CORONAVIRUS - Dante Festival at York is called off

Following Government advice, the British Horseracing Authority extended the suspension of horseracing nationwide, until Sunday 31st May. 

Consequently, this means the cancellation of the four racedays scheduled for York Racecourse in May 2020, specifically the Dante Festival (Wednesday 13th, Thursday 14th and Friday 15th May) and Saturday 30th May.
 

York Racecourse Statement:

Whilst this is a disappointing decision for racegoers, racing professionals, all of us at York Racecourse and many in the wider City, we all appreciate that public health must be everyone’s priority.
 
Customers who booked direct with York Racecourse are entitled to a full refund.
 
The revenue from gate receipts is vital to the ongoing well-being of York Racecourse;

it helps fund the prize money which regularly attracts the star horses and jockeys and is the life blood of racing stables, it contributes towards the facilities for all to enjoy and keeps together the team that work to deliver the racedays.
 
So, we are requesting that our racegoers simply allow us to transfer their existing bookings to May 2021.

This would mean a price freeze on what we hope is a regular event and that no further action is required by the customer. Your 2021 badges/tickets will be sent to you next Spring.
 
The provisional dates for next season are, The Dante Festival 2021 would run on Wednesday 12th ; Thursday 13th and Friday 14th May, with the first Saturday Meeting being 22nd May 2021.
 
It is understood that not everyone will be in a position to offer us this support, so only if you require a refund, please contact the team by email to request that refund. To help us to help you, please include the order number and postcode, then use the dedicated email refunds@yorkracecourse.co.uk.
 

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