{"id":22394,"date":"2026-07-07T16:48:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/?p=22394"},"modified":"2026-07-07T16:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:48:24","slug":"newmarket-july-festival-2026-main-races-runners-racecard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/newmarket-july-festival-2026-main-races-runners-racecard\/","title":{"rendered":"Newmarket July Festival 2026: Main Races, Runners & Racecard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Summer is in full swing, and the flat horse racing brings on another grand event. The Newmarket July Festival, also known as the Debenhams July Festival, comes in as one of the most expected, colourful, and lively social highlights. This year the Newmarket Racecourse will host it between Thursday, 9 July and Saturday, 11 July.<\/span><\/p>\n

Founded in 1636, the Newmarket Racecourse is the only racecourse in Britain where a reigning monarch won a race riding a horse. This event took place in 1671, when King Charles II participated in the race. Today, the Newmarket Racecourse hosts nine out of 38 Group 1 races conducted in Britain. Its list of races includes a lot of notable names, two of the five British Classics \u2013 the 1,000 Guineas and 2,000 Guineas \u2013 among them.<\/span><\/p>\n

This year the Newmarket July Festival will open with The Bahrain Trophy Stakes as its first race, while The HKJC World Pool Handicap Stakes will close the entire event.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The featured races for each day are: Princess of Wales\u2019s Stakes for day one, Falmouth Stakes for day two, and July Cup for day three. The latter is also the headline race for the entire event.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Newmarket July Festival Racecard<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Newmarket July Festival 2026 will be conducted in the second week of July and last for three days. This <\/span>horse racing fixture<\/span><\/a> will include 22 races, with seven races conducted on the first and second days, and eight races conducted on the third day of the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

Day One: Ladies Day (9 July)<\/strong><\/h3>\n