York Tips

York Racecourse is often referred to as the “Ascot of The North” and the Trip Advisor review of the course uses that headline, however, the races, course, facilities, and vista are good enough in their own right.

York races from May through October hold around 17 quality meetings,  which include 3 Group 1 races, 9 Group 2 races, and 5 Group 3 races.

Highlights: The three Group 1 races all take place during the 4 days Ebor Festival in August, the Juddmonte International Stakes is on Wednesday, Yorkshire Oaks is on Thursday, with the Nunthorpe Stakes takes place on Friday.

The other big meeting of the year is the Dante Festival in May with key trials of the Dante Stakes and Musidora Stakes for the Epsom Derby and Oaks respectively which are held the following month.

As well as the top quality races above York has some of the best and most competitive handicaps on the flat including the richest handicap in Europe the 1 mile 6 furlongs Ebor Handicap.

Another big handicap held at York is the John Smiths Cup, created in 1960 the race holds the record for the longest-running commercial sponsorship in British racing as well as the Sky Bet Dash, don't blink otherwise you will miss the race!

The season finishes off with four big handicaps run over two days in October with the Autumn Mile Handicap, William Hill Finale Handicap, Coral Handicap Stakes & Coral Sprint Trophy.

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* All statistics below are based on the previous five seasons at York

York Outright Favourite Statistics

• Flat Handicaps: 76-326 (23%) -35.94
• Flat Non-Handicaps: 26-70 (37%) -5.91

The track is flat and left-handed and regarded as a very fair track. York suits galloping types who can maintain a level of speed over a longer stretch, with a near on five-furlong straight the ability to see out the trip over the longer distances is important.

York Racecourse Address: Racecourse Road, Knavesmire Road, York YO23 1EX

York Racecourse Telephone: 01904 620911

To buy tickets for a race day at York, head over to their official ticket booking webpage.

The Dante Festival takes place over three days in May at the York racecourse, here are the races during the festival that we have trend blogs for.

When breaking York down into trips then you can look at which stall and trip combination has produced the best LSP, that would be stall 2 over a trip of 1m2½f which has, over the last five years produced an LSP of +134.71. Backing stall 11 at York over a trip of 6f is the most unsuccessful stall and trip combination at York returning an LSP of -84.00 over the last five years.

Here we have the draw bias for York taken into consideration races with ten or more runners, we will break down the figures by race distance, draws can be much more important over the shorter trips in which runners do not have time to find their position during the race meaning the draw is probably more important than the races over longer distances.

• Sprints (5f to 7½f)
• Mile (1m to 1m1½f)
• Middle Distance (1m2f to 1m5½f)

The following table shows a breakdown over a group of trips and shows how each position of the draw does, for example in a twelve-runner race would be Low (Stalls 1-4), Mid (Stalls 5-8) and High (Stalls 9-12), the positions will always be lowest stall number to highest.

Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at York?

When looking at profitable trainers only, then it is A M Balding who leads the way with a total of twenty-eight winners producing an LSP of +50.90 whilst W J Haggas leads the overall list with thirty-five winners but shows a loss overall. With an eachway LSP of +32.43 at York, John Butler leads the trainers in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their eight placings which include a total of five winners. With an LSP of -185.07 at York, R A Fahey heads the list for worst trainers at this course, which is a result of twenty-eight winners from four hundred twenty-four runners which is a strike rate of 7%.

Backing all of the Daniel Tudhope rides would have produced backing the most winners for a jockey here at York with thirty-two but you would have returned a loss by doing so, Rossa Ryan leads the way for profitable jockey with an LSP of +6.91 from their fifteen winners. R Dawson is the jockey to follow at York if you are backing eachway as they show the best LSP of all the jockeys in the eachway markets, that is +21.30 which is courtesy of their seven placings (six winners). At the other end of the spectrum is Oisin Orr who has a terrible record at York, of all the jockeys their LSP of -77.77 is the worse, they have a 6% strike rate with seven winners from one hundred twenty-three rides.

York Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at York based on the number of winners:

• 17 Wins: W J Haggas & Tom Marquand
• 12 Wins: D O'Meara & Daniel Tudhope
• 11 Wins: K R Burke & Clifford Lee
• 11 Wins: A M Balding & Oisin Murphy
• 10 Wins: A P O'Brien & Ryan Moore

York Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

York Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

York Ebor Festival - Wednesday

The Ebor Festival at York kicks off on Wednesday and runs through to Saturday, on the opening day the highlight is the Juddmonte International, a Group 1 race that is run over one mile and two furlongs. The race has been a favourite for Sir Michael Stoute and Aidan O'Brien, the pair have won the race six times apiece whilst Dettori became the leading jockey after his 2023 win took him to six wins in the race. Favourites have a good record in the race with the majority of winners coming from the top three in the market.

York Ebor Festival - Thursday

The second day of the festival which is better known as Ladies Day has the Yorkshire Oaks as the highlight of the day, this Group 1 is open only to fillies and mares and is contested over just shy of one mile and four furlongs. It's another race in which Sir Michael Stoute has a good record with nine wins, a record he shares with Mathew Dawson who has winners between 1868 & 1884. It's another race which has favoured those at the head of the market with the top two producing most of the winners.

York Ebor Festival - Friday

The Nunthorpe, like the Group 1's on the opening two days is part of the British Champions Series and is the feature on day three, this race is contested over five furlongs. You can tend to look further than the favourite in this race, we have twice had 40/1 winners (2013 & 2018) in recent times. No trainer has been able to lock down repeat wins in recent times which means Ossie Bell still holds the record of five wins between 1926 & 1937 whilst Lester Piggott is the leading jockey with an impressive seven wins on six different horses.

York Ebor Festival - Saturday

The fourth and final day of the festival is known as Ebor Day because the feature race is the Ebor Heritage Handicap, a class two contested over nearly one mile and six furlongs normally attracts a large field and quite often produces a winner a double-figure odds. Inaugurated in 1843 it is once again Lester Piggott who holds the record for riding winners, he rode a total of five whilst Tod Dawson's long-standing record of five wins as a trainer between 1844 & 1867 still stands strong, Stoute & Cumani both on three wins are the closest to his record.

York Ebor Festival Top Trainers

It is tight at the top of the trainer's table for the past ten Ebor Festivals, John Gosden is just leading the way with twenty winners, one ahead of the William Haggas. Only three of the top ten trainers show a profit when backing all of their runners.

York Ebor Festival Top Jockeys

Frankie Dettori topped the jockeys' list over the past ten festivals with 22 winners but can the likes of Buick who is three behind or Moore/Crowley who is even behind make a move for the top spot?

With a huge combined experience of horse racing between them, this content has been created and is maintained by Darren Brett, James Banting and Andy Powell. All of the data for York Racecourse which includes the favourite statistics, draw bias and the trainer and jockey statistics have been created using results from HorseRaceBase.

Darren Brett

Tipster competition manager

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.

James Banting

Tipster competition assistant

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Club provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.

Andy Powell

Content editor

Andy is a seasoned professional with more than 15 years of experience in the field of horse racing. He has a thorough understanding of the sport, from analyzing complex statistical data to being part of a winning syndicate at the Cheltenham Festival. Andy is responsible for managing the horse racing trend blogs on OLBG.