FREE 2026 Racing Pocket Guide inside Saturday’s Daily Star
Don’t miss a meet in 2026 with your FREE racing pocket guide inside your Daily Star on Friday March 6
The 2026 racing year in Britain and Ireland is gearing up for a packed calendar, with major festivals anchoring a season of higher prize money and intensified competition over the next 12 months. Cheltenham Festival (10–13 March 2026) leads the spring with the famous roar heralding the beginning of the high octane racing season, and the Daily Star will be with you for every thrilling moment.
To celebrate, we’re bringing you a FREE 2026 racing pocket guide inside next Friday’s paper (Friday March 6, 2026) which features every race meeting of 2026 at your fingertips. This handy A4 double-sided sheet folds down to A5 and is the perfect companion for every racing fan in the year ahead. The excitement of Cheltenham is followed swiftly by Aintree’s Grand National Festival (2–4 April 2026). Summer attention shifts to Royal Ascot (16–20 June 2026), confirmed in the official fixture list, bringing five days of top‑tier Flat racing. Just weeks later, the July Festival at Newmarket (9–11 July 2026) and the King George Weekend at Ascot (24–25 July 2026) keep the momentum high.
Across the Irish Sea, the Galway Races Summer Festival (27 July–2 August 2026) remains the centrepiece, drawing huge crowds and major stable power. Autumn closes with York’s Ebor Festival (19–22 August 2026) and Champions Day at Ascot (17 October 2026). We’re spoiled for choice with incredible racing in the UK and Ireland, and not just during the big festivals! Don’t miss a meet with your FREE racing pocket guide inside your Daily Star on Friday March 6, 2026.
