Aidan O’Brien has confirmed several late changes to his British Champions Day team ahead of Saturday’s meeting at Ascot Racecourse, with star stayer Scandinavia ruled out and Constitution River and Gstaad set to remain at their familiar distances.
Andrew Balding’s star mare Kalpana will attempt to make British Champions Day history at Ascot on Saturday 17th October, as she bids to become the first horse to win three races at the prestigious end-of-season meeting.
The stage is set for another meeting between Calandagan and Ombudsman after both horses were confirmed among the six runners for Saturday’s £1.3 million Qatar Racing Champion Stakes at Ascot Racecourse.
Qatar Racing British Champions Day returns to Ascot Racecourse this Saturday, 17th October, with Europe’s leading Flat horses competing for a share of £4.35 million in prize money.
Billy Loughnane is preparing to be crowned Britain’s Champion Flat Jockey for the first time at Qatar Racing British Champions Day on Saturday 17th October, but the 20-year-old has already set his sights on breaking two of the most remarkable records in horse racing.
Some of the most exciting two-year-old horses in European racing will take centre stage at Newmarket this weekend as the 2026 Dubai Future Champions Festival gets underway on Friday 9th October, with Saturday’s Group 1 Darley Dewhurst Stakes promising to be one of the highlights of the autumn Flat racing season.
The British Flat season reaches its traditional finale at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 17th October, when Qatar Racing British Champions Day brings many of the leading horses, jockeys and trainers from across the campaign together for one final major meeting.
British Champions Day is now less than two weeks away, and a dramatic weekend at ParisLongchamp has added several new storylines ahead of the Flat season finale at Ascot Racecourse.
Racing returns to Cheltenham Racecourse later this month, with The William Hill Showcase bringing the curtain up on the 2026/27 season at the Home of Jump Racing.
British racing is set to receive an estimated £3 million boost to prize money and associated bonuses in 2027 after the Horserace Betting Levy Board approved an increase in funding for the new season.
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