Horse Racing Events in the UK

Horse racing is a popular spectator sport in the UK, and gambling on horseraces is the cornerstone of the British betting industry.

The two main forms of horse racing in the UK are unobstructed distances races, known as flat racing, and races over fences or over hurdles, known as National Hunt racing. Additionally there is another form of racing which is run on an altogether more informal and ad hoc basis, known as point to point racing.

Point to point is a form of steeplechasing for amateur riders. Like professional racing, it is run under the auspices of the governing and regulatory body for horse-racing in Great Britain, the British Horseracing Authority.

The UK has produced some of the greatest jockeys, including Sir Gordon Richards, usually considered the greatest jockey ever. There are between four and five hundred professional jockeys based in the UK.

Here's a list of notable horse racing events which take place annually in the UK, under the jurisdiction of the British Horseracing Authority.

Group 1

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex
April / May	2,000 Guineas Stakes	Newmarket	1m	3yo c&f
April / May	1,000 Guineas Stakes	Newmarket	1m	3yo f
May	Lockinge Stakes	Newbury	1m	4yo+
June	Coronation Cup	Epsom	1m 4f 10y	4yo+
June	Oaks	Epsom	1m 4f 10y	3yo f
June	Derby	Epsom	1m 4f 10y	3yo c&f
June	King's Stand Stakes	Ascot	5f	3yo+
June	St. James's Palace Stakes	Ascot	1m	3yo c
June	Queen Anne Stakes	Ascot	1m	4yo+
June	Prince of Wales's Stakes	Ascot	1m 2f	4yo+
June	Gold Cup	Ascot	2m 4f	4yo+
June	Coronation Stakes	Ascot	1m	3yo f
June	Golden Jubilee Stakes	Ascot	6f	3yo+
July	Eclipse Stakes	Sandown	1m 2f 7y	3yo+
July	Falmouth Stakes	Newmarket	1m	3yo+ f
July	July Cup	Newmarket	6f	3yo+
July	King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes	Ascot	1m 4f	3yo+
July / Aug	Sussex Stakes	Goodwood	1m	3yo+
July / Aug	Nassau Stakes	Goodwood	1m 1f 192y	3yo+ f
August	International Stakes	York	1m 2f 88y	3yo+
August	Yorkshire Oaks	York	1m 4f	3yo+ f
August	Nunthorpe Stakes	York	5f	2yo+
September	Sprint Cup	Haydock	6f	3yo+
September	St. Leger Stakes	Doncaster	1m 6f 132y	3yo c&f
September	Fillies' Mile	Ascot	1m	2yo f
September	Queen Elizabeth II Stakes	Ascot	1m	3yo+
Sept / Oct	Cheveley Park Stakes	Newmarket	6f	2yo f
Sept / Oct	Middle Park Stakes	Newmarket	6f	2yo c
Sept / Oct	Sun Chariot Stakes	Newmarket	1m	3yo+ f
October	Dewhurst Stakes	Newmarket	7f	2yo c&f
October	Champion Stakes	Newmarket	1m 2f	3yo+
October	Racing Post Trophy	Doncaster	1m	2yo c&f

Group 2

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex
April	Sandown Mile	Sandown	1m 14y	4yo+
April / May	Jockey Club Stakes	Newmarket	1m 4f	4yo+
May	Duke of York Stakes	York	6f	3yo+
May	Dante Stakes	York	1m 2f 88y	3yo
May	Yorkshire Cup	York	1m 6f	4yo+
May	Henry II Stakes	Sandown	2m 78y	4yo+
May	Temple Stakes	Haydock	5f	3yo+
June	Coventry Stakes	Ascot	6f	2yo
June	Windsor Forest Stakes	Ascot	1m	4yo+ f
June	Queen Mary Stakes	Ascot	5f	2yo f
June	Norfolk Stakes	Ascot	5f	2yo
June	Ribblesdale Stakes	Ascot	1m 4f	3yo f
June	King Edward VII Stakes	Ascot	1m 4f	3yo c&g
June	Hardwicke Stakes	Ascot	1m 4f	4yo+
July	Lancashire Oaks	Haydock	1m 3f 200y	3yo+ f
July	Cherry Hinton Stakes	Newmarket	6f	2yo f
July	July Stakes	Newmarket	6f	2yo c&g
July	Princess of Wales's Stakes	Newmarket	1m 4f	3yo+
July	Superlative Stakes	Newmarket	7f	2yo
July	Summer Mile Stakes	Ascot	1m	4yo+
July	York Stakes	York	1m 2f 88y	3yo+
July / Aug	Lennox Stakes	Goodwood	7f	3yo+
July / Aug	Richmond Stakes	Goodwood	6f	2yo c&g
July / Aug	Vintage Stakes	Goodwood	7f	2yo
July / Aug	Goodwood Cup	Goodwood	2m	3yo+
August	Hungerford Stakes	Newbury	7f	3yo+
August	Lonsdale Cup	York	2m 88y	3yo+
August	Great Voltigeur Stakes	York	1m 4f	3yo c&g
August	Gimcrack Stakes	York	6f	2yo c&g
August	Lowther Stakes	York	6f	2yo f
August	Celebration Mile	Goodwood	1m	3yo+
September	Park Hill Stakes	Doncaster	1m 6f 132y	3yo+ f
September	Doncaster Cup	Doncaster	2m 2f	3yo+
September	Park Stakes	Doncaster	7f	3yo+
September	May Hill Stakes	Doncaster	1m	2yo f
September	Champagne Stakes	Doncaster	7f	2yo c&g
September	Flying Childers Stakes	Doncaster	5f	2yo
September	Mill Reef Stakes	Newbury	6f 8y	2yo
September	Royal Lodge Stakes	Ascot	1m	2yo c&g
September	Diadem Stakes	Ascot	6f	3yo+
October	Challenge Stakes	Newmarket	7f	3yo+
October	Princess Royal Stakes	Newmarket	1m 4f	3yo+ f
October	Rockfel Stakes	Newmarket	7f	2yo f

Group 3

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex
Mar / Apr	Lincoln Handicap	Doncaster	1m	4yo+
Mar / Apr	Rosebery Stakes	Kempton	1m 2f	4yo+
April	European Free Handicap	Newmarket	7f	3yo
April / May	Victoria Cup	Ascot	7f	4yo+
May	Chester Cup	Chester	2m 2f 147y	4yo+
006 May	Silver Bowl	Haydock	1m 30y	3yo
May / June	Zetland Gold Cup	Redcar	1m 2f	3yo+
June	Royal Hunt Cup	Ascot	1m	3yo+
June	Wokingham Stakes	Ascot	1207 6f	3yo+
010 June / July	Northumberland Plate	Newcastle	2m 19y	3yo+
July	Old Newton Cup	Haydock	1m 3f 200y	3yo+
July	Bunbury Cup	Newmarket	7f	3yo+
July	John Smith's Cup	York	1m 2f 88y	3yo+
July / Aug	Stewards' Cup	Goodwood	6f	3yo+
August	Great St. Wilfrid Stakes	Ripon	6f	3yo+
August	Ebor Handicap	York	1m 6f	3yo+
September	Portland Handicap	Doncaster	5f 140y	3yo+
September	Ayr Gold Cup	Ayr	6f	3yo+
Sept / Oct	Cambridgeshire Handicap	Newmarket	1m 1f	3yo+
October	Cesarewitch Handicap	Newmarket	2m 2f	3yo+
November	November Handicap	Doncaster	1m 4f	3yo+

Other Horse Racing Events

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex
Mar / Apr	Easter Stakes	Kempton	1m	3yo c&g
April	Feilden Stakes	Newmarket	1m 1f	3yo
April	Abernant Stakes	Newmarket	6f	3yo+
April	Blue Riband Trial Stakes	Epsom	1m 2f 18y	3yo
April	Leicestershire Stakes	Leicester	7f 9y	4yo+
April / May	Newmarket Stakes	Newmarket	2f	3yo c
April / May	Pretty Polly Stakes	Newmarket	1m 2f	3yo f
May	Cheshire Oaks	Chester	1m 3f 79y	3yo f
May	Lingfield Oaks Trial	Lingfield	1m 3f 106y	3yo f
May	Fillies' Trial Stakes	Newbury	1m 2f 6y	3yo f
May	Glasgow Stakes	Hamilton	1m 3f 16y	3yo c&g
May	Cocked Hat Stakes	Goodwood	1m 3f	3yo c&g
May	Height of Fashion Stakes	Goodwood	1m 1f 192y	3yo f
May	Fairway Stakes	Newmarket	1m 2f	3yo
May	Heron Stakes	Sandown	1m 14y	3yo
June	Chesham Stakes	Ascot	7f	2yo
June	Queen Alexandra Stakes	Ascot	2m 5f 159y	4yo+
July	Super Sprint Trophy	Newbury	5f 34y	2yo
July	Beeswing Stakes	Newcastle	7f	3yo+
August	Washington Singer Stakes	Newbury	7f	2yo
August	March Stakes	Goodwood	1m 6f	3yo+
September	Stardom Stakes	Goodwood	1m	2yo
September	Haynes, Hanson and Clark Stakes	Newbury	1m	2yo c&g
October	Silver Tankard Stakes	Pontefract	1m 4y	2yo
Oct / Nov	Zetland Stakes	Newmarket	1m 2f	2yo