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.

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. 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

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
August	City of York Stakes	York	7f	3yo+	Breege
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 Long Distance Cup	Ascot	2m	3yo+	Kyprios
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

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	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

Group 3

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex	2025 winner
February	Winter Derby	Southwell	1m 3f 23y	4yo+	Royal Champion
April	John Porter Stakes	Newbury	1m 4f	4yo+
April	Fred Darling Stakes	Newbury	7f	3yo f
April	Greenham Stakes	Newbury	7f	3yo c&g
April	Earl of Sefton Stakes	Newmarket	1m 1f	4yo+
April	Nell Gwyn Stakes	Newmarket	7f	3yo f
April	Abernant Stakes	Newmarket	6f	3yo+
April	Craven Stakes	Newmarket	1m	3yo c&g
April	Gordon Richards Stakes	Sandown	1m 1f 209y	4yo+
April	Sandown Classic Trial	Sandown	1m 1f 209y	3yo
Apr / May	Sagaro Stakes	Ascot	1m 7f 209y	4yo+
Apr / May	Pavilion Stakes	Ascot	6f	3yo
May	Palace House Stakes	Newmarket	5f	3yo+
May	Chester Vase	Chester	1m 4f 63y	3yo c&g
May	Ormonde Stakes	Chester	1m 5f 84y	4yo+
May	Chartwell Fillies' Stakes	Lingfield	7f	3yo+ f
May	Musidora Stakes	York	1m 2f 56y	3yo f
May	Aston Park Stakes	Newbury	1m 4f	4yo+
May	Henry II Stakes	Sandown	2m 50y	4yo+
May	Brigadier Gerard Stakes	Sandown	1m 1f 209y	4yo+
May	Brontë Cup	York	1m 5f 188y	4yo+ f
May / June	Princess Elizabeth Stakes	Epsom	1m 113y	3yo+ f
May / June	Diomed Stakes	Epsom	1m 113y	3yo+
May / June	Lester Piggott Stakes	Haydock	1m 3f 175y	4yo+ f
May / June	John of Gaunt Stakes	Haydock	7f 37y	4yo+
June	Hampton Court Stakes	Ascot	1m 1f 212y	3yo
June	Albany Stakes	Ascot	6f	2yo f
June	Jersey Stakes	Ascot	7f	3yo
June	Hoppings Stakes	Newcastle	1m 2f 42y	3yo+ f
June / July	Chipchase Stakes	Newcastle	6f	3yo+
June / July	Criterion Stakes	York	7f	3yo+
July	Sprint Stakes	Sandown	5f 10y	3yo+
July	Bahrain Trophy	Newmarket (July)	1m 5f	3yo
July	Summer Stakes	York	6f	3yo+ f
July	John Smith's Silver Cup Stakes	York	1m 5f 188y	4yo+
July	Hackwood Stakes	Newbury	6f	3yo+
July	Princess Margaret Stakes	Ascot	6f	2yo f
July	Valiant Stakes	Ascot	7f 213y	3yo+ f
July / Aug	Oak Tree Stakes	Goodwood	7f	3yo+ f
July / Aug	Molecomb Stakes	Goodwood	5f	2yo
July / Aug	Gordon Stakes	Goodwood	1m 3f 218y	3yo
July / Aug	Thoroughbred Stakes	Goodwood	1m	3yo
July / Aug	Glorious Stakes	Goodwood	1m 3f 218y	4yo+
August	Rose of Lancaster Stakes	Haydock	1m 2f 100y	3yo+
August	Sweet Solera Stakes	Newmarket (July)	7f	2yo f
August	Geoffrey Freer Stakes	Newbury	1m 5f 61y	3yo+
August	Acomb Stakes	York	7f	2yo
August	Strensall Stakes	York	1m 208y	3yo+
August	Prestige Stakes	Goodwood	7f	2yo f
August	Winter Hill Stakes	Windsor	1m 2f 7y	3yo+
Aug / Sept	Solario Stakes	Sandown	7f	2yo
Aug / Sept	Atalanta Stakes	Sandown	1m	3yo+ f
September	Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes	Salisbury	6f	2yo f
September	Superior Mile	Haydock	1m 37y	3yo+
September	September Stakes	Kempton	1m 3f 219y	3yo+
September	Sirenia Stakes	Kempton	6f	2yo
September	Sceptre Stakes	Doncaster	7f 6y	3yo+ f
September	Firth of Clyde Stakes	Ayr	6f	2yo f
September	World Trophy	Newbury	5f 34y	3yo+
September	Somerville Tattersall Stakes	Newmarket	7f	2yo c&g
September	Princess Royal Stakes	Newmarket	1m 4f	3yo+ f
October	Cumberland Lodge Stakes	Ascot	1m 3f 211y	3yo+
October	Bengough Stakes	Ascot	6f	3yo+
October	Cornwallis Stakes	Newmarket	5f	2yo
October	Oh So Sharp Stakes	Newmarket	7f	2yo f
October	Pride Stakes	Newmarket	1m 2f	3yo+ f
October	Darley Stakes	Newmarket	1m 1f	3yo+
October	Zetland Stakes	Newmarket	1m 2f	2yo
October	Autumn Stakes	Newmarket	1m	2yo
October	St. Simon Stakes	Newbury	1m 4f	3yo+
October	Horris Hill Stakes	Newbury	7f	2yo c&g

Listed

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex	2025 winner
February	Kachy Stakes	Lingfield	6f 1y	4yo+	Marshman
February	Tandridge Stakes	Lingfield	1m 1y	4yo+	Tyrrhenian Sea
February	Hever Sprint Stakes	Southwell	4f 214y	4yo+	Clarendon House
March	Spring Cup	Lingfield	7f 1y	3yo
March	Lady Wulfruna Stakes	Wolverhampton	7f 36y	4yo+
Mar / Apr	Doncaster Mile Stakes	Doncaster	1m	4yo+
Mar / Apr	Cammidge Trophy	Doncaster	6f 2y	3yo+
Mar / Apr	Snowdrop Fillies' Stakes	Kempton	1m	4yo+ f
April	Barry Hills Further Flight Stakes	Nottingham	1m 6f	4yo+
April	Feilden Stakes	Newmarket	1m 1f	3yo
Mar / Apr	Burradon Stakes	Newcastle	1m 5y	3yo
April	Lansdown Fillies' Stakes	Bath	5f 10y	3yo+ f
Mar / Apr	Magnolia Stakes	Kempton	1m 2f	4yo+
April	Blue Riband Trial Stakes	Epsom	1m 2f 17y	3yo
April	Nottinghamshire Oaks	Nottingham	1m 2f 50y	4yo+
Apr / May	Paradise Stakes	Ascot	1m	4yo+
Apr / May	Chelmer Fillies' Stakes	Chelmsford	6f	3yo f
May	Newmarket Stakes	Newmarket	1m 2f	3yo c&g
May	King Charles II Stakes	Newmarket	7f	3yo
May	Ellen Chaloner Stakes	Newmarket	6f	3yo+ f
May	Conqueror Stakes	Goodwood	1m	3yo+ f
May	Daisy Warwick Stakes	Goodwood	1m 3f 218y	4yo+ f
May	Pretty Polly Stakes	Newmarket	1m 2f	3yo f
May	Cheshire Oaks	Chester	1m 3f 75y	3yo f
May	Dee Stakes	Chester	1m 2f 70y	3yo c&g
May	Lingfield Oaks Trial	Lingfield	1m 3f 133y	3yo f
May	Lingfield Derby Trial	Lingfield	1m 3f 133y	3yo c&g
May	Spring Trophy	Haydock	6f 212y	3yo+
May	Westow Stakes	York	5f	3yo
May	Marygate Fillies' Stakes	York	5f	2yo f
May	Michael Seely Memorial Stakes	York	7f 192y	3yo f
May	Carnarvon Stakes	Newbury	6f	3yo
May	Fillies' Trial Stakes	Newbury	1m 2f 6y	3yo f
May	National Stakes	Sandown	5f 10y	2yo
May	Heron Stakes	Sandown	1m	3yo
May	Cecil Frail Stakes	Haydock	6f	3yo+ f
May	Rothesay Stakes	Haydock	1m 2f 42y	4yo+ f
May	Festival Stakes	Goodwood	1m 1f 197y	4yo+
May	Height of Fashion Stakes	Goodwood	1m 1f 197y	3yo f
May	Cocked Hat Stakes	Goodwood	1m 3f 44y	3yo c&g
May	Cathedral Stakes	Salisbury	6f	3yo+
June	Surrey Stakes	Epsom	7f 3y	3yo
June	Queen of Scots Stakes	Musselburgh	7f 33y	3yo+ f
June	Achilles Stakes	Haydock	5f	3yo+
June	Tapster Stakes	Goodwood	1m 3f 218y	4yo+
June	Agnes Keyser Fillies' Stakes	Goodwood	1m 1f 197y	3yo f
June	Scurry Stakes	Sandown	5f 10y	3yo
June	Grand Cup	York	1m 5f 188y	4yo+
June	Wolferton Stakes	Ascot	1m 1f 212y	4yo+
June	Windsor Castle Stakes	Ascot	5f	2yo
June	Chesham Stakes	Ascot	7f	2yo
June	Land O'Burns Fillies' Stakes	Ayr	5f	3yo+ f
June	Pontefract Castle Stakes	Pontefract	1m 4f 5y	4yo+ f
June	Eternal Stakes	Carlisle	6f 195y	3yo f
June	Empress Stakes	Newmarket (July)	6f	2yo f
July	Dragon Stakes	Sandown	5f 10y	2yo
July	Gala Stakes	Sandown	1m 1f 209y	3yo+
July	Esher Stakes	Sandown	2m 50y	4yo+
July	Coral Distaff	Sandown	1m	3yo f
July	Charlie Wood Stakes	Beverley	1m 4f 23y	4yo+
July	Queen Charlotte Fillies' Stakes	Chelmsford	7f	4yo+ f
July	Pipalong Stakes	Pontefract	1m 6y	4yo+ f
July	Sir Henry Cecil Stakes	Newmarket (July)	1m	3yo
July	City Walls Stakes	York	5f	3yo+
July	City Plate	Chester	7f 1y	3yo+
July	Rose Bowl Stakes	Newbury	6f 8y	2yo
July	Glasgow Stakes	Hamilton	1m 3f 14y	3yo
July	Steventon Stakes	Newbury	1m 2f	3yo+
July	Aphrodite Stakes	Newmarket (July)	1m 4f	3yo+ f
July	Star Stakes	Sandown	7f	2yo f
July	Lyric Stakes	York	1m 2f 56y	3yo+ f
July	Pat Eddery Stakes	Ascot	7f	2yo
July	Pomfret Stakes	Pontefract	1m 6y	3yo+
August	Chalice Stakes	Newmarket (July)	1m 4f	3yo+ f
August	Queensferry Stakes	Chester	6f 17y	3yo+
August	Dick Hern Fillies' Stakes	Haydock	1m 37y	3yo+ f
August	Stonehenge Stakes	Salisbury	1m	2yo
August	Upavon Fillies' Stakes	Salisbury	1m 1f 201y	3yo+ f
August	St Hugh's Stakes	Newbury	5f 34y	2yo f
August	Flying Fillies' Stakes	Pontefract	6f	3yo+ f
August	Galtres Stakes	York	1m 3f 188y	3yo+ f
August	Roses Stakes	York	5f	2yo
August	Hopeful Stakes	Newmarket (July)	6f	3yo+
August	August Stakes	Windsor	1m 3f 99y	3yo+
August	Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy	Ripon	6f	2yo
Aug / Sept	Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes	Beverley	5f	3yo+
Aug / Sept	Chester Stakes	Chester	1m 6f 87y	3yo+
September	Ascendant Stakes	Haydock	1m 37y	2yo
September	Garrowby Stakes	York	6f	3yo+
September	Flying Scotsman Stakes	Doncaster	7f 6y	2yo
September	Stand Cup	Chester	1m 4f 63y	3yo+
September	John Musker Fillies' Stakes	Yarmouth	1m 2f 23y	3yo+ f
September	Fortune Stakes	Sandown	1m	3yo+
September	Harry Rosebery Stakes	Ayr	5f	2yo
September	Arran Scottish Fillies' Sprint Stakes	Ayr	5f 110y	3yo+ f
September	Dubai Duty Free Cup	Newbury	7f	3yo+
September	Doonside Cup	Ayr	1m 2f	3yo+
September	Foundation Stakes	Goodwood	1m 1f 197y	3yo+
September	Jockey Club Rose Bowl	Newmarket	2m	3yo+
September	Rosemary Stakes	Newmarket	1m	3yo+ f
September	Godolphin Stakes	Newmarket	1m 4f	3yo+
October	Noel Murless Stakes	Ascot	1m 6f 34y	3yo
October	Rous Stakes	Ascot	5f	3yo+
October	October Stakes	Ascot	7f	3yo+ f
October	Two-Year-Old Trophy	Redcar	6f	2yo
October	Guisborough Stakes	Redcar	7f	3yo+
October	Beckford Stakes	Bath	1m 6f	3yo+ f
October	Rockingham Stakes	York	6f	2yo
October	Boadicea Fillies' Stakes	Newmarket	6f	3yo+ f
October	Silver Tankard Stakes	Pontefract	1m 6y	2yo
October	Doncaster Stakes	Doncaster	6f	2yo
October	Radley Stakes	Newbury	7f	2yo f
Oct / Nov	Robin Hood Stakes	Nottingham	1m 75y	3yo+
Oct / Nov	Bosra Sham Stakes	Newmarket	6f	2yo f
Oct / Nov	James Seymour Stakes	Newmarket	1m 2f	3yo+
Oct / Nov	Montrose Stakes	Newmarket	1m	2yo f
November	Floodlit Stakes	Kempton	1m 4f	3yo+
November	Wentworth Stakes	Doncaster	6f	3yo+
November	Gillies Fillies' Stakes	Doncaster	1m 2f 43y	3yo+ f
November	Fleur De Lys Fillies' Stakes	Lingfield	1m	3yo+ f
November	River Eden Fillies' Stakes	Lingfield	1m 5f	3yo+ f
November	Churchill Stakes	Southwell	1m 3f 23y	3yo+
November	Golden Rose Stakes	Southwell	6f 16y	3yo+
December	Hyde Stakes	Kempton	1m	3yo+
December	Wild Flower Stakes	Kempton	1m 3f 219y	3yo+
December	Quebec Stakes	Lingfield	1m 2f	3yo+

Heritage Handicaps

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
October	Coral Sprint Trophy	York	6f	100	3yo+	Strike Red

Other selected handicaps

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	2025 winner
January	Winter Oaks	Lingfield	1m 2f	2	110	4yo+ f	Charlotte's Web
Mar / Apr	Rosebery Stakes	Kempton	1m 2f 219y	2	100	4yo+
April	Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap	Southwell	6f 17y	2	75	4yo+
April	Newbury Spring Cup	Newbury	1m	2	70	4yo+
Mar / Apr	All-Weather Championships Marathon	Newcastle	2m 56y	2	150	4yo+
Mar / Apr	All-Weather 3 Year Old Championships	Newcastle	6f	2	150	3yo
Mar / Apr	Fillies' And Mares' Championships	Newcastle	7f 14y	2	150	4yo+
Mar / Apr	All-Weather Sprint	Newcastle	6f	2	150	4yo+
Mar / Apr	All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap	Newcastle	1m 2f 42y	2	200	4yo+
Mar / Apr	All-Weather Championships Mile	Newcastle	1m 5y	2	150	4yo+
April	Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap	Musselburgh	5f 1y	2	75	4yo+
April	Try The Racing App This Afternoon Handicap	Bath	5f	2	75	4yo+
April	City and Suburban Handicap	Epsom	1m 2f 17y	2	50	4yo+
April	Great Metropolitan Handicap	Epsom	1m 4f 6y	3	30	4yo+
April	Esher Cup	Sandown	1m	2	45	4yo+
April	King Richard III Cup	Leicester	1m 53y	2	50	4yo+
April	Liz And Izzy's Hoap Podcast Handicap	Southwell	2m 102y	2	75	4yo+
Apr / May	Thirsk Hunt Cup	Thirsk	7f 218y	2	50	4yo+
May	Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Hcap	Newcastle	6f	2	75	4yo+
May	Hambleton Handicap	York	7f 192y	2	75	4yo+
May	HKJC World Pool Handicap	Newbury	6f	2	75	4yo+
May	OCS Handicap	Newbury	1m	2	75	4yo+
May	trustatrader.com Handicap	Newmarket	7f	2	100	4yo+
May	Sky Bet Extra Place Races Every Day Handicap	Newmarket	6f	2	75	3yo
May	Whitsun Cup	Sandown	1m	3	17.5	4yo+
May	Harroways Handicap	Goodwood	7f	2	100	3yo
May	Zetland Gold Cup	Redcar	1m 2f 1y	2	40	3yo+
June	Trustatrader Handicap	Epsom	1m 113y	2	75	4yo+
June	Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap	Epsom	1m 2f 17y	2	75	4yo+
June	Molson Coors Handicap	Epsom	7f 3y	2	75	3yo+
June	Lester Piggott Handicap	Epsom	1m 2f 17y	2	75	3yo
June	3YO Dash	Epsom	5f	3	75	3yo
June	Northern Dancer Handicap	Epsom	1m 4f 6y	2	75	4yo+
June	JRA Tokyo Trophy Handicap	Epsom	6f 3y	2	75	4yo+
June	Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap	Hamilton	5f 7y	2	75	4yo+
June	Listen To BetMGM On TalkSPORT Handicap Stakes	Sandown	1m	2	100	3yo+
June	Macmillan Sprint	York	6f	2	100	3yo
June	Sky Bet Request A Bet Handicap	Thirsk	5f	2	75	3yo+
June	Copper Horse Handicap	Ascot	1m 6f 34y	2	110	4yo+
June	Kensington Palace Stakes	Ascot	7f 213y	2	110	4yo+ f
June	Buckingham Palace Stakes	Ascot	7f	2	110	3yo+
June	Duke of Edinburgh Stakes	Ascot	1m 3f 211y	2	110	3yo+
June	Sandringham Stakes	Ascot	1m	2	110	3yo f
June	Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes	Ascot	5f	2	110	3yo
June	Golden Gates Stakes	Ascot	1m 1f 212y	2	110	3yo
June	Carlisle Bell	Carlisle	7f 173y	4	30	3yo+
June / July	Gosforth Park Cup	Newcastle	5f	2	50	3yo+
July	Coral Challenge	Sandown	1m	2	100	3yo+
July	bet365 Handicap Stakes	Haydock	1m 6f 1y	2	100	3yo
July	Old Newton Cup	Haydock	1m 3f 175y	2	150	3yo+
July	Mettal UK Handicap Stakes	Newbury	2m 110y	2	80	3yo+
July	Racing League Race 7 Handicap	Yarmouth	1m 2f 23y	2	75	3yo+
July	Sky Bet Dash	York	6f	2	75	3yo+
July / Aug	Chesterfield Cup	Goodwood	1m 1f 197y	2	100	4yo+
July / Aug	Coral Daily Rewards Shaker Handicap	Goodwood	1m 3f 218y	2	75	3yo
August	Kincsem Handicap	Goodwood	1m 1f 197y	2	100	3yo
August	Racing League Race 14 Handicap	Wolverhampton	6f 21y	2	75	3yo+
August	Goodwood Handicap	Goodwood	2m 4f 97y	2	75	3yo+
August	Summer Handicap	Goodwood	1m 6f	2	100	3yo+
August	Sky Bet, For The Fans Handicap Stakes	Haydock	5f	2	75	3yo+
August	Racing League Race 21 Handicap	Chepstow	7f 16y	2	75	3yo+
August	Shergar Cup Dash	Ascot	5f	2	80	3yo+
August	Shergar Cup Stayers	Ascot	1m 7f 209y	2	80	4yo+
August	Shergar Cup Challenge	Ascot	1m 3f 211y	2	80	4yo+
August	Shergar Cup Sprint	Ascot	6f	2	80	3yo
August	Shergar Cup Classic	Ascot	1m 3f 211y	3	80	3yo
August	Shergar Cup Mile	Ascot	7f 213y	2	100	4yo+
August	Sprint Series Final	Windsor	6f 12y	2	75	3yo+
August	Racing League Race 28 Handicap	Windsor	1m 2f	2	75	3yo+
August	Great St. Wilfrid Stakes	Ripon	6f	2	100	3yo+
August	Grey Horse Handicap	Newmarket (July)	6f	4	30	3yo+
August	Sky Bet Nursery Handicap	York	6f	2	100	2yo
August	EBF Stallions Nursery Handicap	York	7f	2	100	2yo
August	Racing League Race 35 Handicap	Newcastle	7f 14y	2	75	3yo+
August	William Hill Handicap Stakes	Goodwood	7f	2	75	3yo+
August	Racing League Race 42 Handicap	Southwell	4f 214y	2	75	3yo+
Aug / Sep	Livescore Bet Handicap	Chester	7f 127y	2	100	3yo+
September	Betfair Plays Different Handicap	Haydock	1m 6f 1y	2	100	3yo
September	Old Borough Cup	Haydock	1m 6f 1y	2	100	3yo+
September	bet365 Handicap	Ascot	7f	2	80	3yo+
September	Mallard Handicap	Doncaster	1m 6f 115y	2	70	3yo+
September	Autumn Cup	Newbury	1m 5f 61y	2	70	3yo+
September	Dubai Duty Free Handicap	Newbury	1m 2f	2	75	3yo+
October	Balmoral Handicap	Ascot	1m	2	200	3yo+
November	November Handicap	Doncaster	1m 3f 197y	2	70	3yo+

Conditions, novices & maidens

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	2025 winner
February	European Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions	Kempton	Conditions	1m	3	60	3yo
Mar / Apr	Brocklesby Stakes	Doncaster	Novice	5f 3y	2	40	2yo
Mar / Apr	British EBF Fillies' Conditions Stakes	Kempton	Conditions	1m	2	30	3yo f
Mar / Apr	British EBF Conditions Stakes	Kempton	Conditions	1m	2	30	3yo c&g
April	Cardinal Stakes	Chelmsford	Conditions	1m	2	100	3yo
April	Wood Ditton Maiden Stakes	Newmarket	Maiden	1m	2	20	3yo
May	John Dunlop EBF Conditions Stakes	Goodwood	Conditions	1m	2	30	3yo f
May	Lily Agnes Conditions Stakes	Chester	Conditions	5f 15y	2	50	2yo
May / June	Hilary Needler Trophy	Beverley	Conditions	5f	2	50	2yo f
May / June	Two Year Old Trophy	Beverley	Conditions	5f	2	50	2yo c&g
June	Woodcote Stakes	Epsom	Conditions	6f 3y	2	75	2yo
June	Queen Alexandra Stakes	Ascot	Conditions	2m 5f 143y	2	110	4yo+
July / Aug	Alice Keppel Fillies' Stakes	Goodwood	Conditions	5f	2	75	2yo f
August	Bentinck Conditions Stakes	Goodwood	Conditions	1m 1f 11y	2	75	4yo+
August	Convivial Maiden Stakes	York	Maiden	7f	2	100	2yo
September	Full Of Surprises Fillies' Conditions Stakes	Newbury	Conditions	7f	2	30	2yo f
September	Haynes, Hanson and Clark Novice Stakes	Newbury	Novice	1m	2	30	2yo c&g
September	British EBF £100,000 2yo Fillies' Series Final	Goodwood	Conditions	7f	2	100	2yo f
October	British EBF £100,000 Final	York	Conditions	7f	2	100	2yo c&g
October	UNNAMED Conditions Stakes	Ascot	Conditions	6f	2	250	2yo

Sales

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

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+

† Prize money figures in italics are from last season.

References

• British Flat Pattern and Listed races 2018

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