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QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot will become the first British raceday to stage five Group 1 races following the upgrade of the QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup. Prize money for the race will also be increased to £500,000 this year, bringing it into line with the Fillies & Mares and Sprint races.

Newmarket-based trainer George Scott had an impressive season in Bahrain in 2024 when ISLE OF JURA (GB) scored three wins in a row to claim the Bahraini Triple Crown for HH Sheikh Nasser Al Khalifa’s Victorious Racing. This success, coupled with the gelding’s emphatic victory on home turf at Royal Ascot a few months later, demonstrated how talented the young trainer is.

Ascot, Goodwood and York Racecourses today announce the ‘British Midsummer Bonus’ available to connections of horses trained outside Europe, who are being considered for three of the top Group 1 races in Great Britain in 2025.

Great British Racing International (GBRI) and The Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association (TBA) have today launched the first episode in a new six-part video series entitled ‘Be A Part Of It: Breeding In Britain.’

The world's most prestigious racing festival, Royal Ascot, gets underway on Tuesday. The Royal meeting is known for its exhilarating sporting competition set against a backdrop of sartorial elegance and summer socialising.

The Tattersalls Guineas Breeze Up Sale kicks off on Wednesday in Newmarket and provides a great opportunity to purchase two-year-olds that can be ready to race within weeks.

Leading Newmarket-based trainer George Boughey will saddle his first ever runner in Hong Kong on 28th April when BELIEVING lines up in Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize on the FWD Champions Day card.

British trainer Clive Cox will aim to win his tenth individual Group 1 race when DILIGENT HARRY (GB) lines up in the six-furlong Al Quoz Sprint at the Dubai World Cup meeting at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday.

Newmarket trainer Marco Botti will have his first ever runner in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Saturday when last year’s Group 2 Yorkshire Cup Stakes winner GIAVELLOTTO lines up in the Group 3 Red Sea Turf Handicap on Saudi Cup night.

British trainer George Baker has a busy week ahead with runners in the Middle East and Europe. He is currently in Bahrain, training his seven-strong contingent set to compete in the Turf Series, including recent-winner LUCANDER who lines up in the feature race of this Friday’s fixture.