Festivals of Racing

£600 million will be wagered at the “Jewel in the Crown” of British horse racing; the Cheltenham Festival

Over 10 million people watch the world’s greatest jump racing spectacle; The Grand National at Aintree.

The highlight of the Irish racing calendar is the 5-day Irish National Hunt Festival in April / May at Punchestown.

The Guineas at Newmarket’s Rowley Mile course is the first major Flat Racing classic of the year.

The Boodles May Festival is Chester Racecourse’s most prestigious three-day race meeting.

With a £1.6 million prize fund the Derby is the UK’s richest horse race; the ultimate test for horse & jockey.

The centrepiece of the British racing calendar; 300,000 attend Royal Ascot in June; including HM the Queen!

See the best horses in the world at The Curragh in June: The Irish Derby, Irish Oaks,  1000 Guineas, 2000 Guineas and the Irish St Leger.

The Newmarket July Festival is one of the Summer Flat Racing season’s highlights.

Galway is the highpoint of the Irish Summer racing season with 51 races over 7 glorious days and nights.

Glorious Goodwood in July / August is the sporting and social highlight of the high Summer Flat racing season.

4-Days of superb horseracing at the York Ebor Festival in August featuring the Juddmonte International.

The Irish Champions Weekend is a 2-day event in September, run at both Leopardstown Racecourse and the Curragh in County Kildare.

The highlight of the Irish racing calendar is the 5-day Irish National Hunt Festival in April / May at Punchestown.