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Three Big Horse Racing Events to Watch in 2020 February 24, 2020 By Joseph-Connolly Leave a Comment Horse racing remains one of the most popular sports in the world, providing fans with hugely. Authentic, who won this year's Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic, received 224 of 238 first-place votes to win Horse of the Year honors at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night.
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
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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
Read more here
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
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
Read more here
Kentucky Derby
When: 1 May 2021
Where: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Preakness Stakes
When: 15 May 2021
Where: Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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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
Editor’s note
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