Doncaster Racecourse hosts the Futurity Trophy Weekend on Friday, 23 October and Saturday, 24 October, shortly before the venue closes the turf flat season in early November. The meeting’s headline race, the Futurity Trophy Stakes, takes place on Saturday. The Futurity Trophy Stakes is a Group 1 flat race open to two-year-old colts and fillies, run over 1 mile (1,609 metres). It was established in 1961 and has been run on the Straight Mile since 2001. Below you will find Saturday’s race card, the declared runners with their jockeys and trainers, a closer look at the main contenders and the latest...

Ascot races fixtures for 2027 will start on Saturday, 23 January with the BetMGM Clarence House Chase Raceday, a jump racing meeting. Throughout the year, Ascot Racecourse will host 26 race days. Below you’ll find dates for Ascot race days, the key races and events at each meeting, and Royal Ascot dates. The flat season at Ascot lasts from April to October and includes 18 days, while the jump race season lasts from October to April and includes 8 days. 13 out of Britain’s 36 Group 1 flat races are conducted at the Ascot Racecourse. Its events attract around 600,000...

Yielding describes a turf racing surface that has a noticeable give underfoot. The term is used particularly in Irish horse racing and, in broad terms, is commonly compared with good to soft ground in Britain, an equivalence noted by both BBC Sport and Racing Post. In racing, “going” refers to how firm or soft the ground is on the day. This article explains what is yielding ground in horse racing, where it sits on the going scale, why it occurs, how it differs from other conditions, and why going matters.JTNDc2NyaXB0JTIwdHlwZSUzRCUyMnRleHQlMkZqYXZhc2NyaXB0JTIyJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZqcy43YmV0LnBhcnRuZXJzJTJGamF2YXNjcmlwdC5waHAlM0ZwcmVmaXglM0RnMHRwcEFNSVpFbWh2bzVuQzN0WlEyTmQ3WmdxZFJMayUyNmFtcCUzQm1lZGlhJTNENDM1JTI2YW1wJTNCY2FtcGFpZ24lM0Q0MCUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRnNjcmlwdCUzRQ== What Does Yielding Mean in Horse Racing? In horse racing, “yielding”...

As September settles in, it is time for one of the most prestigious and awaited flat horse racing events to take centrestage. Betfred St Leger Festival 2026 is scheduled to take place between Thursday, 10 September and Sunday, 13 September at its traditional venue of the Doncaster Racecourse. It will include one of the glorious races of the British Classics, St Leger Stakes, as its headline. This year the race celebrates its 250th anniversary. This year the St Leger Festival will open with The British Stallion Studs ‘Carrie Red’ EBF Fillies Nursery Handicap Stakes as its first race, while The...