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Racing Calendar |
| There are certain meetings that are more important than others throughout the year as the season progresses. The calendar starts in Autumn, because this is when the Jump season starts, (and the flat season proper finishes). The Jump season finishes with some major races at Cheltenham with a four day meeting in March, then the Grand National in April, and finally a mixed meeting of Jumps and Flat racing at Sandown. The flat season starts in the Spring with the Lincoln, and ends in the autumn. There are meetings on the Jump and the Flat inbetween these dates, but they are not as important. November Cheltenham. Mid November. Main Race:Power Gold Cup Chase. The start of the Jump season kicks off with this three day meeting. Haydock Park. Mid/Late November. Main Race: Betfair Chase, Grade 1. This 3 mile race is a two day meeting attracting plenty of top quality horses Newbury. Held in the last weekend in November, the Winter Festival is the Main Race: Hennessy Gold Cup Grade 1 Hurdle Newcastle Last Saturday in November. Main Race is the Fighting Fifth Hurdle Grade 1 December Sandown Park. Held in the first Saturday in December. Tingle Creek Meeting. Main Race: Tingle Creek Chase which is a two mile chase that is the front runner for Cheltenham Ascot. Held in the last Saturday before Christmas. Main Race: there are two here; the Long Walk Hurdle Grade 1 and The Ladbroke Handicap Kempton Park. Held on Boxing Day. Main Races:Christmas Hurdle & King George VI Steeple Chase Grade 1. Cheptsow. Held on the last Saturday of the year. Main Race: Coral Welsh National. This is the Welsh comparison of the Grand National, which is often viewed as a test for the horses at the Aintree National January Ascot. Mid January. Main Race: Victor Chandler Chase Grade 1. This is seen as a test for the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham with 2 mile chasers. February Ascot. Mid February. Main Race: Ascot Chase Grade 1. This is the last big Grade 1 horse race prior to Cheltenham. March Cheltenham. This is a biggie. Mid March Main Races: Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase, World Hurdle, Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase. Tuesday is Champion Hurdle, for 2 mile hurdlers. Wednesday you see Queen Mother Champion Chase for two mile chasers. Thursday is Ladies day, the World Hurdle and also the Grade 1 Ryanair chase. Friday sees arguably the best jump race is the Cheltenham Gold Cup. April Aintree. Held in the first weekend in April. Main Race: the Grand National. This is a three day meeting and without a doubt the most famous and valuable Steeple Chase in the world. A race with thirty fences and run over four miles. Ayr. Mid April. Main Race: Scottish National. Sandown Park. Last weekend in April. Main Race: Gold Cup Chase. This is the last big race of the National Hunt season May Newmarket. First weekend of May. Main Races: 2,000 Guineas and 1,000 Guineas. This is the first main flat event of the year. 2,000 Guineas for Colts is held on Saturday, and the Fillies only 1,000 Guineas is held on Sunday Newbury. Mid May. Main Race: Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes Group 1 June Epsom. Held on the first weekend in June. Main Races: The Oaks and The Derby. The Friday is The Oaks, a major race of the flat season for Fillies. Saturday we see the Derby. Royal Ascot. Mid June. This is a 5 day festival. Main Races: The Queen Anne Stakes, The St James's Palace Stakes, The King's Stand Stakes, The Prince of Wales's Stakes, The Gold Cup, The Coronation Stakes, The Golden Jubilee Stakes. This is the best flat meeting and the one meeting I really look forward to. July Sandown Park. Beginning of July Main Race: The Eclipse Stakes Newmarket July Meeting. Early July. Main Race: Flamouth Stakes, The Darley July Cup. A fashion festival with 'Best Dressed' competitions every day. Ascot. End of July. Main Races: King George VI Queen Elizabeth Stakes August Glorious Goodwood Beginning of August. Three day meeting. Main Race:Nassau Stakes York. Mid August. Main Races: The Juddmonte International Stakes, The Yorkshire Oaks, The Nunthorpe Stakes September Haydock. Early September. Main Race: Sprint Cup Doncaster. Early September. Main Races: The St. Leger Stakes Ascot Festival. End September. Main Race: The Fillies' Mile, The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. This festival has a place in the history of racing as the place where Frankie Dettorirode all seven winners on the card in 1996. October Cambridgeshire Meeting Newmarket. Beginning October. Main Races: The Shadwell Middle Park Stakes, The Cheveley Park Stakes, The Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes Group 1s, The Cambridgeshire Newmarket Champions Meeting. Main Race: The Champion Stakes, The Darley Dewhurst Stakes Group 1s, Cesarewitch Handicap Doncaster Racing Post Trophy Meeting. Mid October. Main Race: The Racing Post Trophy |
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