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Concluding the Future Champions Festival of 2025 at Newmarket races on day 2 of the meeting on Saturday, 11 October is a superb card. The Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes, supported by other Pattern races, and the marathon Cesarewitch, makes for an excellent finale. With the Flat now starting to wind down, this is the last …

The last major meeting of the British Flat season at Headquarters sees an intriguing Future Champions Festival 2025 Newmarket races day 1 card headlined by the Group 1 Fillies’ Mile on Friday, 10 October. Supporting that are a couple more juvenile races in the Cornwallis Stakes for sprinters and the fillies only Oh So Sharp. …

The first Sunday in October is Arc Weekend 2025 day 2 and there are five more Group 1s at Longchamp supporting the most valuable race in Europe. As supporting cards go, there are none better outside major international events in the sport of kings. As if the Arc isn’t exciting enough, look out for juvenile …

Longchamp in Paris becomes the centre of the horse racing world on Sunday, 5 October with the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe of 2025 set for 3pm UK time. Worth over £2,360,000 to the winner, it’s the most valuable race in the whole of Europe. Some 18 runners line-up in the Arc this time with …

There’s not one but two Group 1s on the Arc Weekend 2025 day 1 card from Longchamp in Paris. Headlining the opening day of France’s premier Flat fixture on Saturday, 4 October are the Prix du Cadran for staying types and the fillies and mares only Prix de Royallieu. Unseasonably fine weather means the rare …

The Ayr Gold Cup of 2025 is as ultra-competitive as ever, emanating from the premier Scottish track on Saturday, 20 September this year. If ever there was a race worthy of the phrase Heritage Handicap, then it’s this six-furlong cavalry charge. Only 25 of well over 200 initial entries can actually take part in the …

Dubai Duty Free Weekend at Newbury races reaches its climax on Saturday, 20 September with the Mill Reef Stakes card. This feature Group 2 contest over 6f for juveniles is the main event from the Berkshire track each and every autumn. Supporting races include the Group 3 World Trophy for sprinters and a mile-and-a-quarter handicap. There’s …

There’s a low key ending on Town Moor with the Doncaster St Leger Festival 2025 day 4 card more modest than earlier in the week. Sunday, 14 September sees the Yorkshire track round off its four-day fixture with the Group 3 Sceptre Stakes for fillies and mares. Supporting races on the card include the Leger …

Sunday, 14 September sees the second half of the Irish Champions Festival at Curragh races and the card has four Group 1s on it. That means a stellar day of racing from the Headquarters of the Flat in the Emerald Isle with something for everyone. Sprinting fans have the Flying Five Stakes to look forward …

A weekend of top Flat action in the Emerald Isle begins with the Irish Champions Festival Leopardstown races on Saturday, 13 September. There’s a stacked card taking place on the southside of Dublin with two Group 1 events headlining this opening day. Before the Matron Stakes for fillies and mares over a mile and the …