Check out top-class international racing this week from York Racecourse as the annual Ebor Festival runs Wednesday through Saturday. They’ve been racing horses on the Knavesmire since the 1700s and no local meeting is more important than this one with a quartet of Group 1 races stretched over four days.
Xpressbet and 1/ST BET present full-card wagering offerings each day with seven races beginning at 8:50 am ET. Horseplayers betting York will earn 10X 1/ST Rewards Points on all wagers made through 1/ST BET and Xpressbet. Be sure to register for the promotion in your account.
Highlights of the prestigious UK meeting include:
Wednesday | Group 1 $1.25 million Juddmonte International | Race 4 | 10:35 am ET
-- Ombudsman and Delacroix renew their 1-2 thriller from the July 15 Group 1 Coral Eclipse in another Godolphin vs. Coolmore clash.
Thursday | Group 1 $600,000 Yorkshire Oaks | Race 4 | 10:35 am ET
-- English and Irish Oaks heroine Minnie Hauk figures to be an odds-on choice in search of her fifth win in six lifetime starts.
Friday | Group 1 $600,000 Nunthorpe Stakes | Race 4 | 10:35 am ET
-- 19 world-class sprinters dash the straight where the once-beaten 2-year-old filly Lady Iman seeks her fifth victory and to beat elders and males while favored in the advance international betting markets.
Saturday | Group 1 $600,000 City of York Stakes | Race 3 | 10:00 am ET
-- Last year’s Group 1 St. James’s Palace winner Rosallion looks to get back to the winner’s circle for the first time in 2025 after photo-finish seconds in the Queen Anne and Sussex, both Group 1s.
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