{"id":16434,"date":"2026-10-14T13:39:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T10:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16434"},"modified":"2026-10-15T15:11:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:11:37","slug":"ascot-fixtures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/ascot-fixtures\/","title":{"rendered":"Ascot Races Fixtures 2027: Race Days, Dates and Key Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ascot races fixtures<\/b> 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\u2019ll find dates for <\/span>Ascot race days<\/b>, the key races and events at each meeting, and Royal Ascot dates.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2019s 36 Group 1 flat races are conducted at the Ascot Racecourse. Its events attract around 600,000 annual visitors, accounting for about 10% of all UK racegoers.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_js el_class=”banner-highlight”]JTNDc2NyaXB0JTIwdHlwZSUzRCUyMnRleHQlMkZqYXZhc2NyaXB0JTIyJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZqcy43YmV0LnBhcnRuZXJzJTJGamF2YXNjcmlwdC5waHAlM0ZwcmVmaXglM0RnMHRwcEFNSVpFbWh2bzVuQzN0WlEyTmQ3WmdxZFJMayUyNmFtcCUzQm1lZGlhJTNENDM1JTI2YW1wJTNCY2FtcGFpZ24lM0Q0MCUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRnNjcmlwdCUzRQ==[\/vc_raw_js][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Ascot Races Fixtures 2027<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In the table below you will find <\/span>Ascot racecourse events<\/b> for 2027 as well as the remainder of 2026 season.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”eb-table”]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nMeeting\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nType<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nHeadline Races<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday, 17 October 2026<\/span><\/td>\nQIPCO British Champions Day<\/span><\/td>\nFlat<\/span><\/td>\nQatar Racing Champion Stakes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday, 31 October 2026<\/span><\/td>\nFireworks Spectacular Family Raceday<\/span><\/td>\nJump<\/span><\/td>\nSodexo Live! Gold Cup Premier Handicap<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, 20 November – Saturday, 21 November 2026<\/span><\/td>\nLadbrokes November Racing Weekend<\/span><\/td>\nJump<\/span><\/td>\nLadbrokes 1965 Chase; Ladbrokes Ascot Hurdle<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, 18 December – Saturday, 19 December 2026<\/span><\/td>\nHowden Christmas Racing Weekend<\/span><\/td>\nJump<\/span><\/td>\nHowden Long Walk Hurdle<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday, 23 January 2027<\/span><\/td>\nBetMGM Clarence House Chase Raceday<\/span><\/td>\nJump<\/span><\/td>\nClarence House Chase<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday, 20 February 2027<\/span><\/td>\nBetfair Ascot Chase Raceday<\/span><\/td>\nJump<\/span><\/td>\nAscot Chase<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunday, 4 April 2027<\/span><\/td>\nSpring Family Raceday<\/span><\/td>\nJump<\/span><\/td>\nSodexo Live! Juvenile Handicap Hurdle<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, 30 April 2027<\/span><\/td>\nRoyal Ascot Trials Day<\/span><\/td>\nFlat<\/span><\/td>\nLongines Sagaro Stakes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, 7 May – Saturday, 8 May 2027<\/span><\/td>\nPeroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% May Racing Weekend\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nFlat<\/span><\/td>\nVictoria Cup<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday, 15 June – Saturday, 19 June 2027<\/span><\/td>\nRoyal Ascot<\/span><\/td>\nFlat<\/span><\/td>\nGold Cup<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, 9 July – Saturday, 10 July 2027<\/span><\/td>\nRacing To Zero Summer Mile Weekend<\/span><\/td>\nFlat<\/span><\/td>\nJuddmonte Summer Mile Stakes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, 23 July – Saturday, 24 July 2027<\/span><\/td>\nKing George Weekend<\/span><\/td>\nFlat<\/span><\/td>\nKing George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday, 7 August 2027<\/span><\/td>\nDubai Duty Free Shergar Cup<\/span><\/td>\nFlat<\/span><\/td>\nN\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, 3 September – Saturday, 4 September 2027<\/span><\/td>\nThe Big Ascot Food & Wine Racing Weekend\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nFlat<\/span><\/td>\nHandicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, 1 October – Saturday, 2 October 2027<\/span><\/td>\nBetMGM Autumn Racing Weekend<\/span><\/td>\nFlat<\/span><\/td>\nBetMGM Challenge Cup<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday, 16 October 2027<\/span><\/td>\nQIPCO British Champions Day<\/span><\/td>\nFlat<\/span><\/td>\nQatar Racing Champion Stakes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday, 30 October 2027<\/span><\/td>\nFireworks Spectacular Family Raceday<\/span><\/td>\nJump<\/span><\/td>\nSodexo Live! Gold Cup Premier Handicap<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, 19 November – Saturday, 20 November 2027<\/span><\/td>\nLadbrokes November Racing Weekend<\/span><\/td>\nJump<\/span><\/td>\nLadbrokes 1965 Chase; Ladbrokes Ascot Hurdle<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, 17 December – Saturday, 18 December 2027<\/span><\/td>\nHowden Christmas Racing Weekend<\/span><\/td>\nJump<\/span><\/td>\nHowden Long Walk Hurdle<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The above <\/span>Ascot dates<\/b> are correct as of 13 October 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Key Races and Events at Ascot<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The following races and meetings are the highlights of the <\/span>Ascot racecourse events<\/b> calendar.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Royal Ascot<\/strong><\/h3>\n