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List of British flat horse races

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A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Great Britain, under the authority of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status in the European Pattern.

Races

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The distances of the races are expressed in miles, furlongs and yards. In 2017 the BHA concluded a racecourse survey and remeasurement which led to some racecourses changing the exact distance of some races, or moving race start points to fit with advertised race distances.[1] The distances in the table below are exact distances. Race distances are often given to the nearest furlong: e.g. The Derby's exact distance is 1 mile 4 furlongs and 6 yards, but it is called a 1 mile 4 furlong race.

The races in bold are run on an all-weather surface.

Races are run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket unless 'Newmarket (July)' is written, in which the July Course is used.

Group 1

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Month
Race Name
Racecourse
Distance
Age/Sex
2024 winner
April / May 2000 Guineas Stakes Newmarket 1m 3yo c&f Notable Speech
April / May 1000 Guineas Stakes Newmarket 1m 3yo f Elmalka
May Lockinge Stakes Newbury 1m 4yo+ Audience
May / June Coronation Cup Epsom 1m 4f 6y 4yo+ Luxembourg
May / June Oaks Stakes Epsom 1m 4f 6y 3yo f Ezeliya
June Derby Stakes Epsom 1m 4f 6y 3yo c&f City Of Troy
June Queen Anne Stakes Ascot 1m 4yo+ Charyn
June King Charles III Stakes Ascot 5f 3yo+ Asfoora
June St. James's Palace Stakes Ascot 7f 213y 3yo c Rosallion
June Prince of Wales's Stakes Ascot 1m 1f 212y 4yo+ Auguste Rodin
June Gold Cup Ascot 2m 3f 210y 4yo+ Kyprios
June Commonwealth Cup Ascot 6f 3yo c&f Inisherin
June Coronation Stakes Ascot 7f 213y 3yo f Porta Fortuna
June Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes Ascot 6f 4yo+ Khaadem
July Eclipse Stakes Sandown 1m 1f 209y 3yo+ City Of Troy
July Falmouth Stakes Newmarket (July) 1m 3yo+ f Porta Fortuna
July July Cup Newmarket (July) 6f 3yo+ Mill Stream
July King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Ascot 1m 3f 211y 3yo+ Goliath
July / Aug Goodwood Cup Goodwood 2m 3yo+ Kyprios
July / Aug Sussex Stakes Goodwood 1m 3yo+ Notable Speech
July / Aug Nassau Stakes Goodwood 1m 1f 197y 3yo+ f Opera Singer
August Juddmonte International York 1m 2f 56y 3yo+ City Of Troy
August Yorkshire Oaks York 1m 3f 188y 3yo+ f Content
August Nunthorpe Stakes York 5f 2yo+ Bradsell
September Sprint Cup Haydock 6f 3yo+ Montassib
September St Leger Stakes Doncaster 1m 6f 115y 3yo c&f Jan Brueghel
September Cheveley Park Stakes Newmarket 6f 2yo f Lake Victoria
September Middle Park Stakes Newmarket 6f 2yo c Shadow Of Light
October Sun Chariot Stakes Newmarket 1m 3yo+ f Tamfana
October Fillies' Mile Newmarket 1m 2yo f Desert Flower
October Dewhurst Stakes Newmarket 7f 2yo c&f Shadow Of Light
October British Champions Sprint Stakes Ascot 6f 3yo+ Kind of Blue
October British Champions Fillies' and Mares' Stakes Ascot 1m 3f 211y 3yo+ f Kalpana
October Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Ascot 1m 3yo+ Charyn
October Champion Stakes Ascot 1m 1f 212y 3yo+ Anmaat
October Futurity Trophy Doncaster 1m 2yo c&f Hotazhell

Group 2

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Month
Race Name
Racecourse
Distance
Age/Sex
2024 winner
April Sandown Mile Sandown 1m 4yo+ Charyn
May Jockey Club Stakes Newmarket 1m 4f 4yo+ Outbox
May Dahlia Stakes Newmarket 1m 1f 4yo+ f Stay Alert
May Huxley Stakes Chester 1m 2f 70y 4yo+ Passenger
May Duke of York Stakes York 6f 3yo+ Mill Stream
May Middleton Stakes York 1m 2f 56y 4yo+ f Bluestocking
May Dante Stakes York 1m 2f 56y 3yo Economics
May Yorkshire Cup York 1m 5f 188y 4yo+ Giavellotto
May Temple Stakes Haydock 5f 3yo+ Kerdos
May Sandy Lane Stakes Haydock 6f 3yo Inisherin
June Coventry Stakes Ascot 6f 2yo Rashabar
June Queen Mary Stakes Ascot 5f 2yo f Leovanni
June Queen's Vase Ascot 1m 6f 34y 3yo Illinois
June Duke of Cambridge Stakes Ascot 1m 4yo+ f Running Lion
June Norfolk Stakes Ascot 5f 2yo Shareholder
June Ribblesdale Stakes Ascot 1m 3f 211y 3yo f Port Fairy
June King Edward VII Stakes Ascot 1m 3f 211y 3yo c&g Calandagan
June Hardwicke Stakes Ascot 1m 3f 211y 4yo+ Isle Of Jura
July Lancashire Oaks Haydock 1m 3f 175y 3yo+ f Queen Of The Pride
July July Stakes Newmarket (July) 6f 2yo c&g Whistlejacket
July Princess of Wales's Stakes Newmarket (July) 1m 4f 3yo+ Giavellotto
July Duchess of Cambridge Stakes Newmarket (July) 6f 2yo f Arabian Dusk
July Superlative Stakes Newmarket (July) 7f 2yo Ancient Truth
July Summer Mile Stakes Ascot 7f 213y 4yo+ Quddwah
July York Stakes York 1m 2f 56y 3yo+ Alflaila
July Vintage Stakes Goodwood 7f 2yo Aomori City
July Lennox Stakes Goodwood 7f 3yo+ Audience
August Richmond Stakes Goodwood 6f 2yo c&g Black Forza
August King George Stakes Goodwood 5f 3yo+ Big Evs
August Lillie Langtry Stakes Goodwood 1m 6f 3yo+ f Term Of Endearment
August Hungerford Stakes Newbury 7f 3yo+ Tiber Flow
August Great Voltigeur Stakes York 1m 3f 188y 3yo c&g Los Angeles
August Lowther Stakes York 6f 2yo f Celandine
August Lonsdale Cup York 2m 56y 3yo+ Vauban
August Gimcrack Stakes York 6f 2yo c&g Cool Hoof Luke
August City of York Stakes York 7f 3yo+ Breege
August Celebration Mile Goodwood 1m 3yo+ Ice Max
September May Hill Stakes Doncaster 1m 2yo f Desert Flower
September Park Hill Stakes Doncaster 1m 6f 115y 3yo+ f Nakheel
September Flying Childers Stakes Doncaster 5f 3y 2yo Aesterius
September Doncaster Cup Doncaster 2m 1f 197y 3yo+ Sweet William
September Champagne Stakes Doncaster 7f 6y 2yo c&g Bay City Roller
September Park Stakes Doncaster 7f 6y 3yo+ Kinross
September Mill Reef Stakes Newbury 6f 2yo Powerful Glory
September Rockfel Stakes Newmarket 7f 2yo f Bubbling
September Joel Stakes Newmarket 1m 3yo+ Prague
September Royal Lodge Stakes Newmarket 1m 2yo c&g Wimbledon Hawkeye
October Challenge Stakes Newmarket 7f 3yo+ Topgear
October British Champions Long Distance Cup Ascot 2m 3yo+ Kyprios

Group 3

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Month
Race Name
Racecourse
Distance
Age/Sex
2024 winner
February Winter Derby Southwell[a] 1m 3f 23y 4yo+ Military Order
April Earl of Sefton Stakes Newmarket 1m 1f 4yo+ Ottoman Fleet
April Nell Gwyn Stakes Newmarket 7f 3yo f Pretty Crystal
April Abernant Stakes Newmarket 6f 3yo+ Washington Heights
April Craven Stakes Newmarket 1m 3yo c&g Haatem
April John Porter Stakes Newbury 1m 4f 4yo+ Hamish
April Fred Darling Stakes Newbury 7f 3yo f Folgaria
April Greenham Stakes Newbury 7f 3yo c&g Esquire
April Gordon Richards Stakes Sandown 1m 1f 209y 4yo+ Okeechobee
April Sandown Classic Trial Sandown 1m 1f 209y 3yo Arabian Crown
May Sagaro Stakes Ascot 1m 7f 209y 4yo+ Coltrane
May Pavilion Stakes Ascot 6f 3yo Jasour
May Palace House Stakes Newmarket 5f 3yo+ Seven Questions
May Chester Vase Chester 1m 4f 63y 3yo c&g Hidden Law
May Ormonde Stakes Chester 1m 5f 84y 4yo+ Point Lonsdale
May Chartwell Fillies' Stakes Lingfield 7f 3yo+ f Great Generation
May Musidora Stakes York 1m 2f 56y 3yo f Secret Satire
May Aston Park Stakes Newbury 1m 4f 4yo+ Middle Earth
May Henry II Stakes Sandown 2m 50y 4yo+ Sweet William
May Brigadier Gerard Stakes Sandown 1m 1f 209y 4yo+ Royal Rhyme
May Brontë Cup York 1m 5f 188y 4yo+ f Term Of Endearment
May / June Princess Elizabeth Stakes Epsom 1m 113y 3yo+ f Breege
May / June Diomed Stakes Epsom 1m 113y 3yo+ Royal Scotsman
May / June Lester Piggott Stakes[b] Haydock 1m 3f 175y 4yo+ f Queen Of The Pride
May / June John of Gaunt Stakes Haydock 7f 37y 4yo+ Tiber Flow
June Hampton Court Stakes Ascot 1m 1f 212y 3yo Jayarebe
June Albany Stakes Ascot 6f 2yo f Fairy Godmother
June Jersey Stakes Ascot 7f 3yo Haatem
June Hoppings Stakes Newcastle 1m 2f 42y 3yo+ f Tiffany
June / July Chipchase Stakes Newcastle 6f 3yo+ Montassib
June / July Criterion Stakes Newmarket (July) 7f 3yo+ Noble Dynasty
July Sprint Stakes Sandown 5f 10y 3yo+ Makarova
July Bahrain Trophy Newmarket (July) 1m 5f 3yo Ancient Wisdom
July Summer Stakes York 6f 3yo+ f Flora Of Bermuda
July John Smith's Silver Cup Stakes York 1m 5f 188y 4yo+ Alsakib
July Hackwood Stakes Newbury 6f 3yo+ Elite Status
July Princess Margaret Stakes Ascot 6f 2yo f Simmering
July Valiant Stakes Ascot 7f 213y 3yo+ f Friendly Soul
July / Aug Oak Tree Stakes Goodwood 7f 3yo+ f Raqiya
July / Aug Molecomb Stakes Goodwood 5f 2yo Big Mojo
July / Aug Gordon Stakes Goodwood 1m 3f 218y 3yo Jan Brueghel
July / Aug Thoroughbred Stakes Goodwood 1m 3yo Lead Artist
July / Aug Glorious Stakes Goodwood 1m 3f 218y 4yo+ Al Aasy
August Rose of Lancaster Stakes Haydock 1m 2f 100y 3yo+ Anmaat
August Sweet Solera Stakes Newmarket (July) 7f 2yo f Lake Victoria
August Geoffrey Freer Stakes Newbury 1m 5f 61y 3yo+ Al Aasy
August Acomb Stakes York 7f 2yo The Lion In Winter
August Strensall Stakes York 1m 208y 3yo+ See The Fire
August Prestige Stakes Goodwood 7f 2yo f Anshoda
August Winter Hill Stakes Windsor 1m 2f 7y 3yo+ My Prospero
Aug / Sept Solario Stakes Sandown 7f 2yo Field Of Gold
Aug / Sept Atalanta Stakes Sandown 1m 3yo+ f Tamfana
September Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes Salisbury[c] 6f 2yo f Tabiti
September Superior Mile Haydock 1m 37y 3yo+ Holloway Boy
September September Stakes Kempton 1m 3f 219y 3yo+ Kalpana
September Sirenia Stakes Kempton 6f 2yo Symbol Of Strength
September Sceptre Stakes Doncaster 7f 6y 3yo+ f Great Generation
September Firth of Clyde Stakes Ayr 6f 2yo f Sky Majesty
September World Trophy Newbury 5f 34y 3yo+ No Half Measures
September Somerville Tattersall Stakes Newmarket 7f 2yo c&g The Waco Kid
September Princess Royal Stakes Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo+ f Time Lock
October Cumberland Lodge Stakes Ascot 1m 3f 211y 3yo+ Al Qareem
October Bengough Stakes Ascot 6f 3yo+ Apollo One
October Cornwallis Stakes Newmarket 5f 2yo Coto De Caza
October Oh So Sharp Stakes Newmarket 7f 2yo f Merrily
October Pride Stakes Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo+ f Lady Boba
October Darley Stakes Newmarket 1m 1f 3yo+ Lead Artist
October Zetland Stakes Newmarket 1m 2f 2yo Starzintheireyes
October Autumn Stakes Newmarket 1m 2yo Delacroix
October St. Simon Stakes Newbury 1m 4f 3yo+ Max Vega
October Horris Hill Stakes Newbury 7f 2yo c&g Make You Smile
  1. ^ Previously run at Lingfield over 1m 2f.
  2. ^ Previously run as the Pinnacle Stakes.
  3. ^ Was abandoned in 2024 but the race was run at the same course later in the month.

Listed

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Month
Race Name
Racecourse
Distance
Age/Sex
2024 winner
February Tandridge Stakes Lingfield 1m 1y 4yo+ Dear My Friend
February Kachy Stakes Lingfield 6f 1y 4yo+ Diligent Harry
February Hever Sprint Stakes Southwell 4f 214y 4yo+ Diligent Harry
March Spring Cup Lingfield 7f 1y 3yo Watch My Tracer
March Lady Wulfruna Stakes Wolverhampton 7f 36y 4yo+ Nine Tenths
Mar / Apr Doncaster Mile Stakes Doncaster 1m 4yo+ Charyn
Mar / Apr Cammidge Trophy Doncaster 6f 2y 3yo+ Montassib
Mar / Apr Burradon Stakes Newcastle 1m 5y 3yo Cuban Tiger
Mar / Apr Magnolia Stakes Kempton 1m 2f 4yo+ Dubai Honour
April Barry Hills Further Flight Stakes Nottingham 1m 6f 4yo+ abandoned
April Snowdrop Fillies' Stakes Kempton 1m 4yo+ f Adelaise
April Feilden Stakes Newmarket 1m 1f 3yo Jayarebe
April Lansdown Fillies' Stakes Bath 5f 10y 3yo+ f Adaay In Devon
April Blue Riband Trial Stakes Epsom 1m 2f 17y 3yo Bellum Justum
April Nottinghamshire Oaks Nottingham 1m 2f 50y 4yo+ abandoned
May Paradise Stakes Ascot 1m 4yo+ Quddwah
Apr / May Chelmer Fillies' Stakes Chelmsford 6f 3yo f Pandora's Gift
May Newmarket Stakes Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo c&g Caviar Heights
May King Charles II Stakes Newmarket 7f 3yo Boiling Point
May Ellen Chaloner Stakes Newmarket 6f 3yo+ f Unequal Love
May Conqueror Stakes Goodwood 1m 3yo+ f Royal Dress
May Daisy Warwick Stakes Goodwood 1m 3f 218y 4yo+ f Gather Ye Rosebuds
May Pretty Polly Stakes Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo f Friendly Soul
May Cheshire Oaks Chester 1m 3f 75y 3yo f Forest Fairy
May Dee Stakes Chester 1m 2f 70y 3yo c&g Romantic Thor
May Lingfield Oaks Trial Lingfield 1m 3f 133y 3yo f You Got To Me
May Lingfield Derby Trial Lingfield 1m 3f 133y 3yo c&g Ambiente Friendly
May Spring Trophy Haydock 6f 212y 3yo+ Shartash
May Westow Stakes York 5f 3yo Big Evs
May Marygate Fillies' Stakes York 5f 2yo f Betty Clover
May Michael Seely Memorial Stakes York 7f 192y 3yo f Devoted Queen
May Carnarvon Stakes Newbury 6f 3yo Elite Status
May Fillies' Trial Stakes Newbury 1m 2f 6y 3yo f Diamond Rain
May Rothesay Stakes Ayr 1m 2f 4yo+ f Madame Ambassador
May National Stakes Sandown 5f 10y 2yo Enchanting Empress
May Heron Stakes Sandown 1m 3yo Almaqam
May Cecil Frail Stakes Haydock 6f 3yo+ f Electric Storm
May Festival Stakes Goodwood 1m 1f 197y 4yo+ Isle Of Jura
May Height of Fashion Stakes Goodwood 1m 1f 197y 3yo f Francophone
May Cocked Hat Stakes Goodwood 1m 3f 44y 3yo c&g Meydaan
May Cathedral Stakes Salisbury 6f 3yo+ Raqiya
June Surrey Stakes Epsom 7f 3y 3yo Evade
June Queen of Scots Stakes Musselburgh 7f 33y 3yo+ f Jabaara
June Achilles Stakes Haydock 5f 3yo+ Believing
June Tapster Stakes Goodwood 1m 3f 218y 4yo+ King Of Conquest
June Agnes Keyser Fillies' Stakes Goodwood 1m 1f 197y 3yo f Lava Stream
June Scurry Stakes Sandown 5f 10y 3yo Adaay In Devon
June Grand Cup York 1m 5f 188y 4yo+ Klondike
June Wolferton Stakes Ascot 1m 1f 212y 4yo+ Israr
June Windsor Castle Stakes Ascot 5f 2yo Ain't Nobody
June Chesham Stakes Ascot 7f 2yo Bedtime Story
June Land O'Burns Fillies' Stakes Ayr 5f 3yo+ f Beautiful Diamond
Azure Blue (dh)
June Pontefract Castle Stakes Pontefract 1m 4f 5y 4yo+ f River Of Stars
June Eternal Stakes Carlisle 6f 195y 3yo f Jabaara
June Empress Stakes Newmarket (July) 6f 2yo f Celandine
June Fred Archer Stakes Newmarket (July) 1m 4f 4yo+ King of Conquest
July Dragon Stakes Sandown 5f 10y 2yo Aesterius
July Gala Stakes Sandown 1m 1f 209y 3yo+ Al Mubhir
July Esher Stakes Sandown 2m 50y 4yo+ Trueshan
July Coral Distaff Sandown 1m 3yo f Spiritual
July Queen Charlotte Fillies' Stakes Chelmsford 7f 4yo+ f Vetiver
July Pipalong Stakes Pontefract 1m 6y 4yo+ f Caernarfon
July Sir Henry Cecil Stakes Newmarket (July) 1m 3yo Al Musmak
July City Walls Stakes York 5f 3yo+ Starlust
July City Plate Chester 7f 1y 3yo+ Al Shabab Storm
July Rose Bowl Stakes Newbury 6f 8y 2yo Yah Mo Be There
July Glasgow Stakes Hamilton 1m 3f 14y 3yo Kalpana
July Steventon Stakes Newbury 1m 2f 3yo+ Phantom Flight
July Aphrodite Stakes Newmarket (July) 1m 4f 3yo+ f Mistral Star
July Star Stakes Sandown 7f 2yo f Celestial Orbit
July Lyric Stakes York 1m 2f 56y 3yo+ f Verbier
July Pat Eddery Stakes Ascot 7f 2yo Al Qudra
July Pomfret Stakes Pontefract 1m 6y 3yo+ Point Lynas
August Chalice Stakes Newmarket (July) 1m 4f 3yo+ f Divina Grace
August Queensferry Stakes Chester 6f 17y 3yo+ Quinault
August Dick Hern Fillies' Stakes Haydock 1m 37y 3yo+ f Choisya
August Stonehenge Stakes Salisbury 1m 2yo New Century
August Upavon Fillies' Stakes Salisbury 1m 1f 201y 3yo+ f High Spirited
August St Hugh's Stakes Newbury 5f 34y 2yo f Englemere
August Flying Fillies' Stakes Pontefract 6f 3yo+ f Marine Wave
August Galtres Stakes York 1m 3f 188y 3yo+ f Scenic
August Roses Stakes York 5f 2yo Tropical Storm
August Hopeful Stakes Newmarket (July) 6f 3yo+ Quinault
August August Stakes Windsor 1m 3f 99y 3yo+ Sea Of Roses
August Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy Ripon 6f 2yo Soldier's Heart
Aug / Sept Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes Beverley 5f 3yo+ Democracy Dilemma
Aug / Sept Chester Stakes Chester 1m 6f 87y 3yo+ Absurde
September Ascendant Stakes Haydock 1m 37y 2yo Luther
September Garrowby Stakes York 6f 3yo+ Quinault
September Flying Scotsman Stakes Doncaster 7f 6y 2yo Benevento
September Stand Cup Chester 1m 4f 63y 3yo+ Al Qareem
September John Musker Fillies' Stakes Yarmouth 1m 2f 23y 3yo+ f Sound Angela
September Fortune Stakes Sandown 1m 3yo+ Skellet
September Harry Rosebery Stakes Ayr 5f 2yo Star Of Mehmas
September Arran Scottish Fillies' Sprint Stakes Ayr 5f 110y 3yo+ f Star Of Lady M
September Dubai Duty Free Cup Newbury 7f 3yo+ Witness Stand
September Doonside Cup Ayr 1m 2f 3yo+ Persica
September Foundation Stakes Goodwood 1m 1f 197y 3yo+ Novus
September Jockey Club Rose Bowl Newmarket 2m 3yo+ Al Nayyir
September Rosemary Stakes Newmarket 1m 3yo+ f Sirona
September Godolphin Stakes Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo+ Burdett Road
October Noel Murless Stakes Ascot 1m 6f 34y 3yo Subsequent
October Rous Stakes Ascot 5f 3yo+ Rumstar
October October Stakes Ascot 7f 3yo+ f Sunfall
October Two-Year-Old Trophy Redcar 6f 2yo Candy
October Guisborough Stakes Redcar 7f 3yo+ Grey's Monument
October Beckford Stakes Bath 1m 6f 3yo+ f Entrancement
October Rockingham Stakes York 6f 2yo Jungle Drums
October Boadicea Fillies' Stakes Newmarket 6f 3yo+ f Rage Of Bamby
October Silver Tankard Stakes Pontefract 1m 6y 2yo Tuscan Hills
October Doncaster Stakes Doncaster 6f 2yo La Bellota
October Radley Stakes Newbury 7f 2yo f Ellaria Sand
Oct / Nov Robin Hood Stakes Nottingham 1m 75y 3yo+ Sparks Fly
Oct / Nov Bosra Sham Stakes Newmarket 6f 2yo f It Ain't Two
Oct / Nov James Seymour Stakes Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo+ Bolster
Oct / Nov Montrose Stakes Newmarket 1m 2yo f Smoken
November Floodlit Stakes Kempton 1m 4f 3yo+ Military Academy
November Wentworth Stakes Doncaster 6f 3yo+ Room Service
November Gillies Fillies' Stakes Doncaster 1m 2f 43y 3yo+ f Estrange
November Fleur De Lys Fillies' Stakes Lingfield 1m 3yo+ f Doom
November River Eden Fillies' Stakes Lingfield 1m 5f 3yo+ f Sea Theme
November Churchill Stakes Newcastle 1m 2f 42y 3yo+ The Foxes
November Golden Rose Stakes Newcastle 6f 3yo+ Night Raider
December Hyde Stakes Kempton 1m 3yo+
December Wild Flower Stakes Kempton 1m 3f 219y 3yo+
December Quebec Stakes Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo+

Heritage Handicaps

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Month
Race Name
Racecourse
Distance
Value £K †
Age/Sex
2024 winner
Mar / Apr Lincoln Handicap Doncaster 1m 150 4yo+ Mr Professor
Mar / Apr Queen's Cup Musselburgh 1m 5f 216y 100 4yo+ abandoned
Apr / May William Hill Extra Place Races Handicap Newmarket 6f 100 4yo+ Desert Cop
Apr / May Suffolk Stakes Newmarket 1m 1f 100 3yo+ Liberty Lane
Apr / May William Hill Handicap Newmarket 1m 6f 100 4yo+ Bague d'Or
May Chester Cup Chester 2m 2f 140y 170 4yo+ Zoffee
May Victoria Cup Ascot 7f 100 4yo+ The Wizard Of Eye
May London Gold Cup Newbury 1m 2f 100 3yo King's Gambit
May Silver Bowl Haydock 1m 37y 100 3yo Nellie Laylax
June Epsom Dash Epsom 5f 100 3yo+ Dream Composer
June Ascot Stakes Ascot 2m 3f 210y 110 4yo+ Pledgeofallegiance
June Royal Hunt Cup Ascot 1m 175 3yo+ Wild Tiger
June King George V Stakes Ascot 1m 3f 211y 110 3yo Going The Distance
June Britannia Stakes Ascot 1m 120 3yo Mickley
June Wokingham Stakes Ascot 6f 175 3yo+ Unequal Love
June / July Northumberland Plate Newcastle 2m 56y 150 3yo+ Onesmoothoperator
July bet365 Handicap Newmarket (July) 6f 100 3yo Sergeant Wilko
July 6 Horse Challenge at bet365 Handicap Newmarket (July) 1m 2f 100 3yo Involvement
July bet365 Trophy Newmarket (July) 1m 6f 100 4yo+ Fairbanks
July Bunbury Cup Newmarket (July) 7f 100 3yo+ Aalto
July John Smith's Cup York 1m 2f 56y 200 3yo+ Enfjaar
July A1R Services Heritage Handicap Ascot 5f 100 3yo+ Fair Wind
July International Stakes Ascot 7f 150 3yo+ Northern Express
August Golden Mile Goodwood 1m 150 3yo+ Toimy Son
August Stewards' Cup Goodwood 6f 250 3yo+ Get It
August Symphony Group Handicap York 5f 89y 120 3yo+ Jm Jungle
August Sky Bet Stayers Handicap York 2m 56y 100 3yo+ Extensio
August Visit Irish Yearling Sale With ITM Fillies' Handicap York 5f 100 3yo+ f Star Of Lady M
August Clipper Handicap York 7f 192y 150 3yo+ Thunder Run
August British EBF Fillies' Handicap York 7f 100 3yo+ Alfa Kellenic
August Sky Bet Handicap York 1m 3f 188y 120 3yo+ Shadow Dance
August Assured Data Protection EBF Fillies' Handicap York 1m 2f 56y 100 3yo+ Canoodled
August Sky Bet Mile York 7f 192y 100 3yo Treasure Time
August Lanark Silver Bell Hamilton 1m 4f 15y 100 3yo+ La Yakel
August Melrose Handicap York 1m 5f 188y 170 3yo Tabletalk
August Ebor Handicap York 1m 5f 188y 500 4yo+ Magical Zoe
August Constantine Handicap York 6f 100 3yo+ Elmonjed
August Sky Bet Finale Handicap York 1m 2f 56y 100 3yo+ Sir Busker
September Chapel Down Handicap Ascot 1m 3f 211y 100 3yo The Reverend
September Portland Handicap Doncaster 5f 143y 100 3yo+ American Affair
September Watergate Cup Chester 1m 7f 196y 100 3yo+ Spirit Mixer
September Ayr Gold Cup Ayr 6f 180 3yo+ Lethal Levi
September Cambridgeshire Handicap Newmarket 1m 1f 175 3yo+ Liberty Lane
October BetMGM Challenge Cup Ascot 7f 180 3yo+ Volterra
October Old Rowley Cup Newmarket 1m 4f 120 3yo Sun God
October William Hill Finale Handicap York 1m 5f 188y 100 3yo Minstrel Knight
October Cesarewitch Handicap Newmarket 2m 2f 175 3yo+ Alphonse Le Grande[a]
October Coral Sprint Trophy York 6f 100 3yo+ Strike Red
  1. ^ The race was later awarded to Manxman by the BHA Whip Review Committee, but was returned to Alphonse Le Grande on appeal.

Other selected handicaps

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Criteria for inclusion;

  • Class 2 or Class 3 races worth £75,000 or more and which are not consolation races for runners eliminated from other handicaps.
  • Races worth £50,000 or more which are a course's most important race of the season or which have historical importance.
  • Other handicap races with a linked article.


Month
Race Name
Racecourse
Distance
Class
Value £K †
Age/Sex
2024 winner
January Winter Oaks Lingfield 1m 2f 2 100 4yo+ f Oh So Grand
Mar / Apr All-Weather Championships Marathon Newcastle 2m 56y 2 150 4yo+ Prydwen
Mar / Apr All-Weather 3 Year Old Championships Newcastle 6f 2 150 3yo Fire Demon
Mar / Apr Fillies' And Mares' Championships Newcastle 7f 14y 2 150 4yo+ Cloud Cover
Mar / Apr All-Weather Sprint Newcastle 6f 2 150 4yo+ Fivethousandtoone
Mar / Apr All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap Newcastle 1m 2f 42y 2 200 4yo+ Elegant Man
Mar / Apr All-Weather Championships Mile Newcastle 1m 5y 2 150 4yo+ Talis Evolvere
Mar / Apr Rosebery Stakes Kempton 1m 2f 219y 2 100 4yo+ Cemhaan
April Try The Racing App This Afternoon Handicap Bath 5f 2 75 4yo+ Blind Beggar
April Newbury Spring Cup Newbury 1m 2 70 4yo+ Metal Merchant
April Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap Musselburgh 5f 1y 2 75 4yo+ Equality
April City and Suburban Handicap Epsom 1m 2f 17y 2 50 4yo+ Crystal Delight
April Great Metropolitan Handicap Epsom 1m 4f 6y 3 30 4yo+ Champagne Piaff
April Esher Cup Sandown 1m 2 45 4yo+ Hand Of God
April King Richard III Cup Leicester 1m 53y 2 50 4yo+ Miss Kantik
April Liz And Izzy's Hoap Podcast Handicap Southwell 2m 102y 2 75 4yo+ Prydwen
Apr / May Thirsk Hunt Cup Thirsk 7f 218y 2 50 4yo+ Titan Rock
May Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Hcap Newcastle 6f 2 75 4yo+ Misty Grey
May Hambleton Handicap York 7f 192y 2 75 4yo+ Point Lynas
May HKJC World Pool Handicap Newbury 6f 2 75 4yo+ Lethal Levi
May OCS Handicap Newbury 1m 2 75 4yo+ Sonny Liston
May trustatrader.com Handicap Newmarket 7f 2 100 4yo+ Carrytheone
May Sky Bet Extra Place Races Every Day Handicap Newmarket 6f 2 75 3yo Woodhay Wonder
May Whitsun Cup Sandown 1m 3 17.5 4yo+ Dual Identity
May Harroways Handicap Goodwood 7f 2 100 3yo Qirat
May Zetland Gold Cup Redcar 1m 2f 1y 2 40 3yo+ Arthur's Realm
June Trustatrader Handicap Epsom 1m 113y 2 75 4yo+ Two Tempting
June Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap Epsom 1m 2f 17y 2 75 4yo+ Bolster
June Molson Coors Handicap Epsom 7f 3y 2 75 3yo+ Rhoscolyn
June Lester Piggott Handicap Epsom 1m 2f 17y 2 75 3yo Persica
June 3YO Dash Epsom 5f 3 75 3yo Blue Storm
June Northern Dancer Handicap Epsom 1m 4f 6y 2 75 4yo+ Relentless Voyager
June JRA Tokyo Trophy Handicap Epsom 6f 3y 2 75 4yo+ Misty Grey
June Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Hamilton 5f 7y 2 75 4yo+ Desperate Hero
June Listen To BetMGM On TalkSPORT Handicap Stakes Sandown 1m 2 100 3yo+ Two Tempting
June Macmillan Sprint York 6f 2 100 3yo James's Delight
June Sky Bet Request A Bet Handicap Thirsk 5f 2 75 3yo+ American Affair
June Copper Horse Handicap Ascot 1m 6f 34y 2 110 4yo+ Belloccio
June Kensington Palace Stakes Ascot 7f 213y 2 110 4yo+ f Doha
June Buckingham Palace Stakes Ascot 7f 2 110 3yo+ English Oak
June Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Ascot 1m 3f 211y 2 110 3yo+ Crystal Black
June Sandringham Stakes Ascot 1m 2 110 3yo f Soprano
June Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes Ascot 5f 2 110 3yo Pilgrim
June Golden Gates Stakes Ascot 1m 1f 212y 2 110 3yo Hand Of God
June Carlisle Bell Carlisle 7f 173y 4 30 3yo+ Orbaan
June / July Gosforth Park Cup Newcastle 5f 2 50 3yo+ Bergerac
July Coral Challenge Sandown 1m 2 100 3yo+ Cicero's Gift
July bet365 Handicap Stakes Haydock 1m 6f 1y 2 100 3yo Align The Stars
July Old Newton Cup Haydock 1m 3f 175y 2 150 3yo+ abandoned
July Mettal UK Handicap Stakes Newbury 2m 110y 2 80 3yo+ Temporize
July Racing League Race 7 Handicap Yarmouth 1m 2f 23y 2 75 3yo+ Rathgar
July Sky Bet Dash York 6f 2 75 3yo+ Rage Of Bamby
July / Aug Chesterfield Cup Goodwood 1m 1f 197y 2 100 4yo+ Take Heart
July / Aug Coral Daily Rewards Shaker Handicap Goodwood 1m 3f 218y 2 75 3yo French Duke
August Kincsem Handicap Goodwood 1m 1f 197y 2 100 3yo Approval
August Racing League Race 14 Handicap Wolverhampton 6f 21y 2 75 3yo+ Willem Twee
August Goodwood Handicap Goodwood 2m 4f 97y 2 75 3yo+ Master Milliner
August Summer Handicap Goodwood 1m 6f 2 100 3yo+ Align The Stars
August Sky Bet, For The Fans Handicap Stakes Haydock 5f 2 75 3yo+ Jer Batt
August Racing League Race 21 Handicap Chepstow 7f 16y 2 75 3yo+ Carrytheone
August Shergar Cup Dash Ascot 5f 2 80 3yo+ Holkham Bay
August Shergar Cup Stayers Ascot 1m 7f 209y 2 80 4yo+ Ranch Hand
August Shergar Cup Challenge Ascot 1m 3f 211y 2 80 4yo+ Insanity
August Shergar Cup Sprint Ascot 6f 2 80 3yo Jarraaf
August Shergar Cup Classic Ascot 1m 3f 211y 3 80 3yo Going Remote
August Shergar Cup Mile Ascot 7f 213y 2 100 4yo+ New Image
August Sprint Series Final Windsor 6f 12y 2 75 3yo+ Elmonjed
August Racing League Race 28 Handicap Windsor 1m 2f 2 75 3yo+ Parlando
August Great St. Wilfrid Stakes Ripon 6f 2 100 3yo+ Dare To Hope
August Grey Horse Handicap Newmarket (July) 6f 4 30 3yo+ Archduke Ferdinand
August Sky Bet Nursery Handicap York 6f 2 100 2yo Yes I'm Mali
August EBF Stallions Nursery Handicap York 7f 2 100 2yo Angel Hunter
August Racing League Race 35 Handicap Newcastle 7f 14y 2 75 3yo+ Ten Pounds
August William Hill Handicap Stakes Goodwood 7f 2 75 3yo+ Qirat
August Racing League Race 42 Handicap Southwell 4f 214y 2 75 3yo+ Thunder Moor
Aug / Sep Livescore Bet Handicap Chester 7f 127y 2 100 3yo+ Two Tempting
September Betfair Plays Different Handicap Haydock 1m 6f 1y 2 100 3yo Master Builder
September Old Borough Cup Haydock 1m 6f 1y 2 100 3yo+ Epic Poet
September bet365 Handicap Ascot 7f 2 80 3yo+ Grey's Monument
September Mallard Handicap Doncaster 1m 6f 115y 2 70 3yo+ Faylaq
September Autumn Cup Newbury 1m 5f 61y 2 70 3yo+ Not So Sleepy
September Dubai Duty Free Handicap Newbury 1m 2f 2 75 3yo+ Mustazeed
October Balmoral Handicap Ascot 1m 2 200 3yo+ Carrytheone
November November Handicap Doncaster 1m 3f 197y 2 70 3yo+ Lord Melbourne

† Prize money figures in italics are from last season.

Conditions, novices & maidens

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Criteria for inclusion;

  • Class 2 or Class 3 conditions races worth £30,000 or more.
  • Novice or maiden races worth £75,000 or more, or worth £20,000 or more and are of historical importance.
  • Other conditions, novice or maiden races with a linked article.
Month
Race Name
Racecourse
Status
Distance
Class
Value £K
Age/Sex
2024 winner
February European Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions Kempton Conditions 1m 3 60 3yo Notable Speech
Mar / Apr Brocklesby Stakes Doncaster Novice 5f 3y 2 40 2yo Zminiature
April British EBF Fillies' Conditions Stakes Kempton Conditions 1m 2 30 3yo f Devoted Queen
April British EBF Conditions Stakes Kempton Conditions 1m 2 30 3yo c&g Notable Speech
April Cardinal Stakes Chelmsford Conditions 1m 2 100 3yo Bracken's Laugh
April Wood Ditton Maiden Stakes Newmarket Maiden 1m 2 20 3yo First Conquest
May John Dunlop EBF Conditions Stakes Goodwood Conditions 1m 2 30 3yo f Devil's Point
May Lily Agnes Conditions Stakes Chester Conditions 5f 15y 2 50 2yo Seraphim Angel
June Woodcote Stakes Epsom Conditions 6f 3y 2 75 2yo Teej A
June Hilary Needler Trophy Beverley Conditions 5f 2 50 2yo f Perfect Part
June Two Year Old Trophy Beverley Conditions 5f 2 50 2yo c&g Shareholder
June Queen Alexandra Stakes Ascot Conditions 2m 5f 143y 2 110 4yo+ Uxmal
July / Aug Alice Keppel Fillies' Stakes Goodwood Conditions 5f 2 75 2yo f Coto De Caza
August Bentinck Conditions Stakes Goodwood Conditions 1m 1f 11y 2 75 4yo+ Haunted Dream
August Convivial Maiden Stakes York Maiden 7f 2 100 2yo Angelo Buonarroti
September Full Of Surprises Fillies' Conditions Stakes Newbury Conditions 7f 2 30 2yo f Anna Swan
September Haynes, Hanson and Clark Novice Stakes Newbury Novice 1m 2 30 2yo c&g Regal Ulixes
September British EBF £100,000 2yo Fillies' Series Final Goodwood Conditions 7f 2 100 2yo f Love Talk
October British EBF £100,000 Final York Conditions 7f 2 100 2yo c&g Mirabeau

Sales

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Month
Race Name
Racecourse
Distance
Age/Sex
2024 winner
July Weatherbys Super Sprint Newbury 5f 34y 2yo Caburn
August Harry's Half Million By Goffs Premier Yearling Stakes York 6f 2yo Diligently
August Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes Newmarket (July) 6f 2yo Brian
September Weatherbys Scientific 2yo Stakes Doncaster 6f 111y 2yo Hallasan
October Tattersalls October Auction Stakes Newmarket 6f 2yo The Dragon King

Discontinued

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Last Run Race Name Racecourse Distance Age/Sex
May 1960 Duke of York Handicap Kempton 1m 2f 3yo
Aug 1985 Seaton Delaval Stakes Newcastle 7f 2yo
April 1986 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Salisbury 7f 3yo f
April 1986 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Salisbury 7f 3yo c&g
April 1991 Princess Elizabeth Epsom 1m 114y 3yo f
April 1991 Warren Stakes Epsom 1m 4f 10y 3yo
April 1993 White Rose Stakes Ascot 1m 2f 3yo
July 1999 Beeswing Stakes Newcastle 7f 3yo+
April 2003 Thirsk Classic Trial Thirsk 1m 3yo
July 2005 Golden Daffodil Stakes Chepstow 1m 2f 36y 3yo+ f
July 2005 Scottish Derby Ayr 1m 2f 3yo+
April 2009 Easter Stakes Kempton 1m 3yo c&g
October 2010 Hyperion Stakes Ascot 7f 2yo
Sept 2011 Select Stakes Goodwood 1m 1f 192y 3yo+
Sept 2012 Stardom Stakes Goodwood 7f 2yo
April 2017 International Trial Stakes Lingfield 1m 1y 3yo
April 2022 European Free Handicap Newmarket 7f 3yo
April 2022 King Richard III Stakes Leicester 7f 4yo+
May 2022 Buckhounds Stakes Ascot 1m 3f 211y 4yo+
May 2022 Royal Windsor Stakes Windsor 1m 31y 3yo+ c&g
May 2022 Fairway Stakes Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo
May 2022 Leisure Stakes Windsor 6f 12y 3yo+
June 2022 Midsummer Stakes Windsor 1m 38y 3yo+
August 2022 Denford Stakes Newbury 7f 2yo
August 2022 March Stakes Goodwood 1m 6f 3yo
September 2022 Supreme Stakes Goodwood 7f 3yo+
June 2023 Ganton Stakes York 1m 3yo+
August 2023 Sovereign Stakes Salisbury 1m 3yo+
September 2023 Scarbrough Stakes Doncaster 5f 3y 2yo+

Historic races

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First Run Race Name Racecourse Distance Age/Sex
1751 Great Subscription Purse York 4m 4yo+
1757 1200 Guineas Stakes Newmarket 3m 6½f 5yo
1758 1400 Guineas Stakes Newmarket 4m 1½f 4yo
1808 Claret Stakes Newmarket 2m 4yo
1810 Epsom Gold Cup Epsom 1m 4f 3yo+
1815 Riddlesworth Stakes Newmarket 1m 3yo
1815 Port Stakes Newmarket 1m 7½f 4yo
1878 Rous Memorial Stakes Ascot 1m 3yo+
1888 Lancashire Plate Manchester 7f / 1m 2yo+

References

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  1. ^ "Results of survey and re-measurement of Flat racecourses to be published on 13 April". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 15 September 2017.