Horse Racing in Yorkshire Yorkshire has 9 race courses and each year there is in the region of 200 race meets split between national hunt and flat racing. We have a rich heritage of horse racing and betting in Yorkshire and we hold some of the best race meets in the UK with big races taking place throughout the year. There is a diverse range of race courses available with courses throughout the county at Beverley, Catterick, Doncaster, Pontefract, Redcar, Ripon, Thirsk, Wetherby and York. We hold the famous St Leger at Doncaster during September and the Ebor meet in York during August. Here you'll find forums to join in where you can discuss racing and betting, the jockeys, horses and anything to do with racing in Yorkshire.	This months race meets:   May Thu 1 Redcar Sat 3 Thirsk Sat 3 Doncaster Tue 6 Catterick Wed 7 Beverley Thu 8 Wetherby Fri 9 Ripon Sat 10 Thirsk Mon 12 Redcar Wed 14 York Thu 15 York Fri 16 York Sat 17 Thirsk Sat 17 Doncaster Sun 18 Ripon Tue 20 Beverley Thu 22 Wetherby Fri 23 Pontefract Sat 24 Beverley Sat 24 Catterick Mon 26 Redcar Tue 27 Redcar Wed 28 Beverley Thu 29 Wetherby Fri 30 York Sat 31 Doncaster Sat 31 York
The Latest Horse Racing News Leave it to Let It Be LET IT BE shone at Catterick last week and Keith Reveley's mare could easily land a five-timer back at the North Yorkshire track this afternoon, despite conceding weight a Sanders blow for Look Here team Ralph Beckett will be on the lookout for a new jockey if he decides to give Look Here the go-ahead in the Ladbrokes St Leger on Saturday week. Parisian looks capital in Solario MARK JOHNSTON has already made one successful raid south with Cry Of Freedom and he will be hoping the Street Cry colt can extend his unbeaten record in this afternoon's b Conduit leads St Leger entries Irish Derby winner Frozen Fire is among 24 possibles for the Ladbrokes St Leger on September 13 following the latest entry stage. Cat just Magic for Ryan Magic Cat ran out a convincing winner of the Sapper Conditions Stakes for the in-form trainer-jockey team of Karl Burke and Andrew Elliott at Ripon. Haigh in hurry for Group success Vicky Haigh is determined to get to the top as a trainer after making inroads in such a short space of time. Bastiman finally achieves big race ambition TRAINER Robin Bastiman finally achieved a lifetime's ambition yesterday when Borderlescott captured the £240,000 Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes, switched from a waterlogged York New Approach to foil the Duke NEW APPROACH can defy a change in ground conditions and end the winning run of Duke of Marmalade in the rescheduled Juddmonte International Stakes at Newmarket. £5m blow as Ebor meeting is total wash-out York's economy suffered an estimated £5m blow yesterday when more rain forced the Ebor meeting to be totally scrapped for the first tome in its history. Key races saved after York cards abandoned Officials at the British Horseracing Authority have united with other racecourse partners to salvage some of the key races after the wash-out of the York Ebor festival. Feature races switched after York is forced to call it a day Officials at York have been forced to abandon the rest of this week's Ebor meeting due to a waterlogged track. Nicholls is more than happy with golden trio The wet weather may be playing havoc with the height of the Flat season, but champion jumps trainer Paul Nicholls is already plotting a route to the Cheltenham Gold Cup for hi Ebor Festival day two is postponed DAY TWO of the Ebor Festival at York has been postponed, due to the waterlogged course which put paid to Tuesday's programme. York left to count cost of washout IT had been meticulously designed to be a highlight of the British racing summer, everything had been done to make the first four-day Ebor Festival in the history of York Race Delighted to fly the flag for York Bill Bridge meets the man charged with raising York's profile across the racing world, Lord Grimthorpe, as the fabulous Ebor Festival gets under way on Knavesmire today. Derby hero is set for International glory DESPITE reservations about the heavy ground connections of Duke Of Marmalade, bidding for his fifth successive Group 1 win in this afternoon's Juddmonte International at Y Borderlescott can help Bastiman bow out on a triumphant note One Yorkshire trainer is hoping for a fairytale finale to his racing career at this week's Ebor Festival at York. Bill Bridge reports. Irish aces class at York Duke Of Marmalade and New Approach are set to clash at York in what promises to be the race of the season after they were among 11 declarations for tomorrow's Juddmonte In Draw points to Baby BABY STRANGE, trained by Derek Shaw at Danethorpe in Nottinghamshire, looks well drawn and will appreciate the softish ground in today's William Hill Great St Wilfrid Heri ACRush leads Ebor charge Mad Rush tops the weights as a staggering 62 horses remain in the totesport Ebor at York on Wednesday following the confirmation stage. Titans clash at York A mouth-watering renewal of the Juddmonte International could be in prospect after both New Approach and Duke Of Marmalade stood their ground. Draw points to Green Park BEVERLEY'S Journal Ladies Day has quickly established itself as the highlight of the East Riding social scene and today's event has long since been a sell-out in the m Williams could Hog the Ripon limelight Classy hold-up horse Hogmaneigh could be back for the big occasion in Saturday's William Hill Great St Wilfrid Stakes at Ripon. Anna put in her place Richard Fahey's Anna Pavlova proved a bitter disappointment as outsider AvantiPolonia sprung a surprise in the Group Two Prix de Pomone at Deauville. Tinkler leads the tributes as Fitzgerald forced out YORKSHIRE'S rising star Andrew Tinkler has led the tributes to Mick Fitzgerald – the 'iron man' of National Hunt racing, and former Grand National winning jockey, Prolific duo set for Shergar Russell Baze and Jorge Ricardo, the top two winning jockeys in the world, met for the first time yesterday ahead of tomorrow's Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup, where they will Boz set to follow up BOZ looks the stand-out bet in the Bigfella And Silks Nightclub Pontefract Handicap on a competitive card today. York beckons for Border Borderlescott is on course to make the short 15-mile journey from trainer Robin Bastiman's Cowthorpe stables to York in search of Group One glory later this month. Nassau win rounds off great week for O'Brien Favourite-backers watched on in horror as Lush Lashes was agonisingly denied by Aidan O'Brien's Halfway To Heaven in the Blue Square Nassau Stakes at Goodwood on Satur Stewards' Cup glory for Knot In Wood THE Bluesqaure.com Stewards' Cup at Goodwood is the one major race that falls to Yorkshire-trained horses with regularity.