Festival Racing - Ayr Racecourse

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

The 3-day Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Festival sees the cream of flat racing talent – horses, trainers and jockeys – heading to Ayr Racecourse for the best day of the year for flat racing in Scotland.

With a plethora of top quality races there is so much to get excited about across all 3 days. Check out the racing information below in anticipation of a spectacular few days of racing.

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Top Races

Explore our top races below.

The Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup (Heritage Handicap)

The Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup is the most famous and richest Flat race run in Scotland and a tremendous spectacle to watch with up to 25 runners fanned across the track and speeding down the six furlong home straight at Ayr.

The Ladbrokes ‘Big Football Bet Builder Boosts’ Doonside Cup (Class 1) (Listed Race)

This famous race run over 1m 2f is one of the best middle distance Listed races in the north and is always well contested by horses from some of the leading stables in the country.

The EBF British Stallions Harry Rosebery Stakes (Class 1) (Listed Race)

A long standing Ayr highlight the Harry Rosebery Stakes is a five furlong dash for two year olds and is run on Ladies Day, the middle day of the Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Festival.

The Ladbrokes Get Rewarded with Ladbucks Firth Of Clyde Stakes (Class1) (Group 3)

This is Scotland’s only Group race and is run over the straight six furlongs for two year-old fillies and regularly attracts a good field of horses from some of the leading yards in the land.

The Arran Scottish Fillies Sprint Stakes (Class1) (Listed Race)

First introduced in 2018, this Listed five and a half furlong sprint has quickly established itself as one of the highlights of the Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Festival and like the Harry Rosebery Stakes is run on Ladies Day.

The Ladbrokes Free Bet at Ayr Kilkerran Cup Handicap (Class 2)

The feature race of the opening day of the Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Festival, the Ladbrokes Kilkerran Cup is run over 1m 2f and is always an exciting contest.

Saturday’s Racecard

Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup – 19th September

The Ladbrokes Free Bet at Ayr Handicap Stakes (Class 2) £45,000
The Ladbrokes Big Football Bet Builder Boosts Doonside Cup Stakes (Class 1) (Listed Race) £60,000
The Ladbrokes Ayr Silver Cup Handicap Stakes (Class 2) £65,000
The Ladbrokes Get Rewarded with Ladbucks Firth Of Clyde (Class 1) (Group 3)(For The Ayrshire Agricultural Challenge Cup) £65,000
The Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Handicap Stakes (Class 2) (Heritage Handicap) £180,000
The British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Class 2) £40,000
The Jordan Electrics Handicap Stakes (Class 4) £22,000

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