York Dante Festival day one recap

by William Sheppard - May 14, 2026May 14, 2026

The finish in the Minster Stakes at York.

6/4 favourite Legacy Link booked for the Epsom Oaks after a gritty win on day one of the Dante festival at York. Legacy Link was well backed for her return in the Group three Musidora Stakes and delivered for joint-trainers John and Thady Gosden. This filly was last seen last year

Pierre Bonnard, Hidden Force and the horses to follow in the 2026 flat season

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by William Sheppard - May 13, 2026May 14, 2026

As the National Hunt season is slowly coming to an end (finally), we can look forward to the proper stuff and with the Doncaster Lincoln meeting less than a month away, this is the perfect time to look forward to the flat season. The Newmarket Guineas Firstly, the obvious starting point is

Thirsk Hunt Cup: Will Flight Plan take off for the second time?

by William Sheppard - May 13, 2026May 13, 2026

This Saturday, Thirsk host one of their key fixtures for the year, The Sky Bet Thirsk Hunt Cup. This is a race run over the mile, starting on the bend. Here is a run down on this years leading protagonists. With the defending champion, Flight Plan looking to be the first

Ones to watch this Wednesday at York Racecourse

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by William Sheppard - May 14, 2024May 14, 2024

York Racecourse is back with its opening festival of the year, The Dante. On the Wednesday, we are met with seven races on the card. The highest paying on these days in the form of The Tattersalls Musidora Stakes, The Duke of York Clipper stakes and the Sky Bet Race

Dante Stakes and Big Evs confirmed for a return – declarations for York Racecourse on Thursday

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by William Sheppard - May 14, 2024May 14, 2024

Thursday of the meet sees three class ones take place at the Knavsemire including the Middleton fillies' stakes, the Dante stakes and the Westow stakes. This sees the return of Free Wind, Ancient Wisdom and Breeder Cup Turf sprint winner Big Evs. Free wind and Bluestocking return for another battle

York Racecourse set to hold a record-breaking prize for the Juddemonte International

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by William Sheppard - April 30, 2024April 30, 2024

The first £million-pound-plus prize pot will see some of the world’s top riders and horses drawn to York for what is likely to be a thrilling 2024 season. The 2024 fixture list at York sees many classics such as the Dante Festival and the York Ebor Festival. The Dante will