THE British Horseracing Authority [BHA] has published a provisional fixture list which runs from June 1st to August 31st.
Racing is due to restart in Britain on Monday week, June 1st, though this has yet to be confirmed by the Government.
Under the new provisional fixture list many fixtures, including Glorious Goodwood and the York Ebor meetings, remain unchanged from the original schedule.
In addition, fixtures in Scotland and Wales have been provisionally scheduled (denoted by 'to be confirmed' in the provisional fixture list) but will only be confirmed following further consultation with the relevant Governments on timescales for potential resumption.
An update issued on Friday night by Resumption of Racing Group said: "We can confirm that the race programme [for June] will include additional two-year-old races for the first eight days following resumption. In addition, we will start prioritising three-year-old novice and maiden races towards the middle of the second week (w/c June 9th)."
Earlier on Friday, Ascot Racecourse unveiled the order of running for its behind closed doors Royal Ascot meeting, which is scheduled for June 16th-20th. This outlined several alterations to this year’s Royal meeting, which will include six additional races, with seven races staged on the first four days and eight on the final card.
Additionally, elimination from Royal Ascot races for two-year-olds will be based purely on previous finishing positions, with priority given in the following order:
There will be 72-hour declarations for all British races from June 1st until further notice.
All non-Pattern and listed races will be limited to 12 runners per race. This reflects risk modelling that indicates that field sizes of 12 or fewer in non-Pattern and listed races reduces the risk to participants on the track. This will be reviewed at the end of the first week of racing.
Pattern and listed races will not be limited to 12 runners. These races will be subject to the existing maximum field size limits, or any other limit imposed by the racecourse at which the races are to be held.
With the start of the flat season being delayed, the BHA will help more horses become eligible for a handicap rating after two runs.
A horse will be eligible for a handicap rating if it (i) finishes in the first six places on both of its first two starts, or (ii) has completed two starts having won first time out.
In addition, the current rules state that in order to run in a handicap with a total race value of £45,000 or more, a horse must have run at least three times. Given the lack of opportunity for a three-year-old to have a third run this year before some such handicaps take place, this rule will not be enforced until July 1st. This means that relaxation of the qualification rules outlined above will now also apply to high value handicaps until the end of June.
There will be no regional restrictions in place for British-based horses on resumption.
International runners will only be permitted to run initially in the three Group 1 races taking place in Britain during the first fortnight (Coronation Cup, 2000 Guineas and 1000 Guineas). They will be able to participate in all Pattern and listed races taking place in Britain from June 15th onwards.
The BHA says it is assessing the implications of Friday's announcement from the UK Government on quarantine measures for international travellers to the UK from June 8th and will provide further guidance in due course.
The BHA's provisional fixture list includes jump racing from July 1st. Winners since the beginning of February will retain their novice status until November 30th.
The BHA will be publishing British racing’s protocols for racing behind closed doors in the coming days. It will include details about who is permitted to attend the racecourse in the early stages of resumption; an overview of the compulsory pre-raceday health screening requirements; information about the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and face coverings; and changes to racecourse protocols and procedures to ensure compliance with social distancing requirements.
FIXTURE LIST FOR JULY & AUGUST
Date Day Session Course Code
01/06/2020 Mon Afternoon Newcastle Flat
02/06/2020 Tue Afternoon Kempton Park Flat
02/06/2020 Tue Afternoon Newcastle Flat
03/06/2020 Wed Afternoon Kempton Park Flat
03/06/2020 Wed Afternoon Yarmouth Flat
04/06/2020 Thu Afternoon Newcastle Flat
04/06/2020 Thu Afternoon Newmarket Flat
05/06/2020 Fri Afternoon Lingfield Park Flat
05/06/2020 Fri Afternoon Newmarket Flat
06/06/2020 Sat Afternoon Newcastle Flat
06/06/2020 Sat Afternoon Newmarket Flat
06/06/2020 Sat Evening Lingfield Park Flat
07/06/2020 Sun Afternoon Haydock Park Flat
07/06/2020 Sun Afternoon Lingfield Park Flat
07/06/2020 Sun Afternoon Newmarket Flat
08/06/2020 Mon Afternoon Chelmsford City Flat
08/06/2020 Mon Afternoon Haydock Park Flat
08/06/2020 Mon Evening Lingfield Park Flat
09/06/2020 Tue Afternoon Haydock Park Flat
09/06/2020 Tue Evening Chelmsford City Flat
09/06/2020 Tue Evening Wolverhampton Flat
10/06/2020 Wed Afternoon Pontefract Flat
10/06/2020 Wed Evening Kempton Park Flat
10/06/2020 Wed Evening Yarmouth Flat
11/06/2020 Thu Afternoon Beverley Flat
11/06/2020 Thu Evening Bath Flat
11/06/2020 Thu Evening Yarmouth Flat
12/06/2020 Fri Afternoon Kempton Park Flat
12/06/2020 Fri Afternoon Wolverhampton Flat
12/06/2020 Fri Evening Newbury Flat
13/06/2020 Sat Afternoon Doncaster Flat
13/06/2020 Sat Afternoon Newbury Flat
13/06/2020 Sat Afternoon Sandown Park Flat
13/06/2020 Sat Evening Leicester Flat
14/06/2020 Sun Afternoon Doncaster Flat
14/06/2020 Sun Afternoon Goodwood Flat
14/06/2020 Sun Afternoon Newmarket Flat
15/06/2020 Mon Afternoon Goodwood Flat
15/06/2020 Mon Afternoon Pontefract Flat
15/06/2020 Mon Evening tbc Flat
16/06/2020 Tue Afternoon Ascot Flat
16/06/2020 Tue Afternoon Thirsk Flat
16/06/2020 Tue Evening Windsor Flat
17/06/2020 Wed Afternoon Ascot Flat
17/06/2020 Wed Afternoon Beverley Flat
17/06/2020 Wed Evening Chelmsford City Flat
18/06/2020 Thu Afternoon Ascot Flat
18/06/2020 Thu Afternoon Newmarket Flat
18/06/2020 Thu Evening Redcar Flat
19/06/2020 Fri Afternoon Ascot Flat
19/06/2020 Fri Afternoon Newmarket Flat
19/06/2020 Fri Evening Lingfield Park Flat
20/06/2020 Sat Afternoon Ascot Flat
20/06/2020 Sat Afternoon Newmarket Flat
20/06/2020 Sat Evening Kempton Park Flat
20/06/2020 Sat Evening Ripon Flat
21/06/2020 Sun Afternoon Kempton Park Flat
21/06/2020 Sun Afternoon Redcar Flat
21/06/2020 Sun Afternoon Wolverhampton Flat
22/06/2020 Mon Afternoon tbc Flat
22/06/2020 Mon Afternoon Thirsk Flat
22/06/2020 Mon Evening Windsor Flat
23/06/2020 Tue Afternoon Beverley Flat
23/06/2020 Tue Evening Kempton Park Flat
23/06/2020 Tue Evening tbc Flat
24/06/2020 Wed Afternoon Haydock Park Flat
24/06/2020 Wed Afternoon tbc Flat
24/06/2020 Wed Evening Windsor Flat
25/06/2020 Thu Afternoon Haydock Park Flat
25/06/2020 Thu Evening Bath Flat
25/06/2020 Thu Evening Leicester Flat
26/06/2020 Fri Afternoon Doncaster Flat
26/06/2020 Fri Afternoon Newmarket Flat
26/06/2020 Fri Evening Lingfield Park Flat
27/06/2020 Sat Afternoon Newcastle Flat
27/06/2020 Sat Afternoon Newmarket Flat
27/06/2020 Sat Afternoon Redcar Flat
27/06/2020 Sat Evening Lingfield Park Flat
28/06/2020 Sun Afternoon Newmarket Flat
28/06/2020 Sun Afternoon tbc Flat
28/06/2020 Sun Afternoon Windsor Flat
29/06/2020 Mon Afternoon Windsor Flat
29/06/2020 Mon Afternoon Yarmouth Flat
29/06/2020 Mon Evening Thirsk Flat
30/06/2020 Tue Afternoon Doncaster Flat
30/06/2020 Tue Afternoon tbc Flat
30/06/2020 Tue Evening tbc Flat
01/07/2020 Wed Afternoon Southwell Jump
01/07/2020 Wed Afternoon tbc Flat
01/07/2020 Wed Evening Kempton Park Flat
02/07/2020 Thu Afternoon Bath Flat
02/07/2020 Thu Afternoon tbc Jump
02/07/2020 Thu Evening Wolverhampton Flat
03/07/2020 Fri Afternoon Haydock Park Flat
03/07/2020 Fri Afternoon tbc Flat
03/07/2020 Fri Afternoon tbc Flat
03/07/2020 Fri Evening Wolverhampton Flat
04/07/2020 Sat Afternoon Epsom Downs Flat
04/07/2020 Sat Afternoon Haydock Park Flat
04/07/2020 Sat Evening Chelmsford City Flat
04/07/2020 Sat Evening Yarmouth Flat
05/07/2020 Sun Afternoon Doncaster Flat
05/07/2020 Sun Afternoon Haydock Park Flat
05/07/2020 Sun Afternoon Sandown Park Flat
06/07/2020 Mon Afternoon tbc Flat
06/07/2020 Mon Afternoon Uttoxeter Jump
06/07/2020 Mon Evening Windsor Flat
07/07/2020 Tue Afternoon Newton Abbot Jump
07/07/2020 Tue Afternoon Pontefract Flat
07/07/2020 Tue Evening Leicester Flat
08/07/2020 Wed Afternoon Ripon Flat
08/07/2020 Wed Afternoon Stratford-on-Avon Jump
08/07/2020 Wed Evening Newbury Flat
09/07/2020 Thu Afternoon Newmarket Flat
09/07/2020 Thu Afternoon York Flat
09/07/2020 Thu Evening tbc Flat
10/07/2020 Fri Afternoon Market Rasen Jump
10/07/2020 Fri Afternoon Newmarket Flat
10/07/2020 Fri Afternoon tbc Flat
10/07/2020 Fri Evening Bath Flat
11/07/2020 Sat Afternoon Ascot Flat
11/07/2020 Sat Afternoon Newmarket Flat
11/07/2020 Sat Evening Newcastle Flat
11/07/2020 Sat Evening Salisbury Flat
12/07/2020 Sun Afternoon Lingfield Park Flat
12/07/2020 Sun Afternoon tbc Flat
12/07/2020 Sun Afternoon tbc Jump
13/07/2020 Mon Afternoon tbc Jump
13/07/2020 Mon Afternoon Windsor Flat
13/07/2020 Mon Evening Kempton Park Flat
14/07/2020 Tue Afternoon Bath Flat
14/07/2020 Tue Afternoon Southwell Jump
14/07/2020 Tue Evening tbc Flat
15/07/2020 Wed Afternoon Catterick Bridge Flat
15/07/2020 Wed Afternoon Yarmouth Flat
15/07/2020 Wed Evening Kempton Park Flat
16/07/2020 Thu Afternoon tbc Flat
16/07/2020 Thu Afternoon Uttoxeter Jump
16/07/2020 Thu Evening Sandown Park Flat
17/07/2020 Fri Afternoon Beverley Flat
17/07/2020 Fri Afternoon tbc Flat
17/07/2020 Fri Evening Haydock Park Flat
17/07/2020 Fri Evening Leicester Flat
18/07/2020 Sat Afternoon Newbury Flat
18/07/2020 Sat Afternoon York Flat
18/07/2020 Sat Evening Bath Flat
18/07/2020 Sat Evening Haydock Park Flat
19/07/2020 Sun Afternoon Newbury Flat
19/07/2020 Sun Afternoon Southwell Jump
19/07/2020 Sun Afternoon York Flat
20/07/2020 Mon Afternoon Market Rasen Jump
20/07/2020 Mon Afternoon tbc Flat
20/07/2020 Mon Evening Windsor Flat
21/07/2020 Tue Afternoon Stratford-on-Avon Jump
21/07/2020 Tue Afternoon tbc Flat
21/07/2020 Tue Evening Sandown Park Flat
22/07/2020 Wed Afternoon Bath Flat
22/07/2020 Wed Afternoon Yarmouth Flat
22/07/2020 Wed Evening Catterick Bridge Flat
23/07/2020 Thu Afternoon Pontefract Flat
23/07/2020 Thu Afternoon Uttoxeter Jump
23/07/2020 Thu Evening Sandown Park Flat
24/07/2020 Fri Afternoon Beverley Flat
24/07/2020 Fri Afternoon Newmarket Flat
24/07/2020 Fri Evening Newton Abbot Jump
24/07/2020 Fri Evening Ripon Flat
25/07/2020 Sat Afternoon Ascot Flat
25/07/2020 Sat Afternoon Newmarket Flat
25/07/2020 Sat Afternoon York Flat
25/07/2020 Sat Evening Doncaster Flat
26/07/2020 Sun Afternoon Ascot Flat
26/07/2020 Sun Afternoon Cartmel Jump
26/07/2020 Sun Afternoon Wolverhampton Flat
26/07/2020 Sun Afternoon York Flat
27/07/2020 Mon Afternoon Market Rasen Jump
27/07/2020 Mon Afternoon Redcar Flat
27/07/2020 Mon Evening Windsor Flat
28/07/2020 Tue Afternoon Goodwood Flat
28/07/2020 Tue Afternoon tbc Flat
28/07/2020 Tue Evening Yarmouth Flat
29/07/2020 Wed Afternoon Goodwood Flat
29/07/2020 Wed Afternoon tbc Jump
29/07/2020 Wed Evening Thirsk Flat
30/07/2020 Thu Afternoon Goodwood Flat
30/07/2020 Thu Afternoon Southwell Jump
30/07/2020 Thu Evening tbc Flat
31/07/2020 Fri Afternoon Goodwood Flat
31/07/2020 Fri Afternoon Pontefract Flat
31/07/2020 Fri Evening Lingfield Park Flat
31/07/2020 Fri Evening Wolverhampton Flat
01/08/2020 Sat Afternoon Goodwood Flat
01/08/2020 Sat Afternoon Newmarket Flat
01/08/2020 Sat Evening tbc Flat
01/08/2020 Sat Evening tbc Flat
02/08/2020 Sun Afternoon Doncaster Flat
02/08/2020 Sun Afternoon Leicester Flat
02/08/2020 Sun Afternoon Sandown Park Flat
03/08/2020 Mon Afternoon Haydock Park Flat
03/08/2020 Mon Afternoon Yarmouth Flat
03/08/2020 Mon Evening Windsor Flat
04/08/2020 Tue Afternoon Beverley Flat
04/08/2020 Tue Afternoon Catterick Bridge Flat
04/08/2020 Tue Evening Lingfield Park Flat
05/08/2020 Wed Afternoon Newton Abbot Jump
05/08/2020 Wed Afternoon tbc Flat
05/08/2020 Wed Evening Lingfield Park Flat
06/08/2020 Thu Afternoon Bath Flat
06/08/2020 Thu Afternoon Ripon Flat
06/08/2020 Thu Evening Stratford-on-Avon Jump
07/08/2020 Fri Afternoon Cartmel Jump
07/08/2020 Fri Afternoon Sandown Park Flat
07/08/2020 Fri Evening tbc Flat
07/08/2020 Fri Evening Yarmouth Flat
08/08/2020 Sat Afternoon Ascot Flat
08/08/2020 Sat Afternoon Haydock Park Flat
08/08/2020 Sat Afternoon Newmarket Flat
08/08/2020 Sat Evening Uttoxeter Jump
09/08/2020 Sun Afternoon Chester Flat
09/08/2020 Sun Afternoon Salisbury Flat
09/08/2020 Sun Afternoon Thirsk Flat
10/08/2020 Mon Afternoon Leicester Flat
10/08/2020 Mon Afternoon Southwell Jump
10/08/2020 Mon Evening Windsor Flat
11/08/2020 Tue Afternoon Haydock Park Flat
11/08/2020 Tue Afternoon Wolverhampton Flat
11/08/2020 Tue Evening Lingfield Park Flat
12/08/2020 Wed Afternoon Beverley Flat
12/08/2020 Wed Afternoon Kempton Park Flat
12/08/2020 Wed Evening Wolverhampton Flat
13/08/2020 Thu Afternoon Salisbury Flat
13/08/2020 Thu Afternoon tbc Flat
13/08/2020 Thu Evening Bath Flat
14/08/2020 Fri Afternoon Chester Flat
14/08/2020 Fri Afternoon Pontefract Flat
14/08/2020 Fri Evening Lingfield Park Flat
14/08/2020 Fri Evening tbc Flat
15/08/2020 Sat Afternoon Doncaster Flat
15/08/2020 Sat Afternoon Newbury Flat
15/08/2020 Sat Afternoon Newmarket Flat
15/08/2020 Sat Evening tbc Flat
16/08/2020 Sun Afternoon Market Rasen Jump
16/08/2020 Sun Afternoon Newbury Flat
16/08/2020 Sun Afternoon Ripon Flat
17/08/2020 Mon Afternoon Catterick Bridge Flat
17/08/2020 Mon Afternoon Uttoxeter Jump
17/08/2020 Mon Evening Windsor Flat
18/08/2020 Tue Afternoon Beverley Flat
18/08/2020 Tue Afternoon Fontwell Park Jump
18/08/2020 Tue Evening Kempton Park Flat
19/08/2020 Wed Afternoon Stratford-on-Avon Jump
19/08/2020 Wed Afternoon York Flat
19/08/2020 Wed Evening Bath Flat
20/08/2020 Thu Afternoon Windsor Flat
20/08/2020 Thu Afternoon York Flat
20/08/2020 Thu Evening tbc Flat
21/08/2020 Fri Afternoon Salisbury Flat
21/08/2020 Fri Afternoon York Flat
21/08/2020 Fri Evening Newton Abbot Jump
21/08/2020 Fri Evening Wolverhampton Flat
22/08/2020 Sat Afternoon Sandown Park Flat
22/08/2020 Sat Afternoon Uttoxeter Jump
22/08/2020 Sat Afternoon York Flat
22/08/2020 Sat Evening Chelmsford City Flat
23/08/2020 Sun Afternoon Cartmel Jump
23/08/2020 Sun Afternoon Chester Flat
23/08/2020 Sun Afternoon Sandown Park Flat
24/08/2020 Mon Afternoon Southwell Jump
24/08/2020 Mon Afternoon tbc Flat
24/08/2020 Mon Evening Bath Flat
25/08/2020 Tue Afternoon Catterick Bridge Flat
25/08/2020 Tue Afternoon tbc Jump
25/08/2020 Tue Evening Yarmouth Flat
26/08/2020 Wed Afternoon tbc Flat
26/08/2020 Wed Afternoon tbc Flat
26/08/2020 Wed Evening Lingfield Park Flat
27/08/2020 Thu Afternoon Beverley Flat
27/08/2020 Thu Afternoon Sedgefield Jump
27/08/2020 Thu Evening Lingfield Park Flat
28/08/2020 Fri Afternoon Fontwell Park Jump
28/08/2020 Fri Afternoon Goodwood Flat
28/08/2020 Fri Evening Newmarket Flat
28/08/2020 Fri Evening tbc Flat
29/08/2020 Sat Afternoon Goodwood Flat
29/08/2020 Sat Afternoon Newmarket Flat
29/08/2020 Sat Afternoon Windsor Flat
29/08/2020 Sat Evening Redcar Flat
30/08/2020 Sun Afternoon Goodwood Flat
30/08/2020 Sun Afternoon tbc Jump
30/08/2020 Sun Afternoon Yarmouth Flat
31/08/2020 Mon Afternoon Ripon Flat
31/08/2020 Mon Afternoon Southwell Flat
31/08/2020 Mon Evening Sandown Park Flat