Big Horse Racing Events
Horse Racing Calendar. Other dates Skip to current content Skip to future dates Skip to past dates. MAR 2020 March 2020. APR 2020 April 2020. MAY 2020 May 2020. JUN 2020 June 2020. Big m hoping handle streak ex-‘ten’-ds Despite a month of crippling winter weather and the re-opening of racing in Ontario two weeks ago, betting at The Meadowlands has stayed on a roll. In fact, on Friday (March 5) night, management is hoping to up the track’s streak of wagering at least $3 million to an impressive 10th consecutive program. Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered as The Baring Bingham) (GBB Race) right. Cl1 (4yo+) 2m5f. Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered as The Broadway Novices' Chase) (GBB Race).
Horse racing – flat and jumps – is a huge sporting tradition in the UK and across the world.
Featuring the English Classics and Grand Nationals to the Gold Cups and the Derby, the British racing calendar is action-packed throughout the year. In 2021 a new event – the Racing League – will also feature on the calendar.
From Ayr to Ascot and Dubai to Melbourne, we look at the major horse races and events taking place in 2021.
Major UK horse races and events
Cheltenham Festival
When: 16-19 March 2021
Where: Cheltenham Racecourse, England
Feature races (jump): Unibet Champion Hurdle, Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase, Ryanair Chase, Cheltenham Gold Cup
Tickets and hospitality information: thejockeyclub.co.uk
Randox Health Grand National Festival
When 8-10 April 2021
Where: Aintree, Liverpool, England
Feature races (jump): JLT Melling Steeple Chase, Randox Health Topham Steeple Chase, Grand National
Ticket information: thejockeyclub.co.uk
Coral Scottish Grand National
When: 16-17 April 2021
Where: Ayr Racecourse, Scotland
Feature races (jumps): Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle, Coral Scottish Grand National
Website: ayr-racecourse.co.uk
QIPCO Guineas Festival
When: 1-2 May 2021
Where: Newmarket Racecourses, England
Feature races (flat): 2000 and 1000 Guineas
Ticket information: thejockeyclub.co.uk
Epsom Derby Festival
When: 4-5 June 2021
Where: Epsom Downs, Surrey, England
Feature races (flat): The Oaks, The Derby
Ticket information: thejockeyclub.co.uk
Royal Ascot
When: 15-19 June 2021
Where: Ascot Racecourse, England
Feature races (flat): Gold Cup, St James’s Palace Stakes, Queen Anne Stakes, Prince of Wales’s Stakes, Coronation Stakes, Golden Jubilee Stakes
Website: ascot.co.uk
Coral Summer Festival
When: 2-3 July 2021
Where: Sandown Park, England
Feature races (flat): Group 1 Coral-Eclipse
Ticket information: thejockeyclub.co.uk
2021 Moët & Chandon July Festival
When: 8-10 July 2021
Where: Newmarket Racecourse
Feature races (flat): Darley July Cup, Arqana Princess of Wales’s Stakes, Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes
Ticket information: thejockeyclub.co.uk
King George Weekend
When: 24 July 2021
Where: Ascot Racecourse
Feature races (flat): QIPCO King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Racing League
What: new flat racing competition
29 July: Newcastle
5 August: Doncaster
12 August: Lingfield
19 August: Royal Windsor
26 August: Lingfield
2 September: Newcastle
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Yorkshire Ebor Festival
When: 18-21 August 2021
Where: York Racecourse, England
Feature races (flat): Juddmonte International, Darley Yorkshire Oaks, Sky Bet Ebor
Website: yorkracecourse.co.uk
St Leger Day
When: 11 September 2021
Where: Doncaster Racecourse
Featured races (flat): St Leger classic
Website: doncaster-racecourse.co.uk
The November Meeting 2021
When: mid-November
Where: Cheltenham Racecourse, England
Featured races (jump): BetVictor Gold Cup
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32Red Christmas Festival
When: December
Where: Kempton Park
Featured races (jump): Betfair King George VI Chase
Coral Welsh Grand National
When: late December
Where: Chepstow, Wales
Featured races (jump): Welsh National, Finale Junior Hurdle, Championship Bumper
Major international horse racing events
2021 Dubai World Cup Carnival
Where: Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, UAE
Number of meetings: nine
When: Thursday nights from 21 January
Super Saturday: 6 March Dubai
World Cup night: Saturday 27 March
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Kentucky Derby
When: 1 May 2021
Where: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Preakness Stakes
When: 15 May 2021
Where: Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Belmont Stakes
When: 6 June 2021
Where: Belmont Park, Elmont, New York, USA
Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
When: 3 October 2021
Where: Longchamps Paris
Melbourne Cup
When: 2 November 2021
Where: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Horse racing remains one of the most popular sports in the world, providing fans with hugely memorable moments on an almost weekly basis.
The highlights of the racing calendar are undoubtedly the major festivals, each of which bring together the top equine stars in their respective categories.
This year promises to be yet another thriller, so read on as we look at three of the biggest and best meetings scheduled to take place during 2020.
Cheltenham Festival – March 10-13
The Cheltenham Festival dominates the National Hunt scene in the United Kingdom, with the bulk of the season building up to a four-day betting extravaganza during March.
The prestigious Gold Cup is the highlight on the final day, with the race bringing together the classiest staying chasers around.
Santini is one of the best bets for the race after winning his two warm-up races this term. Potential value bets in the non-runner no bet Cheltenham markets are also backing Santini with decent odds for winning.
Nicky Henderson’s charge is priced at 4/1 to win the race, potentially giving punters a healthy £40 profit from a £10 single wager.
Punchestown Festival – April 28 – May 2
This five-day racing extravaganza has grown in popularity in recent years and is now firmly established as one of the most important meetings in the horse racing calendar.
Top Irish trainer Willie Mullins makes Punchestown a major target for some of his best horses and he regularly wins plenty of races at the Festival, although he was upstaged last year by Harry Fry’s unheralded 16/1 Unowhatimeanharry.
Stable star Faugheen could be one of his leading hopes in 2020 and would raise the roof if he can win at the Festival at the age of 12.
He is currently priced at 8/1 for the Marsh Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham and it would be no surprise to see him win that race before going on to shine at Punchestown.
Breeders’ Cup World Championships – November 6-7
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships return to Keeneland in 2020 for what promises to be a stellar end to the worldwide flat racing season.
First staged back in 1984, the meeting has blossomed into the most important event in the North American horse racing calendar.
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Its appeal has also spread globally, with punters across the world wagering millions of dollars during the course of the meeting.
The Breeders’ Cup Classic is the most famous event on the card and has been won for the last few years by horse that were well fancied in the betting market.