Thursday, 14th May
Dante Festival - York
It’s the Dante Festival 2026 this week at York – running Wednesday through Friday, with the main feature races taking place on the final two days.
Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Middleton Fillies' Stakes (3:30)
Thursday’s Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Middleton Fillies’ Stakes (3:30) is one of two back-to-back headline races to watch at York today.
The race provides an opportunity for elite fillies and mares to showcase their form before the summer season and features the likes of See The Fire, Diamond Rain, and Fallen Angel.
Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes (4:05)
The Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes (4:05) is next up – a leading Derby trial that consistently identifies Epsom Derby prospects and emerging stars of the Flat season.
There are 12 runners in this one with Christmas Day, Morshdi, Saxon Street, Item, and Al Zanati making up the early top five. Plenty of young horses with something to prove in this one – anything can happen.
Friday, 15th May
Dante Festival - York
The final day of racing at York for the Dante Festival sees a further 7 races in the calendar – but it’s the Boodles Yorkshire Cup Stakes that everyone will be waiting for.
Boodles Yorkshire Cup Stakes (4:05)
The Boodles Yorkshire Cup Stakes (4:05) rounds things off with a high-quality contest at 1m6f. Horses with ambitions for the Royal Ascot Gold Cup are often run in the Yorkshire Cup, making for highly enjoyable racing.
There are just nine entered at the time of writing, with Amiloc taking the position of the early favourite. Other top competitors include Rahiebb, Epic Poet, Al Nayyir and Furthur.
Leopardstown
It’s the Friday Night Social at Leopardstown this weekend with seven races starting with the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (5:05).
Saval Beg Levmoss Stakes (7:22)
The Saval Beg Levmoss Stakes – a 1m6f Group 3 flat race – is the big one at Leopardstown with 24 runners currently entered.
There’s a smattering of horses from top trainers, including Joseph Patrick O'Brien, Henry De Bromhead and the all-powerful Willie Mullins.
Saturday, 16th May
Newbury
It’s the BOYLE Sports Lockinge with Ladies Day this weekend at Newbury, combining world-class racing with a premier day out.
Boyle Sports Lockinge Stakes (3:10)
The Boyle Sports Lockinge Stakes, a 1-mile race, is the highlight at Newbury this weekend. There’s more than £225,000 in the prize pot for the winner, with 18 runners in the mix.
John & Thady Gosden’s Damysus is commanding attention early on, but there’s plenty of interesting runners ready to take the challenge. Charlie Appleby’s iNotable Speech and K R Burke’s Zeus Olympios are both looking good. Watch all the action unfold for free on ITV.
