June 8Jun 8 Author Christmas Day won the Derby for Aidan O'Brien, his 12th Derby winner and his fifth winner in a row.
June 20Jun 20 Author Satono Reve only just denied by an nose in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, it would have been Japan's first ever winner at Royal Ascot.
June 22Jun 22 Author Four of Britain's five scheduled horse racing meetings on Wednesday have been abandoned following a forecast of extreme heat in parts of the UK.The Met Office has issued a rare red warning from 09:00 BST on Wednesday to 21:00 Thursday for parts of England and Wales, with temperatures possibly reaching 38 or 39C.The British Horseracing Authority's hot weather policy states that where racecourses fall within a red warning zone, the fixture will be abandoned.In addition, horses must not be transported from or through areas that have red warnings in place.Worcester's National Hunt fixture and the Flat meetings at Salisbury and Kempton are all in the affected zone and while Ffos Las, which was also due to host a jumps card, is just outside, it would require participants to travel through the high-risk area to reach the course.
June 23Jun 23 Author Europe's richest race, the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, is to be opened to geldings for the first time in 2027, after board members at France Galop voted to remove restrictions on Monday.
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