Horse Racing Fixtures 2026

UK Horse Racing Highlights 2026 (Month by Month)

January

• Clarence House Chase (Ascot)

• Warfield Mares’ Hurdle (Ascot)

• Great Yorkshire Chase (Doncaster)

February

• Ascot Chase (Ascot)

• Towton Novices’ Chase (Wetherby)

• Royal Artillery Gold Cup (Sandown)

• Winter Bumper (Newbury)

March

• Cheltenham Festival (11–14 March) – Champion Hurdle, Ryanair Chase, Stayers’ Hurdle, Gold Cup

April

• Grand National Festival (3–5 April, Aintree) – including the Grand National

• Craven Meeting (Newmarket)

• Scottish Grand National (Ayr)

• Bet365 Jump Finale (Sandown)

May

• Guineas Festival (2–4 May, Newmarket) – 2000 Guineas & 1000 Guineas

• Boodles May Festival (Chester)

• Dante Festival (York)

• Lockinge Stakes (Newbury)

June

• Epsom Derby Festival (6–7 June, Epsom) – Oaks & Derby

• Royal Ascot (17–21 June)

• Northumberland Plate (Newcastle)

July

• Coral-Eclipse (Sandown)

• Newmarket July Festival (10–12 July) – incl. July Cup

• King George Weekend (Ascot) – King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes

• Glorious Goodwood / Qatar Goodwood Festival (29 July – 2 August)

August

• Ebor Festival (20–23 August, York) – Juddmonte International, Nunthorpe, Yorkshire Oaks, Ebor Handicap

September

• Sprint Cup Day (Haydock)

• Ayr Gold Cup Festival (Ayr)

• St Leger Festival (Doncaster) – St Leger Stakes

• Cambridgeshire Meeting (Newmarket)

October

• Sun Chariot Stakes (Newmarket)

• Dubai Future Champions Festival (Newmarket)

• British Champions Day (Ascot)

• Futurity Trophy (Doncaster)

November

• Cheltenham November Meeting

December

• International Meeting (Cheltenham) – featuring the Tingle Creek Chase

• King George VI Chase (Kempton, Boxing Day)

• Welsh Grand National (Chepstow, late December)