List of British flat horse races
This list has no precise inclusion criteria as described in the Manual of Style for standalone lists. (April 2024) |
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
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 feature in the British Champions Series.
Group 1
Month |
Race Name |
Racecourse |
Distance |
Age/Sex |
2023 winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
April / May | 2000 Guineas Stakes | Newmarket | 1m | 3yo c&f | Chaldean |
April / May | 1000 Guineas Stakes | Newmarket | 1m | 3yo f | Mawj |
May | Lockinge Stakes | Newbury | 1m | 4yo+ | Modern Games |
May / June | Coronation Cup | Epsom | 1m 4f 6y | 4yo+ | Emily Upjohn |
May / June | Oaks Stakes | Epsom | 1m 4f 6y | 3yo f | Soul Sister |
June | Derby Stakes | Epsom | 1m 4f 6y | 3yo c&f | Auguste Rodin |
June | Queen Anne Stakes | Ascot | 1m | 4yo+ | Triple Time |
June | King's Stand Stakes[a] | Ascot | 5f | 3yo+ | Bradsell |
June | St. James's Palace Stakes | Ascot | 7f 213y | 3yo c | Paddington |
June | Prince of Wales's Stakes | Ascot | 1m 1f 212y | 4yo+ | Mostahdaf |
June | Gold Cup | Ascot | 2m 3f 210y | 4yo+ | Courage Mon Ami |
June | Commonwealth Cup | Ascot | 6f | 3yo c&f | Shaquille |
June | Coronation Stakes | Ascot | 7f 213y | 3yo f | Tahiyra |
June | Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes | Ascot | 6f | 4yo+ | Khaadem |
July | Eclipse Stakes | Sandown | 1m 1f 209y | 3yo+ | Paddington |
July | Falmouth Stakes | Newmarket | 1m | 3yo+ f | Nashwa |
July | July Cup | Newmarket | 6f | 3yo+ | Shaquille |
July | King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes | Ascot | 1m 3f 211y | 3yo+ | Hukum |
July / Aug | Goodwood Cup | Goodwood | 2m | 3yo+ | Quickthorn |
July / Aug | Sussex Stakes | Goodwood | 1m | 3yo+ | Paddington |
July / Aug | Nassau Stakes | Goodwood | 1m 1f 197y | 3yo+ f | Al Husn |
August | International Stakes | York | 1m 2f 56y | 3yo+ | Mostahdaf |
August | Yorkshire Oaks | York | 1m 3f 188y | 3yo+ f | Warm Heart |
August | Nunthorpe Stakes | York | 5f | 2yo+ | Live In The Dream |
September | Sprint Cup | Haydock | 6f | 3yo+ | Regional |
September | St Leger Stakes | Doncaster | 1m 6f 115y | 3yo c&f | Continuous |
September | Cheveley Park Stakes | Newmarket | 6f | 2yo f | Porta Fortuna |
September | Middle Park Stakes | Newmarket | 6f | 2yo c | Vandeek |
October | Sun Chariot Stakes | Newmarket | 1m | 3yo+ f | Inspiral |
October | Fillies' Mile | Newmarket | 1m | 2yo f | Ylang Ylang |
October | Dewhurst Stakes | Newmarket | 7f | 2yo c&f | City of Troy |
October | British Champions Sprint Stakes | Ascot | 6f | 3yo+ | Art Power |
October | British Champions Fillies' and Mares' Stakes | Ascot | 1m 3f 211y | 3yo+ f | Poptronic |
October | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes | Ascot | 1m | 3yo+ | Big Rock |
October | Champion Stakes | Ascot | 1m 1f 21y | 3yo+ | King of Steel |
October | Futurity Trophy | Doncaster | 1m | 2yo c&f | Ancient Wisdom |
- ^ Will be run as the King Charles III Stakes from 2024.
Group 2
Group 3
Listed
Handicaps
Month |
Race Name |
Racecourse |
Distance |
Age/Sex |
2024 winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | Winter Oaks | Lingfield | 1m 2f | 4yo+ f | Oh So Grand |
March | Lincoln Trial | Wolverhampton | 1m 143y | 4yo+ | Kingdom Come |
Mar / Apr | Lincoln Handicap | Doncaster | 1m | 4yo+ | Mr Professor |
Mar / Apr | All-Weather Championships Marathon | Newcastle | 2m 56y | 4yo+ | Prydwen |
Mar / Apr | All-Weather 3 Year Old Championships | Newcastle | 6f | 3yo | Fire Demon |
Mar / Apr | Fillies' And Mares' Championships | Newcastle | 7f 14y | 4yo+ | Cloud Cover |
Mar / Apr | All-Weather Sprint | Newcastle | 6f | 4yo+ | Fivethousandtoone |
Mar / Apr | All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap | Newcastle | 1m 2f 42y | 4yo+ | Elegant Man |
Mar / Apr | All-Weather Championships Mile | Newcastle | 1m 5y | 4yo+ | Talis Evolvere |
Mar / Apr | Queen's Cup | Musselburgh | 1m 5f 216y | 4yo+ | abandoned |
Mar / Apr | Rosebery Stakes | Kempton | 1m 2f 219y | 4yo+ | Cemhaan |
April | Try The Racing App This Afternoon Handicap | Bath | 5f | 4yo+ | Blind Beggar |
April | Newbury Spring Cup | Newbury | 1m | 4yo+ | Metal Merchant |
April | Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap | Musselburgh | 5f 1y | 4yo+ | Equality |
April | City and Suburban Handicap | Epsom | 1m 2f 17y | 4yo+ | Crystal Delight |
April | Great Metropolitan Handicap | Epsom | 1m 4f 6y | 4yo+ | |
April | King Richard III Cup | Leicester | 1m 53y | 4yo+ | |
April | Liz And Izzy's Hoap Podcast Handicap | Southwell | 2m 102y | 4yo+ | |
Apr / May | Rowley Handicap Stakes | Newmarket | 6f | 4yo+ | |
Apr / May | Suffolk Stakes | Newmarket | 1m 1f | 3yo+ | |
Apr / May | Thirsk Hunt Cup | Thirsk | 7f 218y | 4yo+ | |
Apr / May | Devil's Dyke Handicap Stakes | Newmarket | 1m 6f | 4yo+ | |
May | Chester Cup | Chester | 2m 2f 140y | 4yo+ | |
May | Victoria Cup | Ascot | 7f | 4yo+ | |
May | Hambleton Stakes | York | 7f 192y | 4yo+ | |
May | London Gold Cup | Newbury | 1m 2f | 3yo | |
May | Silver Bowl | Haydock | 1m 37y | 3yo | |
May | Zetland Gold Cup | Redcar | 1m 2f 1y | 3yo+ | |
June | Epsom Dash | Epsom | 5f | 3yo+ | |
June | Macmillan Sprint | York | 6f | 3yo | |
June | Ascot Stakes | Ascot | 2m 3f 210y | 4yo+ | |
June | Copper Horse Stakes | Ascot | 1m 6f 34y | 4yo+ | |
June | Kensington Palace Stakes | Ascot | 7f 213y | 4yo+ f | |
June | Royal Hunt Cup | Ascot | 1m | 3yo+ | |
June | King George V Stakes | Ascot | 1m 3f 211y | 3yo | |
June | Britannia Stakes | Ascot | 1m | 3yo | |
June | Buckingham Palace Stakes | Ascot | 7f | 3yo+ | |
June | Duke of Edinburgh Stakes | Ascot | 1m 3f 211y | 3yo+ | |
June | Sandringham Handicap | Ascot | 1m | 3yo f | |
June | Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes | Ascot | 5f | 3yo | |
June | Wokingham Stakes | Ascot | 6f | 3yo+ | |
June | Golden Gates Stakes | Ascot | 1m 1f 212y | 3yo | |
June | Carlisle Bell | Carlisle | 7f 173y | 3yo+ | |
June | Cumberland Plate | Carlisle | 1m 3f 39y | 3yo+ | |
June / July | Gosforth Park Cup | Newcastle | 5f | 3yo+ | |
June / July | Northumberland Plate | Newcastle | 2m 56y | 3yo+ | |
July | Coral Challenge | Sandown | 1m | 3yo+ | |
July | Old Newton Cup | Haydock | 1m 3f 175y | 3yo+ | |
July | bet365 Handicap | Newmarket | 6f | 3yo | |
July | 6 Horse Challenge at bet365 Handicap | Newmarket | 1m 2f | 3yo | |
July | bet365 Trophy | Newmarket | 1m 6f | 4yo+ | |
July | Bunbury Cup | Newmarket | 7f | 3yo+ | |
July | John Smith's Cup | York | 1m 2f 56y | 3yo+ | |
July | 1711 Learning To Work Bake-Off Competition Hcap | Ascot | 5f | 3yo+ | |
July | International Stakes | Ascot | 7f | 3yo+ | |
August | Chesterfield Cup | Goodwood | 1m 1f 197y | 4yo+ | |
August | Kincsem Handicap | Goodwood | 1m 1f 197y | 3yo | |
August | Golden Mile | Goodwood | 1m | 3yo+ | |
August | Summer Handicap | Goodwood | 1m 6f | 3yo+ | |
August | Stewards' Cup | Goodwood | 6f | 3yo+ | |
August | Great St. Wilfrid Stakes | Ripon | 6f | 3yo+ | |
August | Sky Bet & Symphony Group Handicap | York | 5f 89y | 3yo+ | |
August | Sky Bet Stayers Handicap | York | 2m 56y | 3yo+ | |
August | IRE Incentive Fillies' Handicap | York | 5f | 3yo+ f | |
August | Sky Bet Nursery Handicap | York | 6f | 2yo | |
August | Clipper Handicap | York | 7f 192y | 3yo+ | |
August | Or8Wellness EBF Stallions Nursery Handicap | York | 7f | 2yo | |
August | British EBF 40th Anniversary Fillies' Handicap | York | 7f | 3yo+ | |
August | Sky Bet Handicap | York | 1m 3f 188y | 3yo+ | |
August | Assured Data Protection EBF Fillies' Handicap | York | 1m 2f 56y | 3yo+ | |
August | Sky Bet Mile | York | 7f 192y | 3yo | |
August | Lanark Silver Bell | Hamilton | 1m 4f 15y | 3yo+ | |
August | Melrose Handicap | York | 1m 5f 188y | 3yo | |
August | Ebor Handicap | York | 1m 5f 188y | 4yo+ | |
August | Constantine Handicap | York | 6f | 3yo+ | |
August | Sky Bet Finale Handicap | York | 1m 2f 56y | 3yo+ | |
August | Grey Horse Handicap | Newmarket | 6f | 3yo+ | |
September | Old Borough Cup | Haydock | 1m 6f 1y | 3yo+ | |
September | Lavazza Stakes | Ascot | 1m 3f 211y | 3yo | |
September | Mallard Handicap | Doncaster | 1m 6f 115y | 3yo+ | |
September | Portland Handicap | Doncaster | 5f 143y | 3yo+ | |
September | Ayr Gold Cup | Ayr | 6f | 3yo+ | |
September | Cambridgeshire Handicap | Newmarket | 1m 1f | 3yo+ | |
September | Watergate Cup | Chester | 2m 2f 140y | 4yo+ | |
October | Howden Challenge Cup | Ascot | 7f | 3yo+ | |
October | Old Rowley Cup | Newmarket | 1m 4f | 3yo | |
October | William Hill Finale Handicap | York | 1m 5f 188y | 3yo | |
October | Cesarewitch Handicap | Newmarket | 2m 2f | 3yo+ | |
October | Coral Sprint Trophy | York | 6f | 3yo+ | |
October | Balmoral Handicap | Ascot | 1m | 3yo+ | |
October | Catterick Dash | Catterick | 5f | 3yo+ | |
November | November Handicap | Doncaster | 1m 3f 197y | 3yo+ |
Conditions, novices & maidens
Month |
Race Name |
Racecourse |
Status |
Distance |
Age/Sex |
2024 winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | Winter Derby Trial Stakes | Southwell | Conditions | 1m 3f 23y | 4yo+ | Enemy |
February | European Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stakes | Kempton | Conditions | 1m | 3yo | Notable Speech |
Mar / Apr | Brocklesby Stakes | Doncaster | Novice | 5f 3y | 2yo | Zminiature |
April | Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places British EBF Fillies' Conditions Stakes | Kempton | Conditions | 1m | 3yo f | Devoted Queen |
April | Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily British EBF Conditions Stakes | Kempton | Conditions | 1m | 3yo c&g | Notable Speech |
April | Cardinal Stakes | Chelmsford City | Conditions | 1m | 3yo | Bracken's Laugh |
April | Wood Ditton Maiden Stakes | Newmarket | Maiden | 1m | 3yo | First Conquest |
May | Lily Agnes Conditions Stakes | Chester | Conditions | 5f 15y | 2yo | |
June | Woodcote Stakes | Epsom | Conditions | 6f 3y | 2yo | |
June | Hilary Needler Trophy | Beverley | Conditions | 5f | 2yo f | |
June | Two Year Old Trophy | Beverley | Conditions | 5f | 2yo | |
June | Queen Alexandra Stakes | Ascot | Conditions | 2m 5f 143y | 4yo+ | |
August | Alice Keppel Fillies' Stakes | Goodwood | Conditions | 5f | 2yo f | |
August | Convivial Maiden Stakes | York | Maiden | 7f | 2yo | |
September | Haynes, Hanson and Clark Novice Stakes | Newbury | Novice | 1m | 2yo c&g |
Sales
Month |
Race Name |
Racecourse |
Distance |
Age/Sex |
2023 winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
July | Weatherbys Super Sprint | Newbury | 5f 34y | 2yo | Relief Rally |
August | Harry Beeby Premier Yearling Stakes | York | 6f | 2yo | Dragon Leader |
August | Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes | Newmarket | 6f | 2yo | Woodhay Wonder |
September | Weatherbys Scientific 2yo Stakes | Doncaster | 6f 111y | 2yo | Room Service |
October | Tattersalls October Auction Stakes | Newmarket | 6f | 2yo | Woodhay Wonder |
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 |
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
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.