Go Racing In Yorkshire 2019
180 DATES FOR HORSE RACING DAYS OUT IN YORKSHIRE
After a non-existent racing start to 2019, the dreaded equine flu cleared up, and the ban was finally lifted. So now we can all continue to enjoy a great day at Yorkshire’s fine racecourses. From Beverley Racecourse in the east across to Wetherby in the west and Doncaster in the south up to Redcar in the north, we have racetracks dotted around most of our county, making it an easy day out wherever you live.
Did you know that Yorkshire hosts over 180 days of racing throughout the year across its 9 racecourses? But how do you plan the best racing events for your diary? From Ladies’ Days to Family Days or Ebor and St Ledger to regular evening meets, this list should help. As we do a lot of race days here at TJs Travel, we know most of the racing calendars well. So read on for all your Yorkshire racing fixtures now.
ALL THE YORKSHIRE RACING FIXTURES FOR 2019
Right, here are the dates for each of the 9 horse racing destinations in Yorkshire so that you can update your racing calendars! Don’t forget; you can also click on the name of each racecourse for more details (in blue capital letters). And if you need to get there, contact us to take you there (and back, of course)!
YORK RACECOURSE (NORTH YORKSHIRE)
Flat racing runs May – October
- Dante Festival: Wed 15th – Fri 17th May, First Saturday 2019: Sat 25th May
- June Meeting 2019: Fri 14th – Sat 15th June (the biggest charity meeting in Britain)
- Summer Music Weekend: Sat 29th June, see Busted perform after the 7 races.
- John Smith’s Meeting: Fri 12th – Sat 13th July
- Music Showcase Weekend: Fri eve 26th – Sat 27th July, see Tears For Fears (Friday 26th) or James Arthur (Saturday 27th)
- Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival: Wed 21st – Sat 24th August (Ladies Day: Thurs 22nd August).
- September Sunday: Sun 8th September, family race day.
- October Finale: Fri 11th – Sat 12th October
DONCASTER RACECOURSE (SOUTH YORKSHIRE)
Flat & Jump racing all year round
- Sky Bet Chase: 25th and 26th January
- The Grimthorpe Chase Festival: Fri 1st and Sat 2nd March
- The Lincoln: Sat 30th March
- Derby Day: Sat 1 June
- Family Fun Day: 16th June
- Go Racing in Yorkshire Summer Festival: Thurs 25th July
- William Hill St Leger Festival: 11th – 14th September
- November Handicap: Sat 9th November
- Festive Jumpers Race Meeting: Fri 13th and Sat 14th December
BEVERLEY RACECOURSE (EAST YORKSHIRE)
Flat racing runs April – September
- East Family Race Day: Wed 17th April
- Afternoon Racing: Thurs 25th April
- Bygone Beverley Raceday: Monday 6th May
- Afternoon Racing: Tuesday 14th May
- Half Term Raceday with Hull FC: Wednesday 29th May
- A Very British Raceday: Saturday 8th June
- Evening Racing: Tuesday 18th June
- Afternoon Racing: Tuesday 25th June
- 70s Racenight ft Bus Stop: Friday 5th July
- The Big Saturday Raceday: Saturday 6th July
- Afternoon Racing: Tuesday 16th July
- Go Racing in Yorkshire Summer Festival: Monday 22nd July
- Paw Patrol Family Raceday: Tuesday 30th July
- Flemingate Ladies’ Day:Wednesday 14th August
- Afternoon Racing: Thursday 15th August
- Circus Family Raceday: Sunday 25th August
- Beverley Bullet Raceday: Saturday 31st August
- Afternoon Racing: Wednesday 18th September
- Season Closer: Tuesday 24th September
CATTERICK RACECOURSE (NORTH YORKSHIRE)
Flat & Jumps racing 2019 season runs June – December
- The Flat Is Back: Monday 17th June
- Cocktails & Casino Race Night: Monday 1st June
- St Teresa’s Charity Race Night: Wednesday 10th July
- Salute Our Heroes Race Day: Wednesday 17th July
- Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival: Wednesday 24th July
- Forces’ Family Day: Tuesday 6th August Racing Careers Day: Monday 12th August Carnival Family Day: Monday 19th August
- Ladies’ Day: Wednesday 28th August
- Annual Badge Holders Guest Day: Tuesday 3rd September
- Racing TV Club Day: Tuesday 10th September
- Yorkshire Beer Festival Race Day:Saturday 21st September
- Flat Racing: Tuesday 8th October
- Catterick Dash: Saturday 19th October
- The Flat Finale: Tuesday 29th October
- The Start Of The Jumps: Friday 22nd November
- Christmas At Catterick: Tuesday 17th December
- Go Racing In Yorkshire Winter Festival: Saturday 28th December
PONTEFRACT RACECOURSE (WEST YORKSHIRE)
Flat & Jump racing runs April – October
- Season Opener Family Day: Tuesday 9th April and Monday 15th April
- Northern Racing College Charity Day: Wednesday 1st May
- 80s Night Friday Night Music Night Series: Friday Eve 24th May
- Sports Night: Monday Eve 10th June
- totepool Flat Cap & Whippet Family Day: Sunday 23rd June
- Art of Racing Raceday: Monday 1st July and Tuesday 9 July
- Beer Festival and Red Shirt Music Night: Friday 19th July
- Go Racing in Yorkshire Summer Festival Family Day/Tribute Bands Family Day: Sunday 28th July
- Ladies Day: Wednesday 7th August
- In The Zone Family Day: Sunday 18th August
- Pontefract September Meets: Thursday 19th & 26th September
- October Meet: Monday 7th October
- Season Finale: Monday 22nd October
REDCAR RACECOURSE (NORTH YORKSHIRE)
Flat racing runs April – November
- TS£10er Raceday: Monday 8th April
- Easter Monday Family Raceday: Monday 22nd April
- Regular Raceday: Thursday 2nd May
- Regular Raceday: Monday 20th May
- Zetland Gold Cup Sports Day (Bank Holiday): Monday 27th May
- Regular Raceday: Tuesday 28th May
- Regular Raceday: Friday 21st June
- Ladies’ Day: Saturday 22nd June
- 1940s Revival Day, supporting Help For Heroes: Sunday 21st June
- Regular Raceday: Wednesday 31st July
- Caribbean Carnival Day: Saturday 10th August
- Gin & Gents’ Evening: Saturday 24th August
- Regular Raceday: Tuesday 17 September
- Regular Raceday: Wednesday 25th September
- Oktoberfest, featuring the Two Year Old Trophy: Saturday 5th October
- Regular Raceday: Friday 18th October
- Regular Raceday: Monday 28th October
- Regular Raceday: Tuesday 5th November
RIPON RACECOURSE (NORTH YORKSHIRE)
Flat racing runs April – September
- Easter Family Day: Thursday 18th April 2019
- Ripon April: Saturday 25th April
- 5iver Friday: Friday 10th May
- Traditional Family Day: Sunday 19th May
- Evening Racing: Wednesday 5th June
- Afternoon Racing: Thursday 6th June
- Evening Racing: Wednesday 19th June
- Ladies’ Day: Thursday 20th June
- Evening Racing: Monday 8th July
- Visit Ripon Raceday: Monday 15th July
- Go Racing In Yorkshire Festival: Saturday 20th July
- Family Brick Adventure: Monday 5th August (for Lego fans)
- Gentlemens’ Evening: Tuesday 6th August
- William Hill Great St Wilfred: Saturday 17th August
- Bank Holiday Family Day: Monday 26th August
- At The Races: Tuesday 27th August
- Theakson Beer & BBQ festival: Saturday 28th September
THIRSK RACECOURSE (NORTH YORKSHIRE)
Flat racing runs April – September
- Opening Meet: Saturday 13th April
- Evening Racing: Monday Evening 29th April
- Thirsk Hunt Cup Day: Saturday 4th May
- In support of The ABF The Soldiers’ Charity: Saturday Evening 11th May
- Irish Day: Saturday 18th May
- Afternoon Racing: Monday 3rd June
- Evening Racing: Tuesday 11th June
- Afternoon Racing Featuring Royal Ascot: Tuesday 18th June
- Afternoon Racing: Wednesday 3rd July
- Go Racing in Yorkshire Summer Festival: Friday 26th July
- The William Hill Thirsk Summer Cup: Saturday 3rd August
- James Herriot ‘All Creatures Great & Small’ Family Day: Friday 9th August
- Scouting for Girls Live After Racing: Friday 16th August (live music evening)
- Pirates Family Day: Friday 30th August
- Ladies’ Day: Saturday 7th September
- Season Finale: Monday 16th September
WETHERBY RACECOURSE (WEST YORKSHIRE)
Jumps and Flat racing runs October – May
- Weekday Racing: Tuesday 19th March
- Wear a Hat Day (supporting Brain Tumour Research): Friday 29th March
- Weekday Racing: Thursday 11th April
- Family Day featuring the Mascot Gold Cup (Flat): Sunday 28th April
- Weekday Racing (Flat): Tuesday 7th May
- Ladies’ Day (Flat): Thursday 30th May
- Opening Jumps Meeting in support of Spinal Research: Wednesday 16th October
- The bet365 Meeting: Friday 1st & Saturday 2nd November
- CIU Annual Charity Raceday: Saturday 16th November
- Weekday Racing: Wednesday 27th November
- Christmas Carol Saturday: Saturday 7th December
- The Yorkshire Christmas Meeting: Boxing Day Thursday 26th and Friday 27th December
GO YORKSHIRE, BOOK YORKSHIRE
Looking to visit one of these spectacular racecourses this year? Well, let us take you. Based in Yorkshire for over a decade, we are very experienced at pickups and drop-offs at all of these tracks. So, we know the best routes during busy traffic and the best spots for dropping you off as near to course as possible. Better still, we at TJs Travel offer the most comfortable range of minibuses and coaches. From luxury hen and stag parties with a fully stocked fridge to tattersall race-goers on a budget, we can help. Even for family race days, all of our modern fleet have seatbelts and can be fitted with child-seats too. So you can be confident that we have the right choice of vehicle to get you there and back!
