The Yorkshire Ebor Festival has four spectacular racedays on show with three Group One races and four British Champions Series races.
York’s premier meeting is steeped in history; many of the big races go back 100 plus years. Some of the biggest names to win at the track during that time include equine legends Frankel, Sea The Stars, Mill Reef and Sea Pigeon.
This year, there’s a plethora of top notch equine talent heading to York. You can catch the best of the action at the Yorkshire Ebor Festival live on ITV throughout the week.
The Juddmonte International Stakes
Time: 3:15pm, Wednesday 19th August. Distance: 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 56 yards
The Juddmonte International has been a race renowned for drama ever since its inception. The inaugural meeting was won by that year’s Derby winner Roberto who defeated the great Brigadier Gerard. It was Brigadier Gerard’s only defeat in 18 races.
Modern greats Sea The Stars and Frankel avoided Brigadier Gerard’s fate and extended their unbeaten runs in the race in 2009 and 2012 respectively.
Frankie Dettori followed in his father Gianfranco’s footsteps by winning the Juddmonte International in 1996; 20 years after his father’s victory. Frankie went on to win the race a further four times and become the most successful jockey in the race’s history.
This year, the outstanding contender for the feature race of the week is Godolphin’s Ghaiyyath. He’s unbeaten in 2020 with victory in the Coronation Cup and was most recently seen beating superstar filly Enable with a gigantic performance in the Coral-Eclipse.