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Race distances are often given to the nearest furlong: e.g. The Derby's exact distance is 1 mile 4 furlongs and 6 yards, but it is called a 1 mile 4 furlong race. The races in bold are run on an all-weather surface. Races are run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket unless 'Newmarket (July)' is written, in which the July Course is used.
Pages in category "Horse races in Great Britain" ... out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. British Classic Races; ... Text is available under the ...
8 March – Racing TV launches an international racing channel Racing World with its output focussed on coverage from the United States. Consequently, Racing TV now concentrates on UK horse racing. [11] 2007. 28 January – The final edition of Grandstand is broadcast. Racing had been a regular feature of the programme, and alternated with ...
Baily's Monthly Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, and Racing Register; British Flat Jockeys Championship 2012; British Flat Jockeys Championship 2013; British Flat Jockeys Championship 2014; British Flat Jockeys Championship 2017; British Flat Jockeys Championship 2023; British flat racing Champion Apprentice; British flat racing Champion Jockey
Class 2 or Class 3 races worth £50,000 or more run between mid-October and the end of the season, or £40,000 or more between the start of the season and mid-October. Races worth £34,000 or more which are a course's most important race of the season or which have historical importance. All Regional Grand National races, and any Cross-Country ...
Sky Sports Racing (formerly At The Races) is a British pay television channel devoted primarily to horse racing. A joint venture between Sky Group and Arena Racing Company , it broadcasts coverage of domestic, European and international horse racing events.
The lists below show notable Thoroughbred horse races in various countries around the world. In countries with a grading system, the included races are normally Group or Grade 1. However, some restricted races such as the Queen's Plate in Canada are also included, and all races at the Royal Ascot festival are included because of their prestige.
Known as The Horse Racing Channel before launch, [3] [4] [5] Racing UK soft-launched on 29 May 2004 on the Sky Digital channel iSports TV. [6] Two months later on 16 July, the network entered into a partnership with Irish sports broadcaster Setanta Sports to officially launch the network in September, where Setanta would be the channel's broadcast partner and distributor.