Key 2025 Racing Fixtures

From Royal Ascot to Goodwood and beyond

The horse racing calendar is a rich and varied mix of top class and regional racing throughout the year. In this section, you will find the key events and dates for the Flat season and the National Hunt season, including the Cheltenham Festival, the Grand National and Royal Ascot.

UK and Irish Racing

January 2025

• 1^st - Cheltenham New Year Meeting

February 2025

• 1^st - 2^nd Dublin Racing Festival - Leopardstown

March 2025

• 11^th – 14^th - Cheltenham Festival

April 2025

• 3^rd – 5^th - Aintree Grand National Meeting 
• 11^th – 12^th - Scottish Grand National
• 15^th – 17^th - Craven Meeting 
• 18^th - All-weather Champ Finals
• 21^st - Irish Grand National - Fairyhouse
• 26^th - Sandown Park Bet365 Gold Cup

May 2025

• 2^nd- 4^th Newmarket QIPCO Guineas Festival
• 7^th – 9^th Boodles May Festival - Chester
• 14^th- 16^th- Dante Festival - York
• 17^th - Newbury - Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes Day
• 24^th - Temple Stakes Day - Haydock

June 2025

• 17^th- 21^st - Royal Ascot
• 27^th- 28^th - Newcastle Northumberland Plate
• 27^th- 29^th - Curragh Irish Derby Meeting

July 2025

• 5^th - Sandown Coral Eclipse
• 10^th- 12^th - Newmarket July Festival
• 19^th- 20^th - Curragh Irish Oaks
• 28^th - Aug 3^rd Galway Festival 
• July 29^th- Aug 2^nd - Glorious Goodwood Festival

August 2025

• July 28^th - Aug 3^rd Galway Festival 
• July 29^th- Aug 2^nd - Glorious Goodwood Festival
• 20^th – 23^rd - York Ebor Festival

September 2025

• 11^th- 14^th- St Leger Festival - Doncaster
• 13^th – 14^th - Longines Irish Champions Weekend Leopardstown/Curragh
• 21^st- 27^th - Listowel Harvest Festival
• 18^th- 20^th - Ayr Gold Cup Meeting
• 25^th- 27^th - Cambridgeshire Meeting Newmarket

October 2025

• 10^th- 11^th - Future Champions Day
• 18^th- Ascot QIPCO British Champions Day
• 24^th- 25^th - Doncaster Vertem Futurity Trophy Meeting

November 2025

• 14^th- 16^th - The Cheltenham November Meeting
• 22^nd- Haydock Betfair Chase

December 2025

• 5^th – 6^th - Sandown Tingle Creek Xmas Festival
• 26^th- 27^th - Winter Festival Kempton 
• 26^th - Kempton King George VI Chase
• 27^th - Chepstow The Coral Welsh Grand National

January 2026

• 1^st - Cheltenham New Year Meeting