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 2024
- 1st - Cheltenham New Year Meeting
February 2024
- 3rd -4th -Dublin Racing Festival -Leopardstown
March 2024
- 12th - 15th - Cheltenham Festival
- 29th March - All-weather Champ Finals
April 2024
- 1st - Irish Grand National -Fairyhouse
- 11th-13th - Aintree Grand National Meeting
- 16th –18th - Craven Meeting
- 19th-20th - Scottish Grand National
- 27th - Sandown Park Bet365 Gold Cup
May 2024
- 3rd-5th Newmarket QIPCO Guineas Festival
- 10th - Boodles May Festival Chester
- 15th-17th- Dante Festival York
- 18th - Newbury Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes Day
- 25th - Temple Stakes Day Haydock
June 2024
- 18th-22nd - Royal Ascot
- 27th-29th - Newcastle Northumberland Plate
- 28th-30th - Curragh Irish Derby Meeting
July 2024
- 1st - Newcastle Northumberland Plate
- 6th - Sandown Coral Eclipse
- 11th- 13th - Newmarket July Festival
- 20th- 21st - Curragh Irish Oaks
August 2024
- July 30th-Aug 3rd - Glorious Goodwood Festival
- 21st-24th - York Ebor Festival
September 2024
- 12th-15th - St Leger Festival
- 14th - 15th - Longines Irish Champions Weekend Leopardstown/Curragh
- 22nd-28th - Listowel Harvest Festival
- 19th- 21st -Ayr Gold Cup Meeting
- 26th- 28th - Cambridgeshire Meeting Newmarket
October 2024
- 11th-12th - Future Champions Day
- 19th- Ascot QIPCO British Champions Day
- 25th- 26th- Doncaster Vertem Futurity Trophy Meeting
November 2024
- 15th-17th - The Cheltenham November Meeting
- 23rd- Haydock Betfair Chase
December 2024
- 6th -7th - Sandown Tingle Creek Xmas Festival
- 26th-27th- Winter Festival Kempton
- 26th - Kempton King George VI Chase
- 27th - Chepstow The Coral Welsh Grand National
January 2025
- 1st - Cheltenham New Year Meeting
Upcoming International Racing...
Jan 28th- Prix D’Amerique -Vincennes
April 6th- South Africa Derby Day, Turffontein
March 30th- Dubai World Cup, Meydan
Oct 5th -6th - (l'Arc Weekend) Prix de l’Arc Triomphe Longchamp