List of British flat horse races

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A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Great Britain, under the authority of the British Horseracing Board, including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status in the European Pattern.

Contents 1 Group 1 2 Group 2 3 Group 3 4 Notable Handicaps 5 Selected other races 6 Discontinued 7 See also

[edit] Group 1

Month	Race	Course	Distance	Age/Sex
April / May	2,000 Guineas	Newmarket	1m	3yo c&f
April / May	1,000 Guineas	Newmarket	1m	3yo f
May	Lockinge Stakes	Newbury	1m	4yo+
June	Coronation Cup	Epsom	1m 4f 10y	4yo+
June	Oaks	Epsom	1m 4f 10y	3yo f
June	Derby	Epsom	1m 4f 10y	3yo c&f
June	St. James's Palace Stakes	Ascot	1m	3yo c
June	Queen Anne Stakes	Ascot	1m	4yo+
June	Prince of Wales's Stakes	Ascot	1m 2f	4yo+
June	Gold Cup	Ascot	2m 4f	4yo+
June	Coronation Stakes	Ascot	1m	3yo f
June	Golden Jubilee Stakes	Ascot	6f	3yo+
July	Eclipse Stakes	Sandown	1m 2f 7y	3yo+
July	Falmouth Stakes	Newmarket	1m	3yo+ f
July	July Cup	Newmarket	6f	3yo+
July	King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes	Ascot	1m 4f	3yo+
July / Aug	Sussex Stakes	Goodwood	1m	3yo+
July / Aug	Nassau Stakes	Goodwood	1m 2f	3yo+ f
August	International Stakes	York	1m 2f 88y	3yo+
August	Yorkshire Oaks	York	1m 3f 198y	3yo+ f
August	Nunthorpe Stakes	York	5f	2yo+
September	Sprint Cup	Haydock	6f	3yo+
September	St. Leger Stakes	Doncaster	1m 6f 132y	3yo c&f
September	Fillies' Mile	Ascot	1m	2yo f
September	Queen Elizabeth II Stakes	Ascot	1m	3yo+
Sept / Oct	Cheveley Park Stakes	Newmarket	6f	2yo f
Sept / Oct	Middle Park Stakes	Newmarket	6f	2yo c
Sept / Oct	Sun Chariot Stakes	Newmarket	1m	3yo+ f
October	Dewhurst Stakes	Newmarket	7f	2yo c&f
October	Champion Stakes	Newmarket	1m 2f	3yo+
October	Racing Post Trophy	Doncaster	1m	2yo c&f

[edit] Group 2

Month	Race	Course	Distance	Age/Sex
April	Sandown Mile	Sandown	1m 14y	4yo+
April / May	Jockey Club Stakes	Newmarket	1m 4f	4yo+
May	Duke of York Stakes	York	6f	3yo+
May	Dante Stakes	York	1m 2f 88y	3yo
May	Yorkshire Cup	York	1m 5f 197y	4yo+
May	Henry II Stakes	Sandown	2m 78y	4yo+
May	Temple Stakes	Sandown	5f 6y	3yo+
June	Coventry Stakes	Ascot	6f	2yo
June	King's Stand Stakes	Ascot	5f	3yo+
June	Windsor Forest Stakes	Ascot	1m	4yo+ f
June	Queen Mary Stakes	Ascot	5f	2yo f
June	Norfolk Stakes	Ascot	5f	2yo
June	Ribblesdale Stakes	Ascot	1m 4f	3yo f
June	King Edward VII Stakes	Ascot	1m 4f	3yo c&g
June	Hardwicke Stakes	Ascot	1m 4f	4yo+
July	Lancashire Oaks	Haydock	1m 3f 200y	3yo+ f
July	Cherry Hinton Stakes	Newmarket	6f	2yo f
July	July Stakes	Newmarket	6f	2yo c&g
July	Princess of Wales's Stakes	Newmarket	1m 4f	3yo+
July	Superlative Stakes	Newmarket	7f	2yo
July	Summer Mile Stakes	Ascot	1m	4yo+
July	York Stakes	York	1m 2f 88y	3yo+
July / Aug	Lennox Stakes	Goodwood	7f	3yo+
July / Aug	Richmond Stakes	Goodwood	6f	2yo c&g
July / Aug	Vintage Stakes	Goodwood	7f	2yo
July / Aug	Goodwood Cup	Goodwood	2m	3yo+
August	Hungerford Stakes	Newbury	7f	3yo+
August	Lonsdale Cup	York	1m 7f 198y	3yo+
August	Great Voltigeur Stakes	York	1m 3f 198y	3yo c&g
August	Gimcrack Stakes	York	6f	2yo c&g
August	Lowther Stakes	York	6f	2yo f
August	Celebration Mile	Goodwood	1m	3yo+
September	Park Hill Stakes	Doncaster	1m 6f 132y	3yo+ f
September	Doncaster Cup	Doncaster	2m 2f	3yo+
September	Park Stakes	Doncaster	7f	3yo+
September	May Hill Stakes	Doncaster	1m	2yo f
September	Champagne Stakes	Doncaster	7f	2yo c&g
September	Flying Childers Stakes	Doncaster	5f	2yo
September	Mill Reef Stakes	Newbury	6f 8y	2yo
September	Royal Lodge Stakes	Ascot	1m	2yo c&g
September	Diadem Stakes	Ascot	6f	3yo+
October	Challenge Stakes	Newmarket	7f	3yo+
October	Rockfel Stakes	Newmarket	7f	2yo f

[edit] Group 3

Month	Race	Course	Distance	Age/Sex
March	Winter Derby	Lingfield	1m 2f	4yo+
April	Earl of Sefton Stakes	Newmarket	1m 1f	4yo+
April	Nell Gwyn Stakes	Newmarket	7f	3yo f
April	Craven Stakes	Newmarket	1m	3yo c&g
April	John Porter Stakes	Newbury	1m 4f 5y	4yo+
April	Fred Darling Stakes	Newbury	7f	3yo f
April	Greenham Stakes	Newbury	7f	3yo c&g
April	Sandown Classic Trial	Sandown	1m 2f 7y	3yo
April	Gordon Richards Stakes	Sandown	1m 2f 7y	4yo+
April / May	Sagaro Stakes	Ascot	2m 45y	4yo+
April / May	Palace House Stakes	Newmarket	5f	3yo+
April / May	Dahlia Stakes	Newmarket	1m 1f	4yo+ f
May	Huxley Stakes	Chester	1m 2f 75y	4yo+
May	Chester Vase	Chester	1m 4f 66y	3yo c&g
May	Dee Stakes	Chester	1m 2f 75y	3yo c&g
May	Ormonde Stakes	Chester	1m 5f 89y	4yo+
May	Chartwell Fillies' Stakes	Lingfield	7f	3yo+ f
May	Lingfield Derby Trial	Lingfield	1m 3f 106y	3yo c&g
May	Musidora Stakes	York	1m 2f 88y	3yo f
May	Middleton Stakes	York	1m 2f 88y	4yo+
May / June	Brigadier Gerard Stakes	Sandown	1m 2f 7y	4yo+
June	Princess Elizabeth Stakes	Epsom	1m 114y	3yo+ f
June	Diomed Stakes	Epsom	1m 114y	3yo+
June	Jersey Stakes	Ascot	7f	3yo
June	Albany Stakes	Ascot	6f	2yo f
June	Queen's Vase	Ascot	2m	3yo
June / July	Chipchase Stakes	Newcastle	6f	3yo+
June / July	Criterion Stakes	Newmarket	7f	3yo+
July	Sandown Park Sprint Stakes	Sandown	5f 6y	3yo+
July	Summer Stakes	York	6f	3yo+ f
July	Hackwood Stakes	Newbury	6f 8y	3yo+
July	Princess Margaret Stakes	Ascot	6f	2yo f
July / Aug	Gordon Stakes	Goodwood	1m 4f	3yo
July / Aug	Molecomb Stakes	Goodwood	5f	2yo
July / Aug	Lillie Langtry Fillies' Stakes	Goodwood	1m 6f	3yo+ f
July / Aug	King George Stakes	Goodwood	5f	3yo+
July / Aug	Oak Tree Stakes	Goodwood	7f	3yo+ f
August	Rose of Lancaster Stakes	Haydock	1m 2f 120y	3yo+
August	Sweet Solera Stakes	Newmarket	7f	2yo f
August	Sovereign Stakes	Salisbury	1m	3yo+
August	Geoffrey Freer Stakes	Newbury	1m 5f 61y	3yo+
August	Acomb Stakes	York	7f	2yo
August	Solario Stakes	Sandown	7f 16y	2yo
August	Winter Hill Stakes	Windsor	1m 2f 7y	3yo+
August	Prestige Stakes	Goodwood	7f	2yo f
Aug / Sept	Strensall Stakes	York	1m 208y	3yo+
September	Sirenia Stakes	Kempton	6f	2yo
September	September Stakes	Kempton	1m 4f	3yo+
September	Select Stakes	Goodwood	1m 1f 192y	3yo+
September	Firth of Clyde Stakes	Ayr	6f	2yo f
September	World Trophy	Newbury	5f 34y	3yo+
September	Arc Trial	Newbury	1m 3f 5y	3yo+
September	Princess Royal Stakes	Ascot	1m 4f	3yo+ f
September	Cumberland Lodge Stakes	Ascot	1m 4f	3yo+
September	Supreme Stakes	Goodwood	7f	3yo+
Sept / Oct	Somerville Tattersall Stakes	Newmarket	7f	2yo c&g
Sept / Oct	Oh So Sharp Stakes	Newmarket	7f	2yo f
Sept / Oct	Joel Stakes	Newmarket	1m	3yo+
October	Autumn Stakes	Ascot	1m	2yo
October	Cornwallis Stakes	Ascot	5f	2yo
October	Bentinck Stakes	Newmarket	6f	3yo+
October	Jockey Club Cup	Newmarket	2m	3yo+
October	Darley Stakes	Newmarket	1m 1f	3yo+
October	Horris Hill Stakes	Newbury	7f	2yo c&g
October	St. Simon Stakes	Newbury	1m 4f 5y	3yo+

[edit] Notable Handicaps

Month	Race	Course	Distance	Age/Sex
Mar / Apr	Lincoln Handicap	Doncaster	1m	4yo+
Mar / Apr	Rosebery Stakes	Kempton	1m 2f	4yo+
April	European Free Handicap	Newmarket	7f	3yo
April / May	Victoria Cup	Ascot	7f	4yo+
May	Chester Cup	Chester	2m 2f 147y	4yo+
May / June	Zetland Gold Cup	Redcar	1m 2f	3yo+
June	Royal Hunt Cup	Ascot	1m	3yo+
June	Wokingham Stakes	Ascot	6f	3yo+
June / July	Northumberland Plate	Newcastle	2m 19y	3yo+
July	Old Newton Cup	Haydock	1m 3f 200y	3yo+
July	Bunbury Cup	Newmarket	7f	3yo+
July	John Smith's Cup	York	1m 2f 88y	3yo+
July / Aug	Stewards' Cup	Goodwood	6f	3yo+
August	Great St. Wilfrid Stakes	Ripon	6f	3yo+
August	Ebor Handicap	York	1m 5f 197y	3yo+
September	Portland Handicap	Doncaster	5f 140y	3yo+
September	Ayr Gold Cup	Ayr	6f	3yo+
Sept / Oct	Cambridgeshire Handicap	Newmarket	1m 1f	3yo+
October	Cesarewitch	Newmarket	2m 2f	3yo+
November	November Handicap	Doncaster	1m 4f	3yo+

[edit] Selected other races

Month	Race	Course	Distance	Age/Sex
April	Blue Riband Trial Stakes	Epsom	1m 2f 18y	3yo
April	Leicestershire Stakes (former Group 3)	Leicester	7f 9y	4yo+
May	Predominate Stakes	Goodwood	1m 3f	3yo c&g
June	Queen Alexandra Stakes	Ascot	2m 5f 159y	4yo+
July	Beeswing Stakes (former Group 3)	Newcastle	7f	3yo+
August	Washington Singer Stakes	Newbury	7f	2yo

[edit] Discontinued

Last Run	Race	Course	Distance	Age/Sex
July 2005	Golden Daffodil Stakes	Chepstow	1m 2f 36y	3yo+ f
July 2005	Scottish Derby	Ayr	1m 2f	3yo+

[edit] See also

• List of British National Hunt races
• List of French flat horse races
• List of German flat horse races
• List of Irish flat horse races
• List of Italian flat horse races