York Racecourse Tips
York Racecourse is one of the most prestigious homes of Racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the likes of the Ebor Festival and the Dante Festival making this racecourse their home. However, that's not all, during the Flat racing season, York racecourse is home to 3 Group One races, 10 Group Two races and 6 Group Three races, meaning you'll find the very best horses than the UK & Ireland have to offer at these events.
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The UK horse racing flat season features some of the biggest meetings in the country, with any at York racecourse ones punters look out for. We'll have all of the feature horse racing betting odds for all pinnacle races right here at Bet UK, whether it's the Nunthorpe, the Juddmonte, or the Ebor.
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York Racing Betting Tips
Here at Bet UK, we'll have all of the top horse racing betting odds from across the racecards at York, so you'll always be in the know. We'll also browse the online horse betting markets to put out the top betting tips for York Races, which includes three of 36 annual group one races hosted in the UK.
York Races Results
Whether you're looking for the latest group one winner or the horse who has finished first in a handicap, we'll have all of the top York racing results in the online betting odds within our online horse racing selections. Not only that, punters will be able to watch all of the races from the Knavesmire live on Bet UK, so you'll never miss out on any horse racing results from York.
York Horse Racing Dates
Another of the UK horse racing courses to host only flat races, York racecourse attracts one of the biggest summer racing crowd numbers. Hosting its first group 2 race in May, punters will be treated to a myriad of flat races before the Group 1 contests at the Ebor Festival and the conclusion of the year's racing in October.
Biggest Race Meeting at York
| Meeting | Month |
|---|---|
| Dante Festival | May |
| Tribute Weekend | May |
| June Meeting | June |
| John Smith's Cup Meeting | July |
| Music Showcase Weekend | July |
| Ebor Festival | August |
| September Sunday | September |
| October Finale | October |
Top York Races Fixtures
Fixtures start at York racecourse in early May with the Dante Festival, which hosts three days of racing. Next on the agenda is the John Smith's Festival in July. However, the feature meeting of the season at York is the Ebor Festival, where we'll see some of the selected races fall into the Group One category.
All of the meetings at York sandwich Royal Ascot, so the chances are we'll see runners from the feature event of the summer head to the Ebor Festival
Below, we've listed the main events you'll need to add to your calendar:
| Month | Race | Group |
|---|---|---|
| May | Duke of York Stakes | Group 2 |
| May | Middleton Stakes | Group 2 |
| May | Dante Stakes | Group 2 |
| May | Yorkshire Cup | Group 2 |
| July | John Smith's Cup | Handicap |
| July | York Stakes | Group 2 |
| August | International Stakes | Group 1 |
| August | Great Voltigeur Stakes | Group 2 |
| August | Yorkshire Oaks | Group 1 |
| August | Lonsdale Cup | Group 2 |
| August | Nunthorpe Stakes | Group 1 |
Dante Festival York
The first feature race of the season and one of the most famous races in British horse racing is the Dante Stakes. Staged on the second day of the Dante Festival, the race is open to three-year-old horses and serves as a trail for The Derby at Epsom later in the month.
The John Smith's Meeting
Held in June, the John Smith's Meeting has been a feature of the summer flat races at York for many seasons. The main event is a handicap race which is open to horses of three-year-old and above and offers prize money of £60,000 to the winner.
The Ebor Festival at York Races
If you're after four days of racing, then the feature meeting of the flat season at York racecourse is the Ebor. Held annually in August, the meeting concludes on Saturday and features ladies day on Thursday and contains three group one races including a sprint and long-distance handicaps. The Ebor Handicap is the biggest race of the week so keep your eyes peeled closer to the festival, and we'll have our York Ebor tips live on Bet UK.
Ladies Day York Races
In every feature meeting in UK horse racing, there are well-known fixtures known as Ladies Day which happen during top meetings. Held during the August Ebor Festival normally on the Thursday of the meeting, the race day features the Yorkshire Cup, which has been won in past seasons by Snowfall, Love, and Enable.
