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When will racing resume following the coronavirus lockdown and what are the plans for the big races? Check out our timeline and schedule for all the key dates and events through the summer.
Racing in Britain has been suspended since March 17 amid the global coronavirus pandemic, with the last meetings to take place being staged at Wetherby and Taunton, both behind closed doors, but plans are in place to resume on June 1, pending government sign-off.
Social distancing restrictions will be employed, along with facial coverings for those deemed likely to need to breach the two-metre rule, including jockeys, trainers, stalls handlers, stable staff and valets.
The British Horseracing Authority is also planning an ongoing surveillance programme to monitor the virus in the racing communities, which will include some testing, while the sport will try to reduce the use of any medical or NHS services to a minimum, employing other health care resources, such as private ambulances, hospitals and medics, to protect the NHS.
Social distancing officers will be appointed by the BHA to ensure all measures are implemented and strictly adhered to at all racedays.
But how will the programme look on resumption?
Here is a clear timeline of the current proposed plans, highlighting when and where all the major races are set to be staged.
June
1st - Flat racing resumes in Britain at Newcastle with an eight-race afternoon meeting
2nd - Day two in Britain sees another meeting at Newcastle, plus Kempton - both on the all-weather
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3rd - First Pattern races in the UK, featuring the Group 3 Classic Trial & Listed EBF Snowdrop Fillies' Stakes, both at Kempton. Yarmouth also plays host to the first turf meeting with a bumper nine-race programme
4th - Group 3 Pavillion Stakes, Newcastle (switched from Ascot). Newmarket also stages its first planned meeting
5th - Group 1 Coronation Cup (switched from Epsom), Group 3 Abernant Stakes & Listed Paradise Stakes (both switched from Ascot), Newmarket. Listed Oaks Trial and Derby Trial, Lingfield
6th - Group 1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas, Group 2 Dahlia Fillies' Stakes & Group 3 Palace House Stakes, Newmarket. Action also planned at Newcastle and Lingfield
7th - Group 1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas, Listed Buckhounds Stakes & Listed EBF Pretty Polly Fillies' Stakes, Newmarket. The Group 3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes set for Haydock (switched from Sandown)
8th - Flat racing resumes in Ireland at Naas
9th - Listed 1,000 Guineas Trial & Listed 2,000 Guineas Trial, Leopardstown
10th - Listed Heritage Stakes & Listed Salsabil Stakes, Navan
12th - Group 1 Irish 2,000 Guineas & Group 2 Ridgewood Pearl Stakes, The Curragh
13th - Group 1 Irish 1,000 Guineas & Group 2 Mooresbridge Stakes, The Curragh
14th - Listed Saval Beg Stakes and Listed Noblesse Stakes, Leopardstown
16th-20th - Royal Ascot (click here for schedule amendments and more details)
21st - Group 3 Blue Wind Stakes, Leopardstown (switched from Naas)
22nd - Jumps racing resumes in Ireland, Limerick
27th - Group 1 Irish Derby, The Curragh
28th - Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes, Group 3 Vintage Crop Stakes & Rockingham Handicap, The Curragh
July
1st - Jumps racing resumes in Britain, Southwell
4th - Investec Derby & Investec Oaks, Epsom
5th - Coral-Eclipse, Sandown
9th-11th - July Festival, Newmarket
18th - Irish Oaks, The Curragh
27th - Guinness Galway Hurdle & Tote.com Galway Plate, Galway
28th-Aug 1st - Qatar Goodwood Festival, Goodwood
August
19th-22nd - Ebor Festival, York
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Horse racing – flat and jumps – is a huge sporting tradition in the UK and across the world.
Featuring the English Classics and Grand Nationals to the Gold Cups and the Derby, the British racing calendar is action-packed throughout the year. In 2021 a new event – the Racing League – will also feature on the calendar.
From Ayr to Ascot and Dubai to Melbourne, we look at the major horse races and events taking place in 2021.
Major UK horse races and events
Cheltenham Festival
When: 16-19 March 2021
Where: Cheltenham Racecourse, England
Feature races (jump): Unibet Champion Hurdle, Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase, Ryanair Chase, Cheltenham Gold Cup
Tickets and hospitality information: thejockeyclub.co.uk
Randox Health Grand National Festival
When 8-10 April 2021
Where: Aintree, Liverpool, England
Feature races (jump): JLT Melling Steeple Chase, Randox Health Topham Steeple Chase, Grand National
Ticket information: thejockeyclub.co.uk
Coral Scottish Grand National
When: 16-17 April 2021
Where: Ayr Racecourse, Scotland
Feature races (jumps): Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle, Coral Scottish Grand National
Website: ayr-racecourse.co.uk
QIPCO Guineas Festival
When: 1-2 May 2021
Where: Newmarket Racecourses, England
Feature races (flat): 2000 and 1000 Guineas
Ticket information: thejockeyclub.co.uk
Epsom Derby Festival
When: 4-5 June 2021
Where: Epsom Downs, Surrey, England
Feature races (flat): The Oaks, The Derby
Ticket information: thejockeyclub.co.uk
Royal Ascot
When: 15-19 June 2021
Where: Ascot Racecourse, England
Feature races (flat): Gold Cup, St James’s Palace Stakes, Queen Anne Stakes, Prince of Wales’s Stakes, Coronation Stakes, Golden Jubilee Stakes
Website: ascot.co.uk
Coral Summer Festival
When: 2-3 July 2021
Where: Sandown Park, England
Feature races (flat): Group 1 Coral-Eclipse
Ticket information: thejockeyclub.co.uk
2021 Moët & Chandon July Festival
When: 8-10 July 2021
Where: Newmarket Racecourse
Feature races (flat): Darley July Cup, Arqana Princess of Wales’s Stakes, Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes
Ticket information: thejockeyclub.co.uk
King George Weekend
When: 24 July 2021
Where: Ascot Racecourse
Feature races (flat): QIPCO King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Racing League
What: new flat racing competition
29 July: Newcastle
5 August: Doncaster
12 August: Lingfield
19 August: Royal Windsor
26 August: Lingfield
2 September: Newcastle
Read more here
Yorkshire Ebor Festival
When: 18-21 August 2021
Where: York Racecourse, England
Feature races (flat): Juddmonte International, Darley Yorkshire Oaks, Sky Bet Ebor
Website: yorkracecourse.co.uk
St Leger Day
When: 11 September 2021
Where: Doncaster Racecourse
Featured races (flat): St Leger classic
Website: doncaster-racecourse.co.uk
The November Meeting 2021
When: mid-November
Where: Cheltenham Racecourse, England
Featured races (jump): BetVictor Gold Cup
32Red Christmas Festival
When: December
Where: Kempton Park
Featured races (jump): Betfair King George VI Chase
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Coral Welsh Grand National
When: late December
Where: Chepstow, Wales
Featured races (jump): Welsh National, Finale Junior Hurdle, Championship Bumper
Major international horse racing events
2021 Dubai World Cup Carnival
Where: Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, UAE
Number of meetings: nine
When: Thursday nights from 21 January
Super Saturday: 6 March Dubai
World Cup night: Saturday 27 March
Read more here
Kentucky Derby
When: 1 May 2021
Where: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Preakness Stakes
When: 15 May 2021
Where: Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Belmont Stakes
When: 6 June 2021
Where: Belmont Park, Elmont, New York, USA
Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
When: 3 October 2021
Where: Longchamps Paris
Horse Racing Big Races 2020
Melbourne Cup
When: 2 November 2021
Where: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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