As we race towards the middle of July, for horse racing fans – this means the popular Newmarket July Festival takes centre stage at flat racing’s HQ. With that in mind we’ve got the full Newmarket July Festival 2025 race times, running order and TV channels listed for the three-day meeting this week.
Newmarket July Festival 2025 Race Times and Schedule ⏱️
With Royal Ascot now a distant memory the summer horse racing action moves into July and one of the main meetings is the Newmarket July Festival 2025 – which runs over three days.
They get under starter’s orders on Thursday 10th July, with the action continuing on Friday 11th and concluding on Saturday 12th.
Each day the Newmarket July Festival will see seven races – meaning a total of 21 contests over the meeting.
The day one and two action gets going at 1:50pm and ends at 5:20pm.
While the final day (Saturday) starts slightly earlier at 1:40pm and runs till 5:10pm.
Thursday 10th July 2025 🗓️
- 1:50 – Bahrain Trophy Stakes (Group 3) Cl1 (3yo) 1m5f ITV
- 2:25 – Kingdom Of Bahrain July Stakes (Group 2) Cl1 (2yo) 6f ITV
- 3:00 – Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Cl2 (3yo 0-105) 6f ITV
- 3:35 – Princess Of Wales’s Stakes (Sponsored By The Kingdom Of Bahrain) (Group 2) Cl1 (3yo+) 1m4f ITV
- 4:10 – British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Fillies’ Stakes (GBB Race) Cl2 (2yo) 6f RTV
- 4:45 – Edmondson Hall Solicitors Sir Henry Cecil Stakes (Listed Race) Cl1 (3yo) 1m RTV
- 5:20 – Newmarket Handicap Cl3 (3yo+ 0-95) 1m RTV
WATCH: All Finishes From The Newmarket July Festival 2024 Day One
Friday 11th July 2025 🗓️
- 1:50 – bet365 Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBplus Race) Cl2 (3yo 0-105) 1m2f ITV
- 2:25 – Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes (Sponsored By bet365) (Group 2) (Fillies) Cl1 (2yo) 6f ITV
- 3:00 – bet365 Trophy (Heritage Handicap) (GBBplus Race) Cl2 (4yo+) 1m6f ITV
- 3:35 – Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares) Cl1 (3yo+) 1m ITV
- 4:10 – Weatherbys British EBF Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings) (IRE Incentive Race) Cl3 (2yo) 7f RTV
- 4:45 – Dubai Racing Club Handicap Cl3 (3yo+ 0-90) 7f RTV
- 5:20 – debenhams.com Handicap Cl3 (3yo+ 0-90) 5f RTV
WATCH: All Finishes From The Newmarket July Festival 2024 Day Two
Saturday 12th July 2025🗓️
- 1:40 – Rossdales British EBF Maiden Fillies’ Stakes (GBB Race) Cl3 (2yo) 7f RTV
- 2:12 – Newmarket Fillies’ Handicap Cl2 (3yo+ 0-100) 7f ITV
- 2:50 – bet365 Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap) Cl2 (3yo+) 7f ITV
- 3:25 – bet365 Mile Handicap Cl2 (3yo 0-100) 1m ITV
- 4:00 – bet365 Superlative Stakes (Group 2) Cl1 (2yo) 7f ITV
- 4:35 – Al Basti July Cup Stakes (Group 1) Cl1 (3yo+) 6f ITV
- 5:10 – Trust A Trader Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Cl3 (3yo+ 0-90) 1m4f RTV
WATCH: All Finishes From The Newmarket July Festival 2024 Day Three
How To Watch The Newmarket July Festival 2025 📺
You can watch the Newmarket July Festival 2025 in various ways – with the most popular on the ‘free-to-air’ channel ITV Racing.
The opening two days (Thursday/Friday) will see the first four races shown LIVE on ITV Racing.
While on Saturday there will be FIVE races shown on ITV Racing – meaning, in total, 13 of the 21 Newmarket races will be shown live on the channel.
All races can also be seen on subscription channel Racing TV – including the non-ITV Racing contests each day.
Failing that, another way to watch the action is by joining up with the best horse racing betting sites in the UK.
Most of these will have live horse racing streaming options after any wagers are placed.
The full Newmarket July Festival TV coverage can be seen in the running order above.
What Is The Expected Newmarket July Festival 2025 Going and Weather? 🌞
With a dry week forecast for the Suffolk area this week, then we can expect the Newmarket going to be quick.
The current Newmarket going is ‘good-to-firm’ with the going stick at 7.3.
Temperatures are expected to be between 28-29 degrees and sunny over the three-day meeting – so anyone going, don’t forget the sun cream.
What Are The Main July Festival 2025 Races? 🏇
Over the three-day Newmarket July Festival 2025 there are seven Group races to look out for – with two Group One contests.
These top-graded races are the Falmouth Stakes and July Stakes.
Falmouth Stakes – Friday 11th July 2025
The Group One Falmouth Stakes is the first of the top-graded races at the Newmarket July Festival – run on the Friday.
This contest is run over 1m and for 3+ year-old fillies or mares.
12 months ago, the classy Porta Fortuna won the race for Irish trainer Donnacha O’Brien, with Ryan Moore riding.
That win provided Moore with his fourth Falmouth Stakes win – having also won the prize in 2014 (Integral), 2016 (Alice Springs) and 2017 (Roly Poly).
The 2025 running will see the Charlie Appleby-trained Cinderella’s Dream as the expected favourite.
She’ll be looking to give her yard and her famous owners (Godolphin) their first ever win in the race.
July Cup – Saturday 12th July 2025
The other Group One at the Newmarket July Festival 2025 is the July Cup on Saturday.
This race is one of the big sprinting highlights of the UK flat season – run over 6f.
It’s another race top trainer Charlie Appleby has never won. But will be trying to put that right with Symbol Of Honour and the recently supplemented Noble Speech.
12 months ago, the race was won by the Jane Chapple-Hyam-trained Mill Stream and provided jockey William Buick with his first success in the race.
At this stage, recent Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes third Flora Of Bermuda is topping the market as in-form trainer Andrew Balding looks to add to his success in the race with Alcohol Free in 2022.
