The Ebor Festival is York's premier meeting of the year and takes place over four days in mid-August, mixing Group 1 action and the famous Ebor Handicap at the leading racecourse in the north of England.

The Knavesmire plays host to these four high-class days of racing, the last of the key British summer festivals of Flat action before autumn creeps in.

There is plenty of Group-race action, including the Juddmonte International, the Darley Yorkshire Oaks and the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes. Racing icons such as Frankel (International Stakes 2012), Enable (Yorkshire Oaks 2017, 2019) and Baaeed (International Stakes 2022) have won here in recent the past.

The festival is named after the Ebor Handicap, Europe's richest handicap flat race and the highlight of the final day.

The York Ebor Festival has been referred to as 'the Royal Ascot of the North' and it is one of the proudest of sporting traditions held annually in Yorkshire.

What	Ebor Festival
Where	York Racecourse, York
When	Wednesday 23rd – Saturday 26th August, 2023
How to watch	bet365 Sports Live Streaming, ITV & Racing TV
Odds	Ebor: Live Your Dream 10/1, Real Dream 10/1, Absurde 12/1, First Ruler 12/1, Calling The Wind 14/1

Day 1 – Wednesday 23rd August 

Time	Race Name	Race Type/Age	Prize Money	Distance
1.50	Symphony Group Stakes	Handicap / 3YO+	£120,000	5½ furlongs
2.25	Acomb Stakes	Group 3 / 2YO	£165,000	7 furlongs
3.00	Great Voltigeur Stakes	Group 2 / 3YO	£250,000	1m4f
3.35	Juddmonte International	Group 1 / 3YO+	£1,000,000	1m2f
4.10	Stayers Stakes	Handicap / 3YO+	£100,000	2m
4.45	Fillies' Handicap	Handicap / 3YO+	£100,000	5f
5.20	Nursery	Handicap / 2YO	£100,000	6f

Day one is headlined by the Juddmonte International Stakes, a Group 1 over a mile-and-a-quarter that often sees the Classic generation stepping up to take on their proven elders. It has a rich history, with Frankel on the winners' list alongside the likes of Sea The Stars, Australia, Roaring Lion, Ghaiyyath, Mishriff and Baaeed in recent times.

Mostahdaf is 10/3 to win this year's race, with Paddington 7/2 and Epsom and Irish Derby winner Auguste Rodin at 5/1.

The Acomb Stakes and Great Voltigeur Stakes are other key races on the opening day at York.

Day 2 – Thursday 24th August  

Time	Race Name	Race Type/Age	Prize Money	Distance
1.50	Lowther Stakes	Group 2 / 2YO	£250,000	6f
2.25	Goffs UK Yearling Stakes	Handicap / 2YO	£300,000	6f
3.00	Clipper Stakes	Handicap / 3YO+	£150,000	1m
3.35	Yorkshire Oaks	Group 1 / 3YO+	£500,000	1m4f
4.10	Sir Henry Cecil Galtres Stakes	Listed / 3YO+	£100,000	1m4f
4.45	Nursery	Handicap / 2YO	£100,000	7f
5.20	EBF Fillies' Stakes	Handicap / 3YO+	£100,000	7f

Thursday is Ladies Day at York, on and off the track, with the famous Yorkshire Oaks the feature race on day two. 

The Yorkshire Oaks often features horses that also ran in The Oaks at Epsom. The first to achieve victory in both races was Brown Duchess in 1861, and the most recent was Snowfall in 2021.

Enable won this race twice, in 2017 and 2019, for John Gosden and Frankie Dettori, becoming only the third dual winner.

Emily Upjohn heads the betting at 3/1, with Savethelastdance at 7/2 and this year's Epsom Oaks heroine Soul Sister at 7/2.

Day 3 – Friday 25th August  

Time	Race Name	Race Type/Age	Prize Money	Distance
1.50	Stakes	Handicap / 3YO+	£120,000	1m4f
2.25	Lonsdale Cup	Group 2 / 3YO+	£250,000	2m
3.00	Gimcrack Stakes	Group 2 / 2YO	£250,000	6f
3.35	Nunthorpe Stakes	Group 1 / 3YO+	£500,000	5f
4.10	EBF Fillies' Stakes	Handicap / 3YO+	£100,000	1m2f
4.45	Convivial Maiden Stakes	Maiden / 2YO	£100,000	7f
5.20	Mile Stakes	Handicap / 3YO+	£100,000	1m

Day three at York brings with it the speed-test that is the Nunthorpe Stakes over the flying five-furlongs. 

This Group 1 event has been won in recent times by the likes of Borderlescott, Sole Power, Mecca's Angel and Battaash – the only two-time winners of the Nunthorpe since Sharpo became the second to complete a hat-trick (1980, 1981 & 1982).

Highfield Princess is 3/1 to emulate them by retaining her crown this year, while Royal Ascot winner Bradsell is 10/3 and Azure Blue trades at 10/1.

Day 4 – Saturday 26th August  

Time	Race Name	Race Type/Age	Prize Money	Distance
1.50	Strensall Stakes	Group 3 / 3YO+	£170,000	1m1f
2.25	Melrose Stakes	Handicap / 3YO	£170,000	1m6f
3.00	City Of York Stakes	Group 2 / 3YO+	£500,000	7f
3.35	Ebor	Handicap / 4YO+	£500,000	1m6f
4.10	Constantine Stakes	Handicap / 3YO+	£100,000	6f
4.45	Roses Stakes	Listed / 2YO	£100,000	5f
5.20	Finale Stakes	Handicap / 3YO+	£100,000	1m2f

The final day of the meeting centres around the world famous Ebor Handicap, a one-mile-six-furlong test of stamina and tactical speed around York's famous Knavesmire. 

The event is named after the shortened form of Eboracum, the Roman name for York. It was first run in 1843, and it remains as one of Europe's premier handicaps. 

The field will be finalised closer to race-day but Live Your Dream at 10/1, Real Dream at 10/1 and Absurde 12/1 are amongst the ante-post contenders for Ebor glory.