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race that accepts both male and female horses aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards (2,406 metres). It was established in 1951 as a merge of two different races...