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The York Ebor Horse Racing Festival is one of summer’s horse racing delights – which many racegoers believe is on a par with Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood. The York racecourse is just outside the lovely York town centre and is without doubt one of the best and fairest racecourses in the country with outstanding facilities. The Festival takes place over four days in August and is one of the big Sports Bets of the summer.
The main races run over the four days include, the Group 1 Juddmonte International, which is run over a mile-and-a-quarter and was won in 2009 by the unbelievable Sea The Stars. Also there is the Group 1 Victor Chandler Nunthorpe Stakes run over the straight five furlongs which attracts some of the speediest horses in training. The Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks for three-year-old fillies over the classic mile-and-a-half distance is also a very popular betting race, and was won in 2009 by the John Gosden trained, Dar Re Mi.
There are also three Group 2 contests. The Gimcrack Stakes, the Lowther Stakes as well as the Great Voltigeur Stakes - one of the main trials for the following month's St Leger.
Finally there is Britain's richest handicap, the Ebor Handicap raced over the marathon trip over a mile and six furlongs. York racecourse is a very fair one and it tends to ensure that the winner is the best horse as there are very few bad luck stories.
The racecard for the four day meeting in 2011 is listed below, click on the relevant race link for race information and the latest odds.....
2.00pm - Symphony Groups Stakes Handicap - 5f
2.30pm - Acomb Stakes (Gp 3) - 7f
3.05pm - Great Voltigeur Stakes (Gp 2) - 1m, 4f
3.25pm - International Stakes (Gp 1) – 1m, 2f
4.15pm - Nursery Handicap – 6f
4.50pm - Haven Leisure Park Handicap - 1m2f
2.00pm - Premier Yearling Stakes - 6f
2.30pm - Lowther Stakes (Gp 2) - 6f
3.00pm - Goddard Stakes Handicap - 1m
3.40pm - Yorkshire Oaks (Gp 1) - 1m, 4f
4.15pm - Galtres Listed Stakes - 1m, 4f
4.50pm - eventmasters.co.uk Handicap Stakes - 2m
2.00pm - Sky Bet Mobile Handicap Stakes - 1m, 4f
2.30pm - Gimcrack Stakes (Gp 2) - 6f
3.05pm - Strensall Stakes (Gp 3) - 1m, 1f
3.40pm - Nunthorpe Stakes - (Gp 1) - 5f
4.15pm - Convivial Maiden Stakes - 7f
4.50pm - Paul Malone Half Centenary Stakes - 7f
2.00pm - City of York Listed Stakes - 7f
2.30pm - Melrose Handicap Stakes - 1m, 6f
3.05pm - Lonsdale Cup (Gp 2) - 2m
3.40pm - Betfred Ebor Handicap - 1m, 6f
4.15pm - Julia Graves Roses Listed Stakes - 5f
4.50pm - Nursery Handicap - 1m
5.20pm - Raithwaite Hall Hotel Stakes - 5f
Following in the wake of the York Ebor Festival comes the Doncaster St Leger meeting where the final Classic, the world famous St Leger is decided. The race is aimed at discovering a classic winner over the longer distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs and is open to thoroughbred colts and fillies aged three years. The race also represents the third leg of the Triple Crown, which for colts means the 2000 Guineas, The Epsom Derby and the St Leger. The last winner of all three races was Nijinsky in 1970,
For fillies the St Leger is also the third leg of the fillies Triple Crown, which is made up from the 1000 Guineas, the Epsom Oaks and the St Leger. The last filly to achieve the feat of winning all three was Oh So Sharp in 1985.
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