Flat horse racing enthusiasts are marking their calendars once again, as the Qatar Goodwood Festival is getting ready to start their 2026 edition. Universally called the Glorious Goodwood, this year it falls between Tuesday, 28 July and Saturday, 1 August and will traditionally be conducted at the Goodwood Racecourse in Chichester.  The Goodwood Racecourse opened its gates for the first time in 1801. Today it operates in the flat season and hosts a number of notable races, including 3 of Britain’s 36 annual Group 1 flat races, namely, the Sussex Stakes, the Goodwood Cup, and the Nassau Stakes, all of...

The concluding day of the Newmarket July Festival introduces a whirlwind of racing action, as some of the fastest horses are getting ready to participate in one of the world’s most valuable and prestigious sprint races. Headlining the third day of the meeting and the entire event, the July Cup will take place on Saturday, 11 July this year. The July 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) on the July Course. The race was established...

As the month of July is taking hold, the British flat horse racing calendar offers yet another grand event to all horse racing enthusiasts. The Sandown Park Racecourse is getting ready to welcome race goers in Esher, Surrey for the Coral Eclipse Day. This year it will take place on Saturday, 4 July.  Staying active all year round, Sandown Park Racecourse hosts five Grade 1 National Hunt races and one Group 1 flat race, the Eclipse Stakes, which is conducted during the Coral Eclipse Day. It was established in 1875 and since then has become one of Britain’s most influential...