The 2021 Fixture List has now been published in part, with the months from January to April confirmed and the majority of the fixtures through the remainder of the year scheduled, but subject to change.

 Click here to view the 2021 Fixture List visit any of the racecourse fixtures pages and the fixtures by date page

It’s not long now until the 2020 St. Leger Stakes race, which will take place on Saturday, 12th September, and which forms part of the larger, four-day St. Leger Festival.

The St. Leger Stakes will run September 9th to 12th at Doncaster Racecourse and will be one of the biggest festivals to take place after horse racing restarted in June.

Unfortunately, this year’s event will not see the average 58,000 attendees turn out as all of the races will be held behind closed doors.

Government Coronavirus relaxation rules in England.

Ahead of one of the highlights of the Jump racing calendar - the Cheltenham Festival – we’ve sourced some of the best in the business for a very special Virtual Cheltenham Festival Preview night on Friday 12 March.

Due to the continued COVID-19 restrictions, Goffs UK have taken the decision to postpone the NH Weanling session of the Doncaster January Sale and will instead offer NH Yearlings during a dedicated section of the Doncaster August Sale on 4 – 5 August.

This year’s Doncaster January Sale will differ from its normal format and has been split into two parts: part 1, a timed online sale of breeding stock and horses-in-training (26 January) and part 2, a physical sale of NH weanlings at the Doncaster Sales Complex (17 February).

Nominations are now open for the Goffs UK Breeze Up Sale at Doncaster (20 – 22 April 2021) which was hailed as a huge success by all participants earlier this year and maintained healthy gains despite the significant challenges.

The public is invited to become a member of the unique Burrow Seven Racing Club in order to honour Rob’s legacy on the pitch and his heroism in his battle with MND

In January this year we commissioned a study into the economic impact of horse racing in Yorkshire, which was a very timely thing to do!

The results have now been published and a video presentation and links to the full study can be found in this e-newsletter.

Following the latest Government updates, ARC can confirm that the NHS Track and Trace system will be in place at our venues in England from Thursday 24 September.

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Galileo Chrome (right) wins by a neck in the St Leger

Joseph O'Brien sealed a jockey-trainer St Leger double as Galileo Chrome won the final British Classic of 2020.

It was a case of smiles all-round in the beautiful Yorton ‘round yard’ sale ring as the hammer came down on the final lot to complete another very pleasing year for the now annual Goffs UK Yorton Sale.

From 9-12 September will be the first of three horse racing venues allowing spectators to return to the sport. The St Leger is the final Classic of 2020, the other four having been held behind closed doors due to Covid-19.

The Goffs Orby Sale, which will be held in Goffs’ British Sales Complex in Doncaster, will start a day earlier than announced last week following wide consultation with a range of vendors. The one day change is designed to ensure that every Orby lot will receive maximum time and attention from potential purchasers whilst it will also enable vendors selling in the following weeks’ Tattersalls October Book 1 Yearling Sale an additional vital 24 hours to transition between Doncaster and Newmarket.

Doncaster Premier Sale 2YOs are enjoying a superb year on the track with nine Stakes winners and counting and FEV ROVER added her name alongside this season’s elite 2YOs with a determined win in Saturday’s Gr.2 Shadwell Prix du Calvados at Deauville.

Race programme and planning September’s Flat race programme has now been published on Racing Admin.

Several early closing races have been included in the schedule, which can be viewed here in …