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 Phoenix ready to tower over rivals HENRY CECIL has always viewed the Coral Eclipse as one of his favourite races. He did, after all, send out Wolver Hollow to win the Group 1 contest in his first season as a tr Juddmonte to feature in £10m Flat series ONE of the jewels in York's racing calendar, the Juddmonte International, a highlight of the August Ebor Festival, has been included in a new £10m series of races aimed at Frozen scorches home AIDAN O'BRIEN and Seamus Heffernan teamed up to win another Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby as Frozen Fire came out on top in a messy renewal of the Curragh Classic yesterday. Bearer can create Irish Derby upset REMATCHES are the theme this weekend as racing awaits a brilliant two days of sport that has something for everyone. Doncaster for Agent DONCASTER could be the next stop for The Queen's star horse Free Agent –a live contender for next year's Derby after providing Her Majesty with her first Royal Ascot s Lashes crowns great week for Irish Lush Lashes flew home to lift the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot yesterday as Irish-trained horses continued to dominate the key races at the five-day meeting. Yeats sees off Geordieland to ride into the record books by clinching third Gold Cup Generations have come and gone since the inaugural running of the Gold Cup in 1807, but few will have seen anything as special as the record-equalling victory of Yeats. Johnston looks set to reap benefit AFTER three days which have provided brilliant Group 1 winners, the fourth day of Royal Ascot does not appear to feature a superstar today, although there is plenty of top-cla Duke of Marmalade shows aristocratic streak in Prince's Stakes Class and style are two of the key components of Royal Ascot and Duke Of Marmalade provided both in full measure when turning the Prince Of Wales's Stakes into a one-horse Coastal Path to spoil Yeats's bid DOZENS of horses have won the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot twice since its inception in 1807, but only one, the mighty Sagaro (1975-77), has completed the hat-trick. Haradasun and 'Henry' provide first-day double at Royal Ascot Johnny Murtagh and Aidan O'Brien basked in the warm glow of Royal Ascot glory with a vintage Group One double on the opening afternoon of the 2008 spectacular. Duke bidding for Royal Ascot glory NOT even the threat of a wet start should dampen enthusiasm for what looks to be another cracking card on day two of Royal Ascot. Brilliant 'Henry' star of the show HENRYTHENAVIGATOR, brilliant winner of the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket and the Curragh, is the star attraction on the first day of Royal Ascot. Brave boost for Peter Peter Chapple-Hyam's stable enjoyed a boost ahead of Royal Ascot when Brave Prospector landed the £100,000 Betfair Sprint at York on Saturday. Goorson looks Good in York sprint WITH 17 winners on the Knavesmire in the past five years, Michael Hills is the leading jockey riding at York this afternoon and can add to his tally with Good Gorsoon in a hug Everything looking in place to make big Impact Richard Fahey and Paul Hanagan have built a partnership that has become the most feared on the northern racing circuit and Total Impact looks another winner for the pair on a McInnes's joy at Redcar Ian McInnes broke new ground when Tagula Breeze provided him with his first two-year-old success in the Redcar A Course For All Reasons Median Auction Maiden Stakes. Beckett looks to Leger Ralph Beckett is favouring a crack at the Ladbrokes St Leger with Look Here rather than trying to complete an Oaks double. McCoy salutes Bolger for taking the right Approach Tony McCoy has paid tribute to the training ability of Jim Bolger in the wake of New Approach's brilliant victory in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom. Mixed Derby fortunes for the bookmakers There were winners and losers among bookmakers following New Approach's victory in the Derby. Glorious uncertainty of the greatest race THOSE who have been involved in racing the longest will tell you that the thing which makes it so fascinating is the uncertainty and that truism was confirmed yet again in a w St Leger could be next as Conduit blasts to victory Conduit was given a 14-1 quote by the sponsors for the Ladbrokes St Leger after Ryan Moore swept from last to first in the totesportcasino.com Handicap at Epsom on Saturday. Too easy for Zarkava Zarkava ran out a brilliant winner of the Prix de Diane (French Oaks) at Chantilly. Wide-open Derby to be centre of punters' sporting focus Bookmakers are expecting a record turnover on today's Vodafone Derby at Epsom. Wide-open Derby offers Moore the chance to ride into history Will the Dante form book prove right once again today as York's winner Tartan Bearer looks to follow in the footsteps of Authorized, North Light and Motivator? Tom Richmon Irish look to have strongest hand today AFTER yesterday's shock English-trained winner of the Oaks, can the Irish be vanquished again in today's Vodafone Derby? Katiyra can show her class to take the Oaks KATIYRA can land a fascinating Juddmonte Oaks for Ireland, a superb race in its own right but this year a prelude to what has become the most talked-about Derby for a very lon Those legendary names from Derby history that still set the heart racing With the Big Race at Epsom tomorrow, fan of the turf Bill Bridge looks back over 55 years of Derby Day memories. Maidstone Mixture has bookies' stomachs churning Britain's bookmakers are bracing themselves for a possible £40m hit on this weekend's Epsom Derby and incredibly it is not last year's winning jockey Frankie Detto Derby for Approach Former Vodafone Derby favourite New Approach looks set to take his chance at Epsom on Saturday after all.