Major Racing Meetings Betting Odds

During a calendar year, horse racing fans are treated to all manner of big races and meetings, with the Flat and National Hunt season providing unlimited opportunities to place bets, land some winners and even enjoy some Cash Out along the way.

It’s fair to say that racing meetings are taking place on a daily basis in the UK and Ireland, with Christmas Day one of the few days of the year where there’s no horse racing occurring, although that is swiftly followed by a bumper Boxing Day schedule where meeting betting is completely rife and the same applies to New Year’s Day horse racing meetings.

The Biggest Horse Racing Meetings in the UK

On this page, you will find key information when it comes to the big racing meetings so that you can identify when the big horse racing festivals are taking place. It’s great to put some dates in your diary and find out Cheltenham Festival dates or Royal Ascot dates, with Racing-Odds.com making sure that readers are fully informed as part of the process.

Get the Dates for the Big Flat Racing Meetings

In the United Kingdom, there are five racing Classics and they are as follows:

1000 Guineas
2000 Guineas
The Derby
The Oaks
St Leger

The 1000 Guineas and 2000 Guineas meeting takes place at Newmarket every year and the meeting betting for that occasion is very popular, with customers betting on the outcome of a race primarily for fillies before the 2000 Guineas which is designed specifically for colts.

The Derby takes centre stage at Epsom and is a historic race which attracts a stellar field, although the Derby racing meeting also includes other high-profile race including the Oaks which is the female equivalent and the Oaks betting is always popular too.

The St Leger horse racing meeting betting is also highly popular and the St Leger Festival generally spans four days before the St Leger is run at Doncaster Racecourse on a Saturday afternoon. Racing meetings don’t tend to come more prestigious than the St Leger meeting and it’s a chance to go through the racecard and pick out a few winners each day.

Get the Latest Dates and Fixtures for Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood

While there are many Group 1 flat horse races that take place through the UK flat racing season, none are more prestigious than Royal Ascot which spans five days from Tuesday through to Saturday. This is a massively popular horse racing meeting and the bookies always report meeting betting to be high for each of the five days.

The Royal Ascot racecard boasts leading races such as the Queen Anne Stakes, St James’ Palace Stakes and the Gold Cup, although each Ascot racecard is littered with big races and punters enjoy placing bets.

The same applies to Glorious Goodwood which is run at Goodwood Racecourse and includes the Sussex Stakes and the Lennox Stakes. There is also the Ebor Festival at York Racecourse where you can enjoy racing meeting betting through the card.

Bet on Cheltenham Festival and the Grand National

Many people often want to know Cheltenham Festival racing meeting dates and you can secure the latest information when it comes to this four-day meeting. There is also a Grand National meeting which takes place at Aintree racecourse and this runs over three days spanning Thursday – Saturday.

The Grand National big racing meeting is as large as they come due to the fact that the National is the world’s most famous steeplechase, with forty runners and riders lining up for the big occasions, while Cheltenham racing betting is also huge and includes the Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase and Gold Cup.