Welcome to Ripon Races, Yorkshire’s Garden Racecourse

Mark Your Calendar: 2026 Season Opener – Thursday 16th April!
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We can’t wait to welcome you back for another incredible season.

🎟️ Tickets for our 2026 fixtures will be released later this year, but you don’t have to wait—Open Tickets are available now!

👉 Purchase online or call the Office on 01765 530530.

Upcoming Fixtures

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About Ripon Races

Known as Yorkshire’s Garden Racecourse, Ripon Races has been hosting some of the most exciting, prestigious and enjoyable racing in the country for more than 300 years. Ripon Racecourse never fails to impress year on year with its outstanding backdrop, exciting atmosphere and being situated in one of the country’s most beautiful and historic cities. Ripon (North Yorkshire) is one of the oldest cities in England, boasting a market that stretches back centuries, which makes it a great place to visit.

Our History

Join the Fun!

There’s something for everyone at Yorkshire’s Garden Racecourse! Take a look at our fixtures and get a date in the diary for your trip to the races. Great value for money and a fantastic day out for all the family.

Ladies’ Day

Whether you want to strut your stuff at the bookies, sip champagne on the lawn or resurrect that beautiful hat and shoes combo, Ladies’ Day on 18th June provides a great excuse to let your hair down!

Saturday 15th August is our most valuable raceday of the season, featuring the William Hill Great St Wilfrid!

Here at Ripon we believe that horse racing is a sport that should be enjoyed by all the family, we offer FREE admission into all enclosures to all children under 18 as long as they are accompanied by an adult.

Tudhope rides treble but Mark’s Choice steals the show to sign off the season

Daniel Tudhope signed off Ripon's final meeting of 2025 with a short-priced treble, in the process crowning himself leading rider over the course of the season at the Garden Racecourse. But in truth, it was a meeting dominated by Ripon regulars, not least old...

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