St Leger Festival

Doncaster Racecourse Bawtry Rd, Doncaster

One of the highlights of the flat racing season

British Champions Day

Ascot Racecourse Ascot, Berkshire, England

The thrilling finale to the British Flat season

Melbourne Cup

Flemington Racecourse 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington, Victoria

Known as 'The race that stops the nation', it is the biggest race in the Australian horse racing calander

King George VI Chase

Kempton Park Staines Rd E, Sunbury-on-Thames

One of the biggest races of the season which makes up part of the 'Chase Triple Crown'

Cheltenham Festival

Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

One of the biggest horse racing events in the world, climaxing with the converted Gold Cup

Grand National Festival

Aintree Racecourse Ormskirk Road, Aintree, Liverpool, England

3 days of horse racing, including the Grand National Championship, first run in 1839

Royal Ascot

Ascot Racecourse Ascot, Berkshire, England

One of the premier events of the racing season