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York Racecourse

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Home of the Welcome To Yorkshire Ebor Festival

Create a highlight to your social calendar, from our choice of 18 racedays from May until October, offering a world class horseracing experience for visitors of all ages.

Our highlights include over £8 million in prize money, award winning facilities and the most famous horses. The showpiece of our season is the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival in August, the week to visit York, featuring our oldest, richest, fastest and most famous races.

Enjoy sporting excellence combined with fashion and fun over four fabulous days. Leaving you to create your social highlights on a backdrop of world class sport.

In recent years, as well as hosting many spectacular York Races, has also played host to Royal Ascot at York in 2005, The Ladbrokes St Leger in 2006, as well as the Olympic Torch, Paralympic Lantern in 2012 and Tour de France in 2014.
York’s highest attendance for a race meeting was recorded in 1851, when a crowd estimated at 150,000 saw The Flying Dutchman, winner of the Derby and St Leger in 1849, beat Voltigeur, who took both races the following year, in the so-called Great Match.
Children under the age of 18 are admitted to the racecourse (under 16’s accompanied by an adult).

The Racecourse, York, YO23 1EX

enquiries@yorkracecourse.co.uk

(01904) 620911

yorkracecourse.co.uk
Wednesday May 12
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm York Flat Race Tattersalls Musidora Stakes
Thursday May 13
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm York Flat Race Al Basti Equiworld Dante Stakes
Friday May 14
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm York Flat Race Matchbook Yorkshire Cup
Saturday May 22
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm York Flat Race William Hill Bronte Cup
Friday June 11
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm York Flat Race Mid Summer Raceday
Saturday June 12
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm York Flat Race 50th Macmillan Charity Raceday
Friday July 9
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm York Flat Race William Hill Summer Stakes
Saturday July 10
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm York Flat Race 62nd John Smith’s Cup
Friday July 23
5:00 pm - 10:00 pm York Flat Race EBF Lyric Stakes and live music Evening
Saturday July 24
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm York Flat Race Sky Bet York Stakes and live music
Wednesday August 18
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm York Flat Race Juddmonte International
Thursday August 19
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm York Flat Race Darley Yorkshire Oaks/Ladies Day
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Dante Festival: Wed 15th – Fri 17th May high quality action whilst catching up with friends.
First Saturday: Sat 25th May first chance to combine York Races with your weekend.
June Meeting: Fri 14th – Sat 15th June, featuring the biggest charity meeting in Britain.
Summer Music Saturday: Sat 29th June Sun Bets Jump Jockeys Nunthorpe,
John Smith’s Meeting: Fri 12th – Sat 13th July, featuring the 60th John Smith’s Cup.
Music Showcase Weekend: Fri eve 26th – Sat 27th July Music Showcase
Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival: Wed 21st – Sat 24th August (Ladies Day: Thurs 22nd August), featuring our richest, fastest and most famous races.
September Sunday: Sun 8th September, fun for all featuring special family events.
October Finale: Fri 11th – Sat 12th October, last 2019 chance to visit.
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