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.

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 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
May	2000 Guineas Stakes	Newmarket	1m	3yo c&f
May	1000 Guineas Stakes	Newmarket	1m	3yo f
May	Lockinge Stakes	Newbury	1m	4yo+
June	Oaks Stakes	Epsom	1m 4f 6y	3yo f
June	Coronation Cup	Epsom	1m 4f 6y	4yo+
June	Derby Stakes	Epsom	1m 4f 6y	3yo c&f
June	Queen Anne Stakes	Ascot	1m	4yo+
June	King Charles III Stakes	Ascot	5f	3yo+
June	St. James's Palace Stakes	Ascot	7f 213y	3yo c
June	Prince of Wales's Stakes	Ascot	1m 1f 212y	4yo+
June	Gold Cup	Ascot	2m 3f 210y	4yo+
June	Commonwealth Cup	Ascot	6f	3yo c&f
June	Coronation Stakes	Ascot	7f 213y	3yo f
June	Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes	Ascot	6f	4yo+
July	Eclipse Stakes	Sandown	1m 1f 209y	3yo+
July	Falmouth Stakes	Newmarket (July)	1m	3yo+ f
July	July Cup	Newmarket (July)	6f	3yo+
July	King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes	Ascot	1m 3f 211y	3yo+
July	Goodwood Cup	Goodwood	2m	3yo+
July	Sussex Stakes	Goodwood	1m	3yo+
July	Nassau Stakes	Goodwood	1m 1f 197y	3yo+ f
August	Juddmonte International	York	1m 2f 56y	3yo+
August	Yorkshire Oaks	York	1m 3f 188y	3yo+ f
August	Nunthorpe Stakes	York	5f	2yo+
August	City of York Stakes	York	7f	3yo+
September	Sprint Cup	Haydock	6f	3yo+
September	St Leger Stakes	Doncaster	1m 6f 115y	3yo c&f
September	Cheveley Park Stakes	Newmarket	6f	2yo f
September	Middle Park Stakes	Newmarket	6f	2yo c
October	Sun Chariot Stakes	Newmarket	1m	3yo+ f
October	Fillies' Mile	Newmarket	1m	2yo f
October	Dewhurst Stakes	Newmarket	7f	2yo c&f
October	British Champions Long Distance Cup	Ascot	1m 7f 209y	3yo+
October	British Champions Sprint Stakes	Ascot	6f	3yo+
October	British Champions Fillies' and Mares' Stakes	Ascot	1m 3f 211y	3yo+ f
October	Queen Elizabeth II Stakes	Ascot	1m	3yo+
October	Champion Stakes	Ascot	1m 1f 212y	3yo+
October	Futurity Trophy	Doncaster	1m	2yo c&f

Group 2

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex	2026 winner
April	Sandown Mile	Sandown	1m	4yo+	Opera Ballo
May	Jockey Club Stakes	Newmarket	1m 4f	4yo+	Santorini Star
May	Dahlia Stakes	Newmarket	1m 1f	4yo+ f
May	Huxley Stakes	Chester	1m 2f 70y	4yo+
May	Minster Stakes	York	6f	3yo+
May	Middleton Stakes	York	1m 2f 56y	4yo+ f
May	Dante Stakes	York	1m 2f 56y	3yo
May	Yorkshire Cup	York	1m 5f 188y	4yo+
May	Sandy Lane Stakes	Haydock	6f	3yo
May	Temple Stakes	Haydock	5f	3yo+
June	Coventry Stakes	Ascot	6f	2yo
June	Queen Mary Stakes	Ascot	5f	2yo f
June	Queen's Vase	Ascot	1m 6f 34y	3yo
June	Duke of Cambridge Stakes	Ascot	1m	4yo+ f
June	Norfolk Stakes	Ascot	5f	2yo
June	Ribblesdale Stakes	Ascot	1m 3f 211y	3yo f
June	King Edward VII Stakes	Ascot	1m 3f 211y	3yo c&g
June	Hardwicke Stakes	Ascot	1m 3f 211y	4yo+
July	Lancashire Oaks	Haydock	1m 3f 175y	3yo+ f
July	July Stakes	Newmarket (July)	6f	2yo c&g
July	Princess of Wales's Stakes	Newmarket (July)	1m 4f	3yo+
July	Duchess of Cambridge Stakes	Newmarket (July)	6f	2yo f
July	Superlative Stakes	Newmarket (July)	7f	2yo
July	Summer Mile Stakes	Ascot	7f 213y	4yo+
July	York Stakes	York	1m 2f 56y	3yo+
July	Vintage Stakes	Goodwood	7f	2yo
July	Lennox Stakes	Goodwood	7f	3yo+
August	Richmond Stakes	Goodwood	6f	2yo c&g
August	King George Stakes	Goodwood	5f	3yo+
August	Lillie Langtry Stakes	Goodwood	1m 6f	3yo+ f
August	Hungerford Stakes	Newbury	7f	3yo+
August	Great Voltigeur Stakes	York	1m 3f 188y	3yo c&g
August	Lowther Stakes	York	6f	2yo f
August	Lonsdale Cup	York	2m 56y	3yo+
August	Gimcrack Stakes	York	6f	2yo c&g
August	Celebration Mile	Goodwood	1m	3yo+
September	May Hill Stakes	Doncaster	1m	2yo f
September	Park Hill Stakes	Doncaster	1m 6f 115y	3yo+ f
September	Flying Childers Stakes	Doncaster	5f 3y	2yo
September	Doncaster Cup	Doncaster	2m 1f 197y	3yo+
September	Champagne Stakes	Doncaster	7f 6y	2yo c&g
September	Park Stakes	Doncaster	7f 6y	3yo+
September	Mill Reef Stakes	Newbury	6f	2yo
September	Rockfel Stakes	Newmarket	7f	2yo f
September	Joel Stakes	Newmarket	1m	3yo+
September	Royal Lodge Stakes	Newmarket	1m	2yo c&g
October	Challenge Stakes	Newmarket	7f	3yo+

Group 3

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex	2026 winner
February	Winter Derby	Lingfield	1m 2f	4yo+	Sky Safari
April	Earl of Sefton Stakes	Newmarket	1m 1f	4yo+	Damysus
April	Nell Gwyn Stakes	Newmarket	7f	3yo f	Azleet
April	Abernant Stakes	Newmarket	6f	3yo+	Run To Freedom
April	Craven Stakes	Newmarket	1m	3yo c&g	Oxagon
April	Fred Darling Stakes	Newbury	7f	3yo f	Sukanya
April	Greenham Stakes	Newbury	7f	3yo c&g	Alparslan
April	John Porter Stakes	Newbury	1m 4f	4yo+	Convergent
April	Gordon Richards Stakes	Sandown	1m 1f 209y	4yo+	Saddadd
April	Sandown Classic Trial	Sandown	1m 1f 209y	3yo	Raaheeb
May	Sagaro Stakes	Ascot	1m 7f 209y	4yo+	Sweet William
May	Pavilion Stakes	Ascot	6f	3yo	Coppull
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	Brontë Cup	York	1m 5f 188y	4yo+ f
May	Henry II Stakes	Sandown	2m 50y	4yo+
May	Brigadier Gerard Stakes	Sandown	1m 1f 209y	4yo+
May	Lester Piggott Stakes	Haydock	1m 3f 175y	4yo+ f
June	Diomed Stakes	Epsom	1m 113y	3yo+
June	Tattenham Corner Stakes	Epsom^[a]	7f 3y	4yo+
June	Princess Elizabeth Stakes	Epsom	1m 113y	3yo+ f
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	Chipchase Stakes	Newcastle	6f	3yo+
June	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	Oak Tree Stakes	Goodwood	7f	3yo+ f
July	Molecomb Stakes	Goodwood	5f	2yo
July	Gordon Stakes	Goodwood	1m 3f 218y	3yo
July	Thoroughbred Stakes	Goodwood	1m	3yo
July	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	Winter Hill Stakes	Windsor	1m 2f 7y	3yo
August	Prestige Stakes	Goodwood	7f	2yo f
August	Solario Stakes	Sandown	7f	2yo
August	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	4yo+
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	2026 winner
January	Kachy Stakes	Lingfield	6f 1y	4yo+	Completely Random / Diligent Harry
February	Tandridge Stakes	Southwell	1m 13y	4yo+	Chancellor
February	Hever Sprint Stakes	Lingfield	5f 6y	4yo+	Diligent Harry
February	Spring Cup	Lingfield	7f 1y	3yo	Hilitany
March	Lady Wulfruna Stakes	Wolverhampton	7f 36y	4yo+	Cool Hoof Luke
March	Cammidge Trophy	Doncaster	6f 2y	3yo+	Aramram
March	Doncaster Mile Stakes	Doncaster	1m	4yo+	Docklands
March	Snowdrop Fillies' Stakes	Kempton	1m	4yo+ f	Pina Sonata
April	Burradon Stakes	Newcastle	1m 5y	3yo	Timeforshowcasing
April	Goliath Cup Stakes	Musselburgh	1m 5f 216y	4yo+	Al Qareem
April	Lansdown Fillies' Stakes	Bath	5f 10y	3yo+ f	Azure Angel
April	Magnolia Stakes	Kempton	1m 1f 219y	4yo+	Gethin
April	Feilden Stakes	Newmarket	1m 1f	3yo	Morshdi
April	Nottinghamshire Oaks	Nottingham	1m 2f 50y	4yo+ f	See The Fire
April	Blue Riband Trial Stakes	Epsom	1m 2f 17y	3yo	Saxon Street
May	Newmarket Stakes	Newmarket	1m 2f	3yo c&g	Ancient Egypt
May	Paradise Stakes	Ascot	1m	4yo+	Jonquil
May	Daisy Warwick Stakes	Goodwood	1m 3f 218y	4yo+ f	Tattycoram
May	King Charles II Stakes	Newmarket	7f	3yo	Saber Strike
May	Ellen Chaloner Stakes	Newmarket	6f	3yo+ f
May	Chelmer Fillies' Stakes	Chelmsford^[a]	6f	3yo f
May	Conqueror Stakes	Goodwood	1m	3yo+ 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	Michael Seely Memorial Stakes	York	7f 192y	3yo f
May	Marygate Fillies' Stakes	York	5f	2yo f
May	Fillies' Trial Stakes	Newbury	1m 2f	3yo f
May	Carnarvon Stakes	Newbury	6f	3yo
May	Festival Stakes	Goodwood	1m 1f 197y	4yo+
May	Cecil Frail Stakes	Haydock	6f	3yo+ f
May	Cocked Hat Stakes	Goodwood	1m 3f 44y	3yo c&g
May	Height of Fashion Stakes	Goodwood	1m 1f 197y	3yo f
May	Hedge of Oak Stakes	Haydock	1m 2f 100y	4yo+ f
May	Cathedral Stakes	Salisbury	6f	3yo+
May	National Stakes	Sandown	5f 10y	2yo
May	Heron Stakes	Sandown	1m	3yo
May	Achilles Stakes	Haydock	5f	3yo+
June	Surrey Stakes	Epsom	7f 3y	3yo
June	Queen of Scots Stakes	Musselburgh	7f 15y	3yo+ f
June	Agnes Keyser Fillies' Stakes	Goodwood	1m 1f 197y	3yo f
June	Tapster Stakes	Goodwood	1m 3f 218y	4yo+
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	Queen Charlotte Fillies' Stakes	Chelmsford	7f	4yo+ 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	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	Hopeful Stakes	Newmarket (July)	6f	3yo+
August	Roses Stakes	York	5f	2yo
August	August Stakes	Windsor	1m 3f 99y	4yo+
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	2026 winner
March	Lincoln Handicap	Doncaster	1m	150	4yo+	Urban Lion
May	Betfred Handicap	Newmarket	6f	100	4yo+
May	Suffolk Stakes	Newmarket	1m 1f	100	3yo+
May	Betfred Handicap	Newmarket	1m 6f	100	4yo+
May	Chester Cup	Chester	2m 2f 140y	170	4yo+
May	Victoria Cup	Ascot	7f	100	4yo+
May	London Gold Cup	Newbury	1m 2f	100	3yo
May	Silver Bowl	Haydock	1m 37y	100	3yo
June	Epsom Dash	Epsom	5f	120	4yo+
June	Ascot Stakes	Ascot	2m 3f 210y	110	4yo+
June	Royal Hunt Cup	Ascot	1m	175	3yo+
June	King George V Stakes	Ascot	1m 3f 211y	110	3yo
June	Britannia Stakes	Ascot	1m	120	3yo
June	Wokingham Stakes	Ascot	6f	175	3yo+
June	Northumberland Plate	Newcastle	2m 56y	150	3yo+
July	Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap	Newmarket (July)	6f	100	3yo
July	bet365 Handicap	Newmarket (July)	1m 2f	100	3yo
July	bet365 Trophy	Newmarket (July)	1m 6f	100	4yo+
July	Bunbury Cup	Newmarket (July)	7f	100	3yo+
July	John Smith's Cup	York	1m 2f 56y	200	3yo+
July	LK Bennett Butterfly Mark Heritage Handicap	Ascot	5f	100	3yo+
July	International Stakes	Ascot	7f	150	3yo+
August	Golden Mile	Goodwood	1m	150	3yo+
August	Stewards' Cup	Goodwood	6f	250	3yo+
August	Sky Bet Knavesmire Handicap	York	5f 89y	120	3yo+
August	Sky Bet Stayers Handicap	York	2m 56y	100	3yo+
August	IRE Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Fillies' Handicap	York	5f	100	3yo+ f
August	Clipper Handicap	York	7f 192y	150	3yo+
August	British EBF Fillies' Handicap	York	7f	100	3yo+
August	Sky Bet Handicap	York	1m 3f 188y	120	3yo+
August	Assured Data Protection EBF Fillies' Handicap	York	1m 2f 56y	100	3yo+
August	Sky Bet Mile	York	7f 192y	100	3yo
August	Lanark Silver Bell	Hamilton	1m 4f 15y	100	3yo+
August	Melrose Handicap	York	1m 5f 188y	170	3yo
August	Ebor Handicap	York	1m 5f 188y	500	4yo+
August	Constantine Handicap	York	6f	100	3yo+
August	Sky Bet Finale Handicap	York	1m 2f 56y	100	3yo+
September	Silent Pool Gin Handicap	Ascot	1m 4f	100	3yo
September	Portland Handicap	Doncaster	5f 143y	100	3yo+
September	Watergate Cup	Chester	1m 7f 196y	100	3yo+
September	Ayr Gold Cup	Ayr	6f	180	3yo+
September	Cambridgeshire Handicap	Newmarket	1m 1f	175	3yo+
October	BetMGM Challenge Cup	Ascot	7f	180	3yo+
October	Old Rowley Cup	Newmarket	1m 4f	100	3yo
October	Cesarewitch Handicap	Newmarket	2m 2f	175	3yo+
October	Coral Sprint Trophy	York	6f	100	3yo+

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	2026 winner
January	Winter Oaks Fillies' Handicap	Lingfield	1m 2f	2	110	4yo+ f	Morrophore
March	Lincoln Trial Handicap	Wolverhampton	1m 142y	2	50	4yo+	The Lost King
March	Queen's Prize Handicap	Kempton	1m 7f 218y	2	45	4yo+	Align The Stars
March	Rosebery Handicap	Kempton	1m 2f 219y	2	100	4yo+	Gamrai
April	All-Weather 3 Year Old Championships Handicap	Newcastle	6f	2	150	3yo	Al Najashi
April	Fillies' And Mares' Championships Handicap	Newcastle	7f 14y	2	150	4yo+ f	Stateira
April	All-Weather Championships Mile Handicap	Newcastle	1m 5y	2	150	4yo+	Tyrrhenian Sea
April	All-Weather Sprint Handicap	Newcastle	6f	2	150	4yo+	Wiltshire
April	All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap	Newcastle	1m 2f 42y	2	175	4yo+	The Glen Rovers
April	All-Weather Easter Plate Marathon Handicap	Newcastle	2m 56y	2	175	4yo+	Berkshire Sundance
April	Silver Arrow Handicap	Musselburgh	7f 15y	2	50	4yo+	Bellarchi
April	Queen's Cup	Musselburgh	1m 5f 216y	3	50	4yo+	Team Player
April	Scottish Sprint Cup	Musselburgh	5f 1y	2	70	4yo+	Pilgrim
April	Spring Cup	Newbury	1m	2	70	4yo+	Linwood
April	Esher Cup	Sandown	1m	2	30	3yo	Laureate Crown
April	King Richard III Cup	Leicester	6f	2	50	4yo+	Strike Red
April	William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap	Haydock	7f 37y	2	50	4yo+	Cosi Bello
April	City and Suburban Handicap	Epsom	1m 2f 17y	2	45	4yo+	Rathgar
April	Great Metropolitan Handicap	Epsom	1m 4f 6y	3	25	4yo+	Night Breeze
May	Thirsk Hunt Cup	Thirsk	7f 218y	2	60	4yo+
May	Jorvik Handicap	York	1m 3f 188y	2	65	4yo+
May	Hambleton Handicap	York	7f 192y	2	75	4yo+
May	Hong Kong Jockey Club Handicap	Newbury	6f	2	75	4yo+
May	BoyleSports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap	Newbury	1m	2	75	4yo+
May	Harroways Handicap	Goodwood	7f	2	100	3yo
May	Zetland Gold Cup	Redcar	1m 2f 1y	2	40	3yo+
May	Whitsun Cup	Sandown	1m	3	15	4yo+
June	3YO Dash	Epsom	5f	2	75	3yo
June	Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap	Epsom	1m 2f 17y	2	120	4yo+
June	Trustatrader Handicap	Epsom	1m 113y	2	75	4yo+
June	Debenhams Handicap	Epsom	7f 3y	2	75	3yo+
June	Lester Piggott Handicap	Epsom	1m 2f 17y	2	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	Macmillan Sprint	York	6f	2	125	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	Gosforth Park Cup	Newcastle	5f	2	60	3yo+
July	Coral Challenge	Sandown	1m	2	125	3yo+
July	bet365 Handicap Stakes	Haydock	1m 6f 1y	2	100	3yo
July	Old Newton Cup	Haydock	1m 3f 175y	2	150	3yo+
July	Highbet Wimbledon Sports Welcome Offer Handicap	Southwell	4f 214y	2	75	3yo
July	Back The Super Boost At BetVictor Handicap	Newbury	2m 110y	2	80	3yo+
July	Sky Bet Dash	York	6f	2	100	3yo+
July / Aug	Chesterfield Cup	Goodwood	1m 1f 197y	2	100	4yo+
July / Aug	Kincsem Handicap	Goodwood	1m 1f 197y	2	100	3yo
July / Aug	Coral Golden Rewards Shaker Handicap	Goodwood	5f	2	75	3yo+
July / Aug	Coral Pipped At The Post Winners Handicap	Goodwood	1m 3f 218y	2	75	3yo
July / Aug	British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Handicap	Goodwood	1m 1f 197y	2	75	3yo+ f
August	Goodwood Handicap	Goodwood	2m 4f 97y	2	75	3yo+
August	Summer Handicap	Goodwood	1m 6f	2	100	3yo+
August	Whispering Angel Handicap Stakes	Goodwood	7f	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	Great St. Wilfrid Stakes	Ripon	6f	2	100	3yo+
August	Grey Horse Handicap	Newmarket (July)	6f	4	20	3yo+
August	Sky Bet Nursery Handicap	York	6f	2	100	2yo
August	Mews Hotel EBF Stallions Nursery Handicap	York	7f	2	100	2yo
August	Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap	Goodwood	7f	2	100	3yo+
Aug / Sep	Livescore Bet Handicap	Chester	7f 127y	2	100	3yo+
September	Betfair Plays In A Different League Handicap	Haydock	1m 6f 1y	2	100	3yo
September	Old Borough Cup	Haydock	1m 6f 1y	2	100	3yo+
September	London Mile Series Final	Kempton	1m	2	80	3yo+
September	London Sprint Series Final	Kempton	6m	2	80	3yo+
September	Schwepps Handicap	Ascot	7f	2	80	3yo+
September	Mallard Handicap	Doncaster	1m 6f 115y	2	70	3yo+
September	Autumn Cup	Newbury	1m 5f 61y	2	75	3yo+
September	Dubai Duty Free Handicap	Newbury	1m 2f	2	75	3yo+
October	Balmoral Handicap	Ascot	1m	2	200	3yo+
November	London Middle Distance Series Final	Kempton	1m 2f 219y	2	80	3yo+
November	November Handicap	Doncaster	1m 3f 197y	2	70	3yo+
December	London Stayers' Series Final	Kempton	1m 7f 218y	2	80	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	2026 winner
February	SBK Road to Cheltenham Novice Stakes	Southwell	Novice	1m 4f 14y	2	40	4yo+	Constitution Hill
February	European Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stakes	Kempton	Conditions	1m	3	60	3yo	Hidden Force
March	Brocklesby Stakes	Doncaster	Novice	5f 3y	2	40	2yo	A Bear Affair
March	British EBF Fillies' Conditions Stakes	Kempton	Conditions	1m	2	30	3yo f	Spinning Lizzie
March	British EBF Conditions Stakes	Kempton	Conditions	1m	2	30	3yo c&g	King's Trail
April	Good Friday Conditions Stakes	Chelmsford^[a]	Conditions	6f 20y	2	30	3yo	Sirius A
April	Federation Of Bloodstock Agents EBF Conditions Stakes	Newmarket	Conditions	7f	2	30	3yo	Talk Of New York
April	Wood Ditton Maiden Stakes	Newmarket	Maiden	1m	2	20	3yo	Portcullis
April	Cardinal Conditions Stakes	Chelmsford^[b]	Conditions	1m 14y	2	30	3yo	Yazin
May	John Dunlop EBF Conditions Stakes	Goodwood	Conditions	1m	2	30	3yo	Protection Act
May	Lily Agnes EBF Conditions Stakes	Chester	Conditions	5f 15y	2	50	2yo
May	Hilary Needler Trophy	Beverley	Conditions	5f	2	50	2yo f
May	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	Alice Keppel Fillies' Stakes	Goodwood	Conditions	5f	2	75	2yo f
August	Bentinck Conditions Stakes	Goodwood	Conditions	1m 1f 11y	2	75	4yo+
August	British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes	Goodwood	Maiden	7f	2	75	2yo
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 Conditions Stakes	Newbury	Conditions	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	British Champions Day Two-Year-Old Conditions Stakes	Ascot	Conditions	6f	2	250	2yo

↑ Run at Wolverhampton due to Chelmsford losing its BHA racing licence
↑ Run at Southwell due to Chelmsford losing its BHA racing licence

Sales

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex
July	Weatherbys Super Sprint	Newbury	5f 34y	2yo
August	Harry's Half Million By Goffs Premier Yearling Stakes	York	6f	2yo
August	Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes	Newmarket (July)	6f	2yo
September	Weatherbys Scientific 2yo Stakes	Doncaster	6f 111y	2yo
October	Tattersalls October Auction Stakes	Newmarket	6f	2yo

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+

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Group 2

Group 3

Listed

Heritage Handicaps

Other selected handicaps

Conditions, novices & maidens

Sales

Discontinued

Historic races

References

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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 Stakes	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+