Flat racing is more popular by sheer spectator numbers than jumps racing - although that may have a lot to do with the fact that is is ran during the Summer months, as opposed to the bad weather endured by jumps racing fans.

Betting turnover on the big flat races can go into the tens of millions, and most of the big bookmakers featured on this site will provide special offers on races such as the British Classics and Royal Ascot.

Below is a list of all the major flat races in the United Kingdom, and the major races around Europe. Click on a race to read more information, and to see live odds and previous winners.

March
	Race Name	Ages	Dist	Sex
	Winter Derby	4yo+	1m 2f	Open
	UAE Derby	3yo	1m1f	Open
	Dubai Golden Shaheen	3yo +	6f	Open
	Dubai Sheema Classic	4yo	1m4f	Open
	Dubai Duty Free Stakes	4yo	1m1f	Open
	Dubai World Cup	3yo/4yo	1m2f	Open
	Godolphin Mile	3-4yo	1m	Open
	Lincoln	4yo+	1m	Open
April
	Race Name	Ages	Dist	Sex
	Nell Gwyn Stakes	3yo	7f	Fillies
	Craven Stakes	3yo	1m	Colts
	Sefton Stakes	4yo+	1m	Open
	Greenham Stakes	3yo	7f	Colts and Geldings
	Fred Darling Stakes	3yo	7f	Fillies
	John Porter Stakes	4yo+	1m 4f	Open
	Classic Trial	3yo	1m 2f	Open
	Sandown Mile	4yo+	1m	Colts & Fillies
	Sagaro Stakes	4yo+	2m	Open
May
	Race Name	Ages	Dist	Sex
	Chester Cup	4yo+	2m3f	Open
	Huxley Stakes	4yo+	1m 2f	Open
	Chester Vase	3yo	1m 4f	Colts and Geldings
	Dee Stakes	3yo	1m 2f	Colts and Geldings
	Ormonde Stakes	4yo+	1m 5f	Open
	Totesport Derby Trial	3yo	1m3f	Colts
	Victoria Cup	4yo+	7f	Open
	Chartwell Fillies Stakes	3yo	7f	Fillies and Mares
	French 2,000 Guineas	3yo	1m	Colts
	Windsor Stakes	3yo+	1m	Open
	Duke Of York Stakes	3yo+	6f	Open
	Musidora Stakes	3yo	1m 2f	Fillies and Mares
	Dante Stakes	3yo	1m2f	Open
	Middleton Stakes	4yo+	1m2f	Fillies and Mares
	Yorkshire Cup	4yo+	1m5f	Open
	Lockinge Stakes	4yo+	1m	Colts & Fillies
	Irish 2,000 Guineas	3yo	1m	Colts
	Temple Stakes	3yo+	5f	Open
	Silver Bowl	3yo	1m	Open
	Coral Sprint	3yo	6f	Open
	Irish 1,000 Guineas	3yo	1m	Fillies
	Tattersalls Gold Cup	4yo	1m2f	Open
	Brigadier Gerard Stakes	4yo+	1m 2f	Open
	Henry II Stakes	4yo+	2m½f	Open
	John Of Gaunt Stakes	4yo+	7f	Open
	2,000 Guineas	3yo	1m	Colts
	Kentucky Derby	3yo	10f	Open
	Jockey Club Stakes	4yo+	1m 4f	Open
	Palace House Stakes	3yo+	5f	Open
	1,000 Guineas	1m	3yo	Fillies
	Dahlia Stakes	4yo+	1m1f	Fillies and Mares
June
	Race Name	Ages	Dist	Sex
	Coronation Cup	4yo+	1m4f	Colts & Fillies
	Derby Festival
	Epsom Oaks	3yo	1m4f	Fillies
	Diomed Stakes	3yo	1m	Open
	Epsom Derby	3yo	1m4f	Colts
	Princess Elizabeth Stakes	3yo+	1m	Fillies and Mares
	French Derby	3yo	1m 2½f
	St James Palace Stakes	3yo	1m	Colts
	Queen Anne Stakes	4yo	1m	Colts & Fillies
	Coventry Stakes	2yo	6f	Open
	Kings Stand Stakes	3yo+	5f	Open
	Royal Ascot
	Prince of Wales Stakes	4yo+	1m2f	Colts & Fillies
	Windsor Forest Stakes	4yo+	1m	Fillies & Mares
	Queen Mary Stakes	2yo	5f	Fillies
	Jersey Stakes	3yo	7f	Open
	Royal Hunt Cup	3yo+	1m	Open
	Ascot Gold Cup	4yo	2m4f	Colts & Fillies
	Norfolk Stakes	2yo	5f	Open
	Ribblesdale Stakes	3yo	1m4f	Fillies
	Coronation Stakes	3yo	1m	Fillies
	King Edward VII Stakes	3yo	1m4f	Colts & Geldings
	Albany Stakes	2yo	6f	Fillies
	Queens Vase	3yo	2m	Open
	Golden Jubilee Stakes	3yo	6f	Colts & Fillies
	Hardwicke Stakes	4yo+	1m4f	Open
	Northumberland Plate	3yo+	2m	Open
	Chipchase Stakes	3yo +	6f	Open
	Criterion Stakes	3yo+	7f	Open
	Irish Derby	3yo	1m4f	Colts & Fillies
July
	Race Name	Ages	Dist	Sex
	Eclipse	3yo+	1m2f	Open
	Lancashire Oaks	3yo	1m3f	Fillies & Mares
	German Derby	3yo	1m4f	Colts & Fillies
	Falmouth Stakes	3yo+	1m	Fillies & Mares
	Cherry Hinton Stakes	2yo	6f	Fillies
	July Stakes	2yo	6f	Colts & Geldings
	Princess of Wales's Stakes	3yo+	1m4f	Open
	Darley July Cup	3yo+	6f	Colts & Fillies
	Superlative Stakes	2yo	7f	Open
	Bunbury Cup	3yo+	7f	Open
	Summer Mile Stakes	4yo+	1m	Open
	John Smiths Cup	3yo+	1m	Open
	Irish Oaks	3yo	1m4f	Fillies
	Grand Prix de Paris	3yo	1m4f	Open
	King George VI and QE Stakes	3yo	1m4f	Open
	York Stakes	3yo+	1m2f	Open
	International Stakes	3yo+	7f	Open
	Skybet Dash	3yo	6f	Open
	Betfair Cup	3yo+	7f	Open
	Glorious Goodwood Betting
	Gordon Stakes	3yo	1m4f	Open
	Sussex Stakes	3yo	1m	Open
	Vintage Stakes	2yo	7f	Open
	Goodwood Cup	3yo+	2m	Open
	Richmond Stakes	2yo	6f	Colts & Geldings
	Totesport Mile	3yo+	1m	Open
August
	Race Name	Ages	Dist	Sex
	Nassau Stakes	3yo+	1m1f	Filles & Mares
	Stewards Cup	3yo+	6f	Colts & Fillies
	Hungerford Stakes	3yo	7f	Open
	Juddmonte International Stakes	3yo+	1m2f	Colts & Fillies
	Great Voltigeur Stakes	3yo	1m 3f	Colts & Geldings
	Ebor Festival Betting
	Lonsdale Cup	3yo+	1m7f	Open
	Gimcrack Stakes	2yo	6f	Colts & Geldings
	Yorkshire Oaks	3yo+	1m4f	Fillies & Mares
	Lowther Stakes	2yo	6f	Fillies
	Nunthorpe Stakes	2yo+	5f	Colts & Fillies
	Celebration Mile	3yo	1m	Open
	Moyglare Stud Stakes	2yo	7f	Fillies
September
	Race Name	Ages	Dist	Sex
	Sprint Cup	3yo+	6f	Colts And Fillies
	Irish Champion Stakes	3yo+	1m2f	Colts & Fillies
	Matron Stakes	3yo+	1m	Fillies
	St Leger Festival Betting
	Park Hill Stakes	3yo+	1m6f	Open
	Doncaster Cup	3yo+	2m2f	Open
	May Hill Stakes	2yo	1m	Fillies
	Flying Childers Stakes	2yo	5f	Open
	St Leger	3yo	1m6f	Colts & Fillies
	Champagne Stakes	2yo	7f	Colt & Geldings
	Irish St Leger	3yo+	1m6f	Open
	Ayr Gold Cup	3yo+	6f	Colts & Fillies
	Mill Reef Stakes	2yo	6f	Open
	Ascot Autumn Festival Betting
	Fillies Mile	2yo	1m	Fillies
	Queen Elizabeth II Stakes	3yo+	1m	Colts & Fillies
	Royal Lodge Stakes	2yo	1m	Colts & Geldings
	Challenge Cup	3yo+	7f	Open
	Diadem Stakes	3yo+	6f	Open
October
	Race Name	Ages	Dist	Sex
	Cambridgeshire Meeting
	Middle Park Stakes	2yo	6f	Colts
	Cheveley Park Stakes	2yo	6f	Fillies
	Sun Chariot Stakes	3yo+	1m	Fillies & Mares
	Cambridgeshire	3yo+	1m1f	Open
	Kelt Capital Stakes	3yo+	10f	Open
	Prix de la Foret	3yo+	7f	Open
	Prix de lArc de Triomphe Meeting
	Prix de lArc de Triomphe	3+yo	1m4f	Colts & Fillies
	Prix du Cadran
	Prix de lAbbaye de Longchamp	2yo+	5f	Open
	Prix Marcel Boussac	2yo	1m	Fillies
	Prix Jean Luc Lagardere	2yo	7f	Open
	Qatar Petroleum Prix de l Opera	3yo+	1m2f	Fillies and Mares
	Champion Stakes	3yo	10f	Colts & Fillies
	Dewhurst Stakes	2yo	7f	Colts
	Pride Stakes	3yo+	1m4f	Fillies and Mares
	Cesarewitch	3yo+	2m2f	Colts & Fillies
	Challenge Stakes	3yo+	7f	Open
	Rockfel Stakes	2yo	7f	Fillies
	Racing Post Trophy	2yo	1m	Colts & Fillies
November
	Race Name	Ages	Dist	Sex
	Melbourne Cup	3yo	2m	Colts &Fillies
	Breeders Cup Meeting
	November Handicap
	Breeders Cup Mile	3yo+	1m	Colts & Fillies
	Breeders Cup Classic	3yo+	1m2f	Colts & Fillies
	Breeders Cup Turf	3yo+	1m4f	Colts & Fillies
December
	Race Name	Ages	Dist	Sex
	Hong Kong Vase	3yo	1m4f	Open
	Hong Kong Sprint	3yo+	5f	Open
	Hong Kong Mile	3yo	1m	Open
	Hong Kong Cup	3yo	1m2f	Open