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Great Yorkshire Chase artwork for 2026
Great Yorkshire Chase artwork for 2026
Great Yorkshire Chase

Beat the January Blues this winter...

The Great Yorkshire Chase

Get ready for TWO incredible days of top-class jumps racing! Enjoy all the atmosphere and excitement of our iconic opening fixture, featuring the legendary Great Yorkshire Chase.

Plus, Winter Ladies Day brings fashion, flair, and our Best Dressed Competition. Impress us, and you’ll earn a coveted Golden Envelope and a chance to win our amazing Best Dressed prize!

Winner of the 2026 Great Yorkshire Chase Dartmoor Pirate, ridden by Rex Dingle

History Of The Chase

Doncaster welcomes each year in with the Great Yorkshire Chase. Run during January, this Premier Handicap takes place over 3 miles. Ziga Boy has been the most successful horse with 2 wins, Tom Moloney the most successful jockey with 3 wins and Fred Rimell the most successful trainer with 4 wins.

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Winter Ladies Day at Doncaster Racecourse 2026 finalists all lined up

Winter Ladies Day 

Join us and get ready to dazzle in your finest winter raceday attire as the racecourse comes alive with glamour, excitement, and festive cheer.

Keep an eye out for our spotters around the racecourse, they’ll be on the lookout for the most stylish racegoers of the day, and those who catch their attention will receive a coveted Golden Envelope securing their place in the Best Dressed Final.

So layer up, look fabulous, and you could be walking away as our Winter Style Winner.

Year
Horse
Jockey
Trainer
2026
Dartmoor Pirate
Rex Dingle
Anthony Honeyball
2025
Docpickedme
Charlie Maggs
Richard Hobson
2024
Annual Invictus
Freddie Gordon
Chris Gordon
2023
Cooper's Cross
Sam Coltherd
Stuart Coltherd
2022
Windsor Avenue
Sean Quinlan
Brian Ellison
2021
Takingrisks
Sean Quinlan
Nicky Richards
2020
Ok Corral
Derek O'Connor
Nicky Henderson
2019
Go Conquer
Tom Bellamy
Nigel Twiston-Davies
2018
Wakanda
Henry Brooke
Sue Smith
2017
Ziga Boy
Tom Bellamy
Alan King
2016
Ziga Boy
Brendan Powell Jr
Alan King
2015
If in Doubt
Tony McCoy
Philip Hobbs
2014
The Rainbow Hunter
Nick Scholfield
Kim Bailey
2013
Abandoned due to frost
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2012
Calgary Bay
Dominic Elsworth
Henrietta Knight
2011
Abandoned due to frost
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--
2010
Abandoned due to frost
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--
2009
Big Fella Thanks
Christian Williams
Paul Nicholls
2008
An Accordion
J W Farrelly
David Pipe
2007**
Simon
Andrew Thornton
John Spearing
2006**
A Glass in Thyne
Andrew Thornton
B N Pollock
2005
Colourful Life
Joe Tizzard
Paul Nicholls
2004
Tyneandthyneagain
Henry Oliver
Richard Guest
2003
Barryscourt Lad
Rodi Greene
Martin Pipe
2002
Moor Lane
Barry Fenton
Ian Balding
2001
Heidi III
Dean Gallagher
Mickey Hammond
2000
Beau
Tom Jenks
Nigel Twiston-Davies
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** 2006 and 2007 took place at Southwell
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