{"id":21284,"date":"2026-04-01T15:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/?p=21284"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:37:17","slug":"all-weather-championships-finals-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/all-weather-championships-finals-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"All Weather Championships Finals Day 2026: Preview & Betting Odds"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The flat racing season may not have fully unfolded in the UK just yet, but one major highlight on the spring horse racing calendar is the All Weather Championships Finals Day. The culmination of the All Weather Championships, this year it will take place on 3 April, Good Friday, at the Newcastle Racecourse.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Championship was initially created in 2013 to develop all weather racing, improve its reputation, and motivate horse trainers and owners to stay in training in the winter months. Conducted between late October and Good Friday, it includes competitions in the following categories:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. 3 Year Old Championships<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Sprint Championships<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Mile Championships<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Middle Distance Championships<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Marathon Championships<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Fillies & Mares Championships<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This season, the qualifying period started on Tuesday, 21 October and included over 200 horse racing fixtures over 6 racecourses that have all weather tracks.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The Newcastle Racecourse is located at the Gosforth Park and hosts both flat and National Hunt races, staying active all year around. While horse racing has a long history in the North East, the first official race at Gosforth Park was held in 1882. Apart from the All Weather Championships Finals Day races, it also holds the Northumberland Plate Festival and the Fighting Fifth Hurdle among its most prominent fixtures.<\/span><\/p>\n

    This year\u2019s All Weather Championships Finals Day will be opened by The BetMGM Burradon Stakes as its first race, while The Midnite All-Weather Easter Plate Marathon Handicap Stakes will close the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The Midnite All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap Stakes, the headline race of the event, will be run right before the last race.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Key Dates & Timings<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    The All Weather Championships Finals Day 2026 meeting will be conducted in the first week of April and last for one day. This <\/span>horse racing fixture<\/span><\/a> will include seven races. Each race brings together runners that earned their qualification throughout the All Weather Championships, competing in each of six categories.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Day One: All Weather Championships Finals Day<\/strong><\/p>\n