Upcoming Horse Races for 2015

It’s hard to believe, but the biggest horseracing event of the year in the UK (and arguably the world) is already over.  Royal Ascot 2015 has come and gone, and what a year it was.  Gleneagles won the St. James’s Palace Stakes, Free Eagle won the Prince of Wales’s Stakes, the Gold Cup was won by Trip to Paris, Balios came out on top in the King Edward VII Stakes, and Undrafted triumphed over Brazen Beau in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes. 

Even though the excitement of Royal Ascot is over for another year, there are still plenty of exciting events left on the horseracing calendar in the UK for 2015.  If you enjoyed betting on Ascot, here are some major upcoming events you will always want to wager on.  Some of them are even held at the Ascot racecourse!

• Thursday, June 25^th – Saturday, June 27^th:  Northumberland Plate Festival, Newcastle.

• Friday, July 3^rd – Saturday, July 4^th:  Coral Eclipse, Sandown Park.

• Thursday, July 9^th – Saturday, July 11^th:  July Festival, Newmarket.

• Friday, July 24^th – Saturday, July 25^th:  King George Weekend, Ascot.

• Tuesday, July 28^th – Saturday, August 1^st:  Glorious Goodwood, Goodwood.

• Wednesday, August 19^th – Saturday, August 22^nd:  Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival, York.

• Thursday, September 3^rd – Saturday, September 5^th:  Betfred Sprint Cup Festival, Haydock Park.

• Wednesday, September 9^th – Saturday, September 12^th:  Ladbrokes St. Leger Festival, Doncaster.

• Thursday, September 17^th – Saturday, September 19^th:  William Hill Ayr Gold Cup Meeting, Ayr.

• Thursday, September 24^th – Saturday, September 26^th:  Cambridgeshire Meeting, Newmarket.

• Friday, October 9^th:  Future Champions Day, Newmarket.

• Saturday, October 17^th:  QIPCO British Champion Day, Ascot.

• Friday, October 23^rd – Saturday, October 24^th:  Racing Post Trophy Meeting, Doncaster.

• Friday, November 13^th – Sunday, November 15^th:  The Open, Cheltenham.

• Thursday, November 26^th – Saturday, November 28^th: The bet365 Hennessy Festival, Newbury.

• Friday, December 4^th – Saturday, December 5^th:  Tingle Creek Christmas Festival, Sandown Park.

• Saturday, December 26^th – Sunday, December 27^th:  William Hill Christmas Festival.

• Sunday, December 27^th:  Coral Welsh Grand National, Chepstow.

Those are just the rest of the events for 2015!  In 2016, the annual calendar of events will kick off again, with the first big event being the Cheltenham Festival in mid-March at the Cheltenham racecourse.

You may have noticed that several of these major horseracing fixtures are sponsored by UK betting sites like bet365 and William Hill.  This is a testament to the huge popularity of betting on horseracing online in Britain.  If you haven’t yet wagered on horse races this way, try it for the next major fixture.  Online betting sites offer unparalleled convenience and a distraction-free environment in which to place your bets.  It is easy to follow along with the races on Channel 4 and watch live updates online while you put down your wagers.  It’s a lot of fun, and certainly easier than trying to attend so many major events in person.  Good luck, and enjoy the rest of the horseracing season!