British Champions Day: Date, venue, races, prize money

British Champions Day has been one of the big highlights on the UK calendar since 2011, with the "Ultimate Raceday" signalling the end of the season for British flat racing.

Ascot plays host to what is the richest day in Britain in October with over £4million in prize money on offer across the card. 

British Champions Day date

British Champions Day will take place on Saturday 17th October 2026.

British Champions Day venue

British Champions Day is held at the iconic Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire.

British Champions Day races

• British Champions Day Two-Year Old Stakes
• British Champions Long Distance Cup
• British Champions Sprint Stakes
• British Champions Fillies & Mares
• The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
• Champion Stakes
• Balmoral Handicap

What is British Champions Day?

British Champions Day is the culmination of the season-long British Champion Series, with each race representing the final of each division of flat racing - Sprint, Mile, Middle Distance, Long Distance and Fillies & Mares. 

British Champions Day prize money

• British Champions Day Two-Year Old Stakes - £250,000
• British Champions Long Distance Cup - £500,000
• British Champions Sprint Stakes - £500,000
• British Champions Fillies & Mares - £500,000
• The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - £1,100,000
• Champion Stakes - £1,300,000
• Balmoral Handicap - £200,000

Long Distance races in the British Champions series

• Yorkshire Cup
• Ascot Gold Cup
• Goodwood Cup
• Lonsdale Cup
• Doncaster Cup
• St Leger Stakes
• British Champions Long Distance Cup

Sprint races in the British Champions series

• King's Stand Stakes
• Commonwealth Cup
• Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
• July Cup
• Nunthorpe Stakes
• Haydock Sprint Cup
• British Champions Sprint Stakes

Fillies & Mares races in the British Champions series

• 1000 Guineas
• Epsom Oaks
• Coronation Stakes
• Falmouth Stakes
• Nassau Stakes
• Yorkshire Oaks
• British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes

Mile races in the British Champions series

• 2000 Guineas
• Lockinge Stakes
• Queen Anne Stakes
• St James's Palace Stakes
• Sussex Stakes
• Sun Chariot Stakes
• Queen Elizabeth II Stakes

Middle Distance races in the British Champions series

• Coronation Cup
• Epsom Derby
• Prince of Wales's Stakes
• Eclipse Stakes
• King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes
• International Stakes
• Champion Stakes