Notable changes include the St Leger festival at Doncaster becoming a Thursday-to-Sunday meeting and the Christmas break being reduced to two days for the first time since 2017, with four fixtures staged on Saturday, December 23. Meanwhile, the Grand National will be staged on its latest ever date, Saturday, April 15. BHA chief operating officer Richard Wayman said: "At a time when the sport is facing a number of challenges, it is particularly important that industry agreement has been reached on raising minimum prize-money values. For the 2023 fixture list, we were already running out of time, but what's not published yet is the race programme, so there's still an opportunity to introduce new ideas.

The creation of a protected window between 2pm and 4pm for Premier racedays on Saturday to control the number of fixtures, allowing them "room to breathe" to improve revenues from betting and media rights Need to 'maximise appeal' the driver behind culling of 20 jumps meetings from new-look fixture list The Windsor Castle ( 6.10 ), a Listed race for two-year-olds over the minimum distance of 5f, will be fast and furious, while the Kensington Palace Fillies' Handicap ( 3.05 ) and the Royal Hunt Cup ( 5.00 ) are extremely competitive events. I'm optimistic we will see some quite exciting and innovative changes for 2024, not least in terms of considering the Peter Savill recommendations. Another element is the jumps review as is the strategy review in September, so I would expect work from that to definitely change the 2024 fixture list.

2023 and 2024

Here is a list of all the upcoming UK horse fixtures for 2023. October Horse Race Meetings in Britain The big horse: The 2021 Derby and King George winner Adayar is the star name in his bid for a third top-level success in the Prince of Wales's . He returned with an easy win in the Gordon Richards Stakes and the form has been franked. He will have to reverse last year's Champion Stakes form when second to the reopposing Bay Bridge. Paddy Power are giving away free bets to new and existing customers, and all you need is an account. Sign up here Harrington said: "We think it is really important that there is transparency around that and that we are not disappearing and saying trust us, it worked. We are going to be publishing in the next couple of weeks a range of measures that show this is what we think are the top-line objectives, the reason why we are doing this.

He added: "It has allowed for bold, positive decisions to be made, while ensuring that the views of everyone affected have been properly considered. The big race: The Gold Cup is a race steeped in history and prestige. Won by the likes of Stradivarius, Estimate and Yeats, the Gold Cup is a true stamina test run over 2m4f. Coltrane, trained by Andrew Balding, bids to add his name to that illustrious list. It won't be an easy task, though, with last year's St Leger winner Eldar Eldarov and Dubai Gold Cup winner Broome heading a host of challengers. The simple fact of the matter is this – the sport has to take radical steps if it is to retain its pre-eminent place in British culture and at the pinnacle of world racing. The changes we are introducing for 2024 are a significant first step in this process."We are in the middle of an economic crisis so it's hard to distinguish one effect from another, but we see the issue of competitiveness as a big one for racing. Owners have always been incredibly loyal in their support of British racing, but we are experiencing a significant growth in the number of higher-rated horses being sold overseas and, over jumps, an increasing number of the best horses being based elsewhere. The Listed Chesham ( 2.30 ) and two further handicaps – the Wokingham ( 5.00 ) and the Golden Gates ( 5.35 ) – add further intrigue to the last day before the meeting concludes with the Queen Alexandra ( 6.10 ), a race won for the last two years by Stratum, trained by Willie Mullins. A programme of 1,478 meetings was unveiled, just four down on the total when this year's list was released. Total prize-money will reach record levels this year but, as we enter the yearling sales season, when many owners are making their plans for next year, it is vital that we have been able to announce further steps forward in the guise of increased minimum values for 2023."