List of British flat horse races
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.
Race distances
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.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Handicaps
Month | Race Name | Racecourse | Distance | Age/Sex | 2020 winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March / April | Lincoln Handicap | Doncaster | 1m | 4yo+ | cancelled |
March / April | Rosebery Stakes | Kempton | 1m 2f 219y | 4yo+ | cancelled |
April | Newbury Spring Cup | Newbury | 1m | 4yo+ | cancelled |
April | European Free Handicap | Newmarket | 7f | 3yo | cancelled |
April | Great Metropolitan Handicap | Epsom | 1m 4f 6y | 4yo+ | cancelled |
April | City and Suburban Handicap | Epsom | 1m 2f 17y | 4yo+ | cancelled |
May | Esher Cup | Sandown | 1m | 3yo | cancelled |
May | Chester Cup | Chester | 2m 2f 147y | 4yo+ | cancelled |
May | Victoria Cup | Ascot | 7f | 4yo+ | |
May | Hambleton Stakes | York | 7f 192y | 4yo+ | cancelled |
May | Braveheart Handicap | Hamilton | 1m 4f | 4yo+ | |
May | Whitsun Cup | Sandown | 1m | 4yo+ | |
May | Silver Bowl | Haydock | 1m 37y | 3yo | |
May / June | Zetland Gold Cup | Redcar | 1m 2f 1y | 3yo+ | |
June | Epsom Dash | Epsom | 5f | 3yo+ | cancelled |
June | Ascot Stakes | Ascot | 2m 3f 210y | 4yo+ | Coeur De Lion |
June | Royal Hunt Cup | Ascot | 1m | 3yo+ | Dark Vision |
June | Britannia Stakes | Ascot | 1m | 3yo | Khaloosy |
June | King George V Stakes | Ascot | 1m 3f 211y | 3yo | Hukum |
June | Sandringham Handicap | Ascot | 1m | 3yo f | Onassis |
June | Duke of Edinburgh Stakes | Ascot | 1m 3f 211y | 3yo+ | Scarlet Dragon |
June | Wokingham Stakes | Ascot | 6f | 3yo+ | Hey Jonesey |
June | Carlisle Bell | Carlisle | 7f 173y | 3yo+ | cancelled |
June / July | Northumberland Plate | Newcastle | 2m 56y | 3yo+ | Caravan of Hope |
July | Old Newton Cup | Haydock | 1m 3f 175y | 3yo+ | Deja |
July | Bunbury Cup | Newmarket | 7f | 3yo+ | Motakhayyel |
July | John Smith's Cup | York | 1m 2f 56y | 3yo+ | Sinjaari |
August | Stewards' Cup | Goodwood | 6f | 3yo+ | Summerghand |
August | Summer Cup | Thirsk | 7f 218y | 3yo+ | |
August | Great St. Wilfrid Stakes | Ripon | 6f | 3yo+ | |
August | Ebor Handicap | York | 1m 5f 188y | 4yo+ | |
September | Portland Handicap | Doncaster | 5f 143y | 3yo+ | |
September | Ayr Gold Cup | Ayr | 6f | 3yo+ | |
September | Cambridgeshire Handicap | Newmarket | 1m 1f | 3yo+ | |
October | Cesarewitch Handicap | Newmarket | 2m 2f | 3yo+ | |
November | November Handicap | Doncaster | 1m 3f 197y | 3yo+ |
Other races
Month | Race Name | Racecourse | Status | Distance | Age/Sex | 2020 winner |
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February | Cleves Stakes | Lingfield | Listed | 6f 1y | 4yo+ | Good Effort |
February | Winter Derby Trial | Lingfield | Listed | 1m 2f | 4yo+ | Bangkok |
February | Hever Sprint Stakes | Lingfield | Listed | 5f 6y | 4yo+ | Hareem Queen |
February | Spring Cup | Lingfield | Listed | 7f 1y | 3yo | Malotru |
March | Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stakes | Kempton | Conditions | 1m | 3yo | Chares |
March | Lady Wulfruna Stakes | Wolverhampton | Listed | 7f 36y | 4yo+ | Urban Icon |
March | Cammidge Trophy | Doncaster | Listed | 6f 2y | 3yo+ | cancelled |
March | Doncaster Mile Stakes | Doncaster | Listed | 1m | 4yo+ | cancelled |
March | Brocklesby Stakes | Doncaster | Conditions | 5f 3y | 2yo | cancelled |
March | Magnolia Stakes | Kempton Park | Listed | 1m 2f | 4yo+ | cancelled |
April | Barry Hills Further Flight Stakes | Nottingham | Listed | 1m 6f | 4yo+ | Withhold |
April | Cardinal Stakes | Chelmsford City | Conditions | 1m | 3yo | cancelled |
April | Feilden Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 1m 1f | 3yo | cancelled |
April | Lansdown Fillies' Stakes | Bath | Listed | 5f 10y | 3yo+ f | cancelled |
April | Burradon Stakes | Newcastle | Listed | 1m 5y | 3yo | cancelled |
April | Snowdrop Fillies' Stakes | Kempton Park | Listed | 1m | 4yo+ f | Nazeef |
April | Blue Riband Trial Stakes | Epsom | Listed | 1m 2f 17y | 3yo | cancelled |
April | King Richard III Stakes | Leicester | Listed | 7f | 4yo+ | cancelled |
May | Paradise Stakes | Ascot | Listed | 1m | 4yo+ | Marie's Diamond |
May | Chelmer Fillies' Stakes | Chelmsford City | Listed | 6f | 3yo f | |
May | Newmarket Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 1m 2f | 3yo c&g | Mishriff |
May | Daisy Warwick Stakes | Goodwood | Listed | 1m 3f 218y | 4yo+ f | |
May | Conqueror Stakes | Goodwood | Listed | 1m | 3yo+ f | |
May | Pretty Polly Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 1m 2f | 3yo f | Run Wild |
May | Cheshire Oaks | Chester | Listed | 1m 3f 75y | 3yo f | cancelled |
May | Dee Stakes | Chester | Listed | 1m 2f 70y | 3yo c&g | cancelled |
May | Oaks Trial Stakes | Lingfield | Listed | 1m 3f 133y | 3yo f | Miss Yoda |
May | Derby Trial Stakes | Lingfield | Listed | 1m 3f 133y | 3yo c&g | English King |
May | Buckhounds Stakes | Ascot | Listed | 1m 3f 211yd | 4yo+ | Dashing Willoughby |
May | Kilvington Fillies' Stakes | Nottingham | Listed | 6f 18y | 3yo+ f | |
May | Spring Trophy | Haydock | Listed | 7f 37y | 3yo+ | Space Blues |
May | Royal Windsor Stakes | Windsor | Listed | 1m 31y | 3yo+ c&g | |
May | Westow Stakes | York | Listed | 5f | 3yo | cancelled |
May | Marygate Fillies' Stakes | York | Listed | 5f | 2yo f | cancelled |
May | Michael Seely Memorial Stakes | York | Listed | 7f 192y | 3yo f | cancelled |
May | Carnarvon Stakes | Newbury | Listed | 6f | 3yo | Repartee |
May | Fairway Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 1m 2f | 3yo | Volkar Star |
May | King Charles II Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 7f | 3yo | Surf Dancer |
May | Fillies' Trial Stakes | Newbury | Listed | 1m 2f 6y | 3yo f | |
May | Leisure Stakes | Windsor | Listed | 6f 12y | 3yo+ | |
May | Rothesay Stakes | Ayr | Listed | 1m 2f | 4yo+ f | |
May | Height of Fashion Stakes | Goodwood | Listed | 1m 1f 197y | 3yo f | |
May | National Stakes | Sandown | Listed | 5f 10y | 2yo | Ubettabelieveit |
May | Heron Stakes | Sandown | Listed | 1m | 3yo | |
May | Cocked Hat Stakes | Goodwood | Listed | 1m 3f 44y | 3yo c&g | Khalifa Sat |
May | Festival Stakes | Goodwood | Listed | 1m 1f 197y | 4yo+ | |
May | Tapster Stakes | Goodwood | Listed | 1m 3f 218y | 4yo+ | Trueshan |
May | Cecil Frail Stakes | Haydock Park | Listed | 6f | 3yo+ f | Liberty Beach |
June | Woodcote Stakes | Epsom | Conditions | 6f 3y | 2yo | Twaasol |
June | Surrey Stakes | Epsom | Listed | 7f 3y | 3yo | Safe Voyagew |
June | Maggie Dickson Stakes | Musselburgh | Listed | 7f 33y | 3yo+ f | Mubtasimah |
June | Nottinghamshire Oaks | Nottingham | Listed | 1m 2f 50y | 4yo+ | |
June | Achilles Stakes | Haydock Park | Listed | 5f | 3yo+ | El Astronaute |
June | Hilary Needler Trophy | Beverley | Conditions | 5f | 2yo f | |
June | Abingdon Stakes | Newbury | Listed | 1m 2f | 3yo f | Franconia |
June | Ganton Stakes | York | Listed | 7f 192y | 3yo+ | |
June | Scurry Stakes | Sandown | Listed | 5f 10y | 3yo | Lazuli |
June | Grand Cup | York | Listed | 1m 5f 188y | 4yo+ | Red Verdon |
June | Cathedral Stakes | Salisbury | Listed | 6f | 3yo+ | Lyzbeth |
June | Wolferton Stakes | Ascot | Listed | 1m 1f 212y | 4yo+ | Mountain Angel |
June | Windsor Castle Stakes | Ascot | Listed | 5f | 2yo | Tactical |
June | Queen Charlotte Fillies' Stakes | Chelmsford City | Listed | 7f | 4yo+ f | Miss Celestial |
June | Chesham Stakes | Ascot | Listed | 7f | 2yo | Battleground |
June | Queen Alexandra Stakes | Ascot | Conditions | 2m 5f 143y | 4yo+ | Who Dares Wins |
June | Land O'Burns Fillies' Stakes | Ayr | Listed | 5f | 3yo+ f | Que Amoro |
June | Pontefract Castle Stakes | Pontefract | Listed | 1m 4f 5y | 4yo+ f | Antonia De Vega |
June | Eternal Stakes | Carlisle | Listed | 6f 195y | 3yo f | Under The Stars |
June | Empress Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 6f | 2yo f | Time Scale |
June | Fred Archer Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 1m 4f | 4yo+ | Universal Order |
June | Midsummer Stakes | Windsor | Listed | 1m 38y | 3yo+ | Pogo |
July | Dragon Stakes | Sandown | Listed | 5f 10y | 2yo | Gussy Mac |
July | Gala Stakes | Sandown | Listed | 1m 1f 209y | 3yo+ | Magny Cours |
July | Coral Distaff | Sandown | Listed | 1m | 3yo f | |
July | Coral Marathon | Sandown | Listed | 2m 50 | 4yo+ | |
July | Pipalong Stakes | Pontefract | Listed | 1m 6y | 4yo+ f | Romola |
July | Sir Henry Cecil Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 1m | 3yo | Al Suhail |
July | City Walls Stakes | York | Listed | 5f | 3yo+ | Moss Gill |
July | City Plate | Chester | Listed | 7f 1y | 3yo+ | |
July | Rose Bowl Stakes | Newbury | Listed | 6f 8y | 2yo | Method |
July | Glasgow Stakes | Hamilton | Listed | 1m 3f 14y | 3yo | Subjectivist |
July | Steventon Stakes | Newbury | Listed | 1m 2f | 3yo+ | Global Giant |
July | Weatherbys Super Sprint | Newbury | Sales | 5f 34y | 2yo | Happy Romance |
July | Aphrodite Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 1m 4f | 3yo+ f | Cabaletta |
July | Star Stakes | Sandown | Listed | 7f | 2yo f | Fev Rover |
July | Lyric Stakes | York | Listed | 1m 2f 56y | 3yo+ f | Franconia |
July | Pat Eddery Stakes | Ascot | Listed | 7f | 2yo | Chindit |
July | Pomfret Stakes | Pontefract | Listed | 1m 6y | 3yo+ | Dark Vision |
August | Chalice Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 1m 4f | 3yo+ f | Katara |
August | Queensferry Stakes | Chester | Listed | 6f 17y | 3yo+ | Judicial |
August | Dick Hern Fillies' Stakes | Haydock Park | Listed | 1m 37y | 3yo+ f | Veracious |
August | Upavon Fillies' Stakes | Salisbury | Listed | 1m 1f 201y | 3yo+ f | Alpinista |
August | St Hugh's Stakes | Newbury | Listed | 5f 34y | 2yo f | Zoetic |
August | Denford Stakes | Newbury | Listed | 7f | 2yo | Saint Lawrence |
August | Flying Fillies' Stakes | Pontefract | Listed | 6f | 3yo+ f | Stormy Girl |
August | Galtres Stakes | York | Listed | 1m 3f 188y | 3yo+ f | |
August | Stonehenge Stakes | Salisbury | Listed | 1m | 2yo | |
August | Roses Stakes | York | Listed | 5f | 2yo | |
August | Hopeful Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 6f | 3yo+ | |
August | August Stakes | Windsor | Listed | 1m 3f 199y | 3yo+ | |
August | Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy | Ripon | Listed | 6f | 2yo | |
September | Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes | Beverley | Listed | 5f | 3yo+ | |
September | Chester Stakes | Chester | Listed | 1m 6f 87y | 3yo+ | |
September | Ascendant Stakes | Haydock Park | Listed | 1m 37y | 2yo | |
September | Garrowby Stakes | York | Listed | 6f | 3yo+ | |
September | Scarbrough Stakes | Doncaster | Listed | 5f 3y | 2yo+ | |
September | Flying Scotsman Stakes | Doncaster | Listed | 7f 6y | 2yo | |
September | Stand Cup | Chester | Listed | 1m 4f 63y | 3yo+ | |
September | John Musker Fillies' Stakes | Yarmouth | Listed | 1m 2f 23y | 3yo+ f | |
September | Fortune Stakes | Sandown Park | Listed | 1m | 3yo+ | |
September | Doonside Cup | Ayr | Listed | 1m 2f | 3yo+ | |
September | Harry Rosebery Stakes | Ayr | Listed | 5f | 2yo | |
September | Haynes, Hanson and Clark Stakes | Newbury | Conditions | 1m | 2yo c&g | |
September | Arran Scottish Fillies' Sprint Stakes | Ayr | Listed | 5½f | 3yo+ f | |
September | Dubai Duty Free Cup | Newbury | Listed | 7f | 3yo+ | |
September | Foundation Stakes | Goodwood | Listed | 1m 1f 197y | 3yo+ | |
September | Jockey Club Rose Bowl | Newmarket | Listed | 2m | 3yo+ | |
September | Rosemary Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 1m | 3yo+ f | |
September | Godolphin Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 1m 4f | 3yo+ | |
October | Noel Murless Stakes | Ascot | Listed | 1m 6f 34y | 3yo | |
October | Rous Stakes | Ascot | Listed | 5f | 3yo+ | |
October | October Stakes | Ascot | Listed | 7f | 3yo+ f | |
October | Two-Year-Old Trophy | Redcar | Listed | 6f | 2yo | |
October | Guisborough Stakes | Redcar | Listed | 7f | 3yo+ | |
October | Rockingham Stakes | York | Listed | 6f | 2yo | |
October | Boadicea Fillies' Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 6f | 3yo+ f | |
October | Beckford Stakes | Bath | Listed | 1m 6f | 3yo+ f | |
October | Silver Tankard Stakes | Pontefract | Listed | 1m 6y | 2yo | |
October | Doncaster Stakes | Doncaster | Listed | 6f | 2yo | |
October | Radley Stakes | Newbury | Listed | 7f | 2yo f | |
October | Fleur De Lys Fillies' Stakes | Lingfield Park | Listed | 1m | 3yo+ f | |
October | River Eden Fillies' Stakes | Lingfield Park | Listed | 1m 5f | 3yo+ f | |
Oct / Nov | Bosra Sham Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 6f | 2yo f | |
Oct / Nov | James Seymour Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 1m 2f | 3yo+ | |
Oct / Nov | Ben Marshall Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 1m | 3yo+ | |
Oct / Nov | Montrose Stakes | Newmarket | Listed | 1m | 2yo f | |
November | Floodlit Stakes | Kempton Park | Listed | 1m 4f | 3yo+ | |
November | Gillies Fillies' Stakes | Doncaster | Listed | 1m 2f 60y | 3yo+ f | |
November | Wentworth Stakes | Doncaster | Listed | 6f | 3yo+ | |
November | Churchill Stakes | Lingfield Park | Listed | 1m 2f | 3yo+ | |
November | Golden Rose Stakes | Lingfield Park | Listed | 6f 1y | 3yo+ | |
November | Hyde Stakes | Kempton Park | Listed | 1m | 3yo+ | |
December | Wild Flower Stakes | Kempton Park | Listed | 1m 3f 219y | 3yo+ | |
December | Quebec Stakes | Lingfield Park | Listed | 1m 2f | 3yo+ |
Discontinued
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 |
June 2020 | Buckingham Palace Stakes | Ascot | 7f | 3yo+ |
April 2017 | International Trial Stakes | Lingfield | 1m 1y | 3yo |
Historic races
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
- "Results of survey and re-measurement of Flat racecourses to be published on 13 April". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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