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Global Access Calendar — Category

Equestrian

5 events

5 events

The Dubai skyline in silhouette at sunset, seen across open ground. Dubai · March · Subject to availability Dubai World Cup The richest race meeting in the world, run under floodlights at Meydan at the close of the Gulf season. Late March — dates to be confirmed The Upper Ward quadrangle of Windsor Castle in Berkshire under a clear sky. Ascot · June · Subject to availability Royal Ascot Five days in Berkshire, established in 1711, and the most formally codified week in the British summer season. Mid June — dates to be confirmed The Cotswold escarpment above Cheltenham, pasture and woodland falling away to the vale. Cheltenham · March · Subject to availability The Cheltenham Festival Four days of championship jump racing beneath Cleeve Hill, and the most serious week in the National Hunt calendar. Mid March — dates to be confirmed A field of thoroughbreds at full stride on a dirt track, ground thrown up behind them. Louisville · May · Subject to availability The Kentucky Derby Two minutes of racing at Churchill Downs, and a week in the Bluegrass that is the centre of the American thoroughbred year. First Saturday in May — dates to be confirmed A path through flowering shrubs and mature trees in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire. Egham · June · Subject to availability The Queen's Cup High-goal polo in Windsor Great Park, and one of the two tournaments that define the British season. Mid June — dates to be confirmed