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There are no horse racing available for York on Saturday, 22nd February 2025. See our today’s racecards on upcoming races at other racecourses.
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York Races Overview
The course is a flat wide left-handed of nearly two miles with two bends and a of over 4 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs. There is also a chute to provide 5 furlongs and 6 furlongs races to be run on a straight course.
The course is located at York Racecourse, Knavesmire Road, York, YO23 1EX,
For further details about the racecourse, visit York Racecourse. Keep reading to learn more about York’s major races.
York Ebor Festival
York Ebor Festival Day 1
International Stakes
The International Stakes is a Group 1 flat race run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 56 yards. It is York’s richest race of the season with the winner likely to win around £567,000.
The joint leading trainers with six victories a piece are Aidan O’Brien and Sir Michael Stoute.
Great Voltigeur Stakes
The Great Voltigeur Stakes is a Group 2 flat race open to three year old colts and geldings only run over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 188 yards.
The race serves as a trial for the St Leger at Doncaster the following month with fifteen horses completing the double.
Acomb Stakes
The Acomb Stakes is a Group 3 race open to two year old horses only. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs.
The leading horses from the Acomb sometimes go on to compete in Group 1 races and even go on to be successful in the following season’s classics.
York Ebor Festival Day 2
Lowther Stakes
The Lowther Stakes is a Group 2 race open to two year old fillies only. It is run over a distance of 6 furlongs.
The leading trainer with five victories is Richard Hannon Snr.
Yorkshire Oaks
The Yorkshire Oaks is a Group 1 race open to fillies and mares aged three years or older.
The joint leading trainers with nine victories apiece are Mathew Dawson (1868-1884) and Sir Michae Stoute (1978-2004).
York Ebor Festival Day 3
Lonsdale Cup
The Lonsdale Cup is a Group 2 race run over a distance of 2 miles and 56 yards.
The leading trainer in the race is John Dunlop with five victories.
Strensall Stakes
The Strensall Stakes is a Group 3 race run over a distance of 1 mile and 177 yards.
The leading trainer with six victories is Saeed Bin Suroor.
Nunthorpe Stakes
The Nunthorpe Stakes is a Group 1 race run over a distance of 5 furlongs. The race is one of the biggest 5 furlong sprints of the summer.
The leading trainer with five wins is Ossie Bell (1926-1937).
York Ebor Festival Day 4
Gimcrack Stakes
The Gimcrack Stakes is a Group 2 race open to two year old colts and geldings run over a distance of six furlongs.
The leading trainer with seven victories is William L’Anson Jnr. (1881-1903).
Ebor Handicap
The Ebor Handicap is a flat handicap run over a distance of 1 mile 5 furlongs and 188 yards. It is one of the most valuable handicaps run in Europe with the winner likely to win around the £300,000 mark.
Other Major York Races
Duke of York Stakes
The Duke Of York is a Group 2 flat race run over a distance of 6 furlongs in May.
The leading trainer with 7 wins is Barry Hills.
Musidora Stakes
The Musidora Stakes is a Group 3 flat race for three year old fillies only and run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 56 yards in May. The race is used as a trial for the Epsom Oaks in June with eight fillies achieving the double.
The leading trainer with nine victories is Sir Henry Cecil.
Middleton Stakes
The Middleton Stakes is a Group 2 flat race open to fillies and mares. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 56 yards in May.
The leading trainer in the race is Sir Michael Stoute with 7 winners.
Dante Stakes
The Dante Stakes is a Group 2 race for three year olds run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 56 yards in May. The race is traditionally used as a Derby trial at Epsom the following month. Eleven winners have gone on to win the Derby.
The joint leading trainers in the race with seven victories apiece are Sir Henry Cecil and Sir Michael Stoute.
Yorkshire Cup
The Yorkshire Cup is a Group 2 flat race run over a distance of 1 mile 5 furlongs and 188 yards in May. It is the first race in a series of staying events throughout the year culminating at Ascot in October.
The leading trainer with seven victories is Cecil Boyd-Rochfort (1931-1965).
Brontë Cup
The Bronte Cup is a Group 3 race for fillies and mares run over a distance of 1 mile 5 furlongs and 188 yards in May.
The race was first introduced in 2018 and Andrew Balding has won the race twice.
Grand Cup
The Grand Cup is a listed flat race run over a distance of 1 mile 5 furlongs and 188 yards in June.
First run in 2008 the leading trainer is John Dunlop with three victories.
Summer Stakes
The Summer Stakes is a Group 3 flat race open to fillies and mares and is run over a distance of 6 furlongs in July.
The leading trainer with three victories is Geoff Oldroyd (all with Ladies Are Forever).
John Smith's Cup
The John Smith’s Cup is a flat handicap race run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 56 yards in July.
It has been sponsored by John Smith’s Brewery since it was first run in 1960, making it the longest running commercial sponsorship in racing.
York Stakes
The York Stakes is a Group 2 flat race run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 56 yards in July.
The race serves as a possible trial for the following month’s International Stakes run over the same course and distance.
Sir Henry Cecil Galtres Stakes
The Sir Henry Cecil Galtres Stakes is a listed flat race open to fillies and mares run over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 188 yards in August.
The leading trainer with eight victories is Luca Cumani.
City of York Stakes
The City Of York Stakes is a Group 2 flat race run over a distance of 7 furlongs in August.
It was upgraded to a Group 2 contest in 2019.
Roses Stakes
The Roses Stakes is a listed flat race run over a distance of 5 furlongs for two year olds in August.
Garrowby Stakes
The Garrowby Stakes is a listed flat race run over a distance of 6 furlongs in September.
The leading trainer with three victories is Michael Dodds.
York Betting Trends & Statistics
The leading trainer over the past five years is William Haggas followed by local trainer Richard Fahey. Epsom trainer Adam West has a very good record with the few that he has run here over that time period.
The leading jockey over the past five years is Daniel Tudhope.
York Races History
The course is located in the south-west of the city, next to the former Terry’s of York factory, The Chocolate Works. It is situated on an expanse of ground which has been known since pre-medieval times as the Knavesmire, from the Anglo-Saxon “knave” meaning a man of low standing, and “mire” meaning a swampy pasture for cattle. For this reason, the racecourse is still sometimes referred to as “The Knavesmire”
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