Racing Centre

Newmarket's Director of Racing Michael Prosser

NEWMARKET Racecourses will stage an extra three Group 1 races and a £300,000 sales contest over August 22-23 after the abandonment of York’s four-day Ebor meeting.

The July Course will now host an 11-race card on Friday August 22 that will include three races switched from York.

Racing will commence at 12.25pm and the three additional events are the Group 1 Darley Yorkshire Oaks (2.05), the DBS £300,000 St Leger Yearling Stakes (2.35) and the Group 1 Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes (3.05).

Saturday’s card is due to start at 1.25pm and now includes the Group 1 Juddmonte International (3.35), which had been originally scheduled for Tuesday August 18 at York.

Newmarket’s Director of Racing Michael Prosser said: “Firstly, it is important to stress that all of us would have wished for these races to have been staged at York - their rightful home.

“Once it became apparent that the weather had affected their race programme, our position was we would help the BHA required in any way they required.

“As such, three Group 1s and the DBS sales’ race are additions to our two-day fixture. With Newbury and Goodwood also re-scheduling additional races, the BHA has worked tirelessly with industry representatives to pull everything together.”

Please note Newmarket Racecourses looks forward to welcoming York’s annual members, who will be granted free admission on both Friday and Saturday, upon presentation of their annual members badge.

Space constraints unfortunately mean that those attending York members will be required to use public car parking (free of charge). Their badges will gain them access to the Premier Enclosure, but not Newmarket's annual members' bar - again due to a limited amount of space.