This flat-only venue sits less than two miles from the beautiful cathedral city of Salisbury in Wiltshire. Benefitting from a location close to a number of major training centres, the track regularly draws a higher-than-average standard of runner and can be a good place to spot a future star.
Highlights of a season, which runs from April through to October, include the Group 3 duo of the Sovereign Stakes and Dick Poole Fillies’ Stakes, which take place in August and September respectively.
Upcoming Fixtures at Salisbury
- Wednesday 12th August 2026 - Flat / Turf
- Thursday 13th August 2026 - Flat / Turf
- Friday 21st August 2026 - Flat / Turf
- Thursday 3rd September 2026 - Flat / Turf
- Friday 11th September 2026 - Flat / Turf
- Thursday 1st October 2026 - Flat / Turf
Recent Fixtures
- Saturday 25th July 2026 - Flat / Turf
- Tuesday 21st July 2026 - Flat / Turf
- Saturday 11th July 2026 - Flat / Turf
- Wednesday 24th June 2026 - Flat / Turf
- Sunday 14th June 2026 - Flat / Turf
- Tuesday 9th June 2026 - Flat / Turf
- Saturday 23rd May 2026 - Flat / Turf
- Thursday 14th May 2026 - Flat / Turf
- Sunday 3rd May 2026 - Flat / Turf
- Thursday 2nd October 2025 - Flat / Turf
- Friday 12th September 2025 - Flat / Turf
- Thursday 4th September 2025 - Flat / Turf
- Friday 29th August 2025 - Flat / Turf
- Thursday 14th August 2025 - Flat / Turf
- Wednesday 13th August 2025 - Flat / Turf
- Saturday 26th July 2025 - Flat / Turf
- Wednesday 23rd July 2025 - Flat / Turf
- Saturday 12th July 2025 - Flat / Turf
- Wednesday 25th June 2025 - Flat / Turf
- Sunday 15th June 2025 - Flat / Turf
- Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Flat / Turf
- Saturday 24th May 2025 - Flat / Turf
- Thursday 15th May 2025 - Flat / Turf
- Sunday 4th May 2025 - Flat / Turf
- Thursday 3rd October 2024 - Flat / Turf
Salisbury Major Meetings
Salisbury Racecourse is one of Britain’s most picturesque Flat racing venues, set high on the Wiltshire Downs with panoramic countryside views. Renowned for its relaxed atmosphere and fair, galloping track, the course attracts leading trainers throughout the season, particularly with promising juveniles and sprinters.
Its programme may be compact, but it includes several prestigious Listed and Group races that regularly produce future Pattern performers.
Cathedral Stakes Day (June)
Summer begins with one of Salisbury’s most established feature meetings, headlined by the Listed Cathedral Stakes. The six-furlong contest attracts high-quality sprinters and serves as an important mid-season target for horses with ambitions later in the campaign.
The meeting offers an excellent blend of competitive racing and the relaxed atmosphere for which Salisbury is renowned.
- One of the racecourse’s premier sprint fixtures
- Headlined by the Listed Cathedral Stakes
- Popular early-summer meeting in beautiful surroundings
Stonehenge Stakes & Upavon Fillies’ Stakes Day (August)
August brings Salisbury’s strongest Flat card, featuring both the Listed Stonehenge Stakes for promising two-year-olds and the Listed Upavon Fillies’ Stakes. The meeting regularly showcases emerging Classic contenders while attracting many of Britain’s leading trainers.
With quality racing across the card, it’s widely regarded as one of the highlights of Salisbury’s season.
- Showcases exciting juveniles and established fillies
- Features the Stonehenge Stakes and Upavon Fillies’ Stakes
- One of Salisbury’s highest-quality Flat meetings
Dick Poole Fillies’ Stakes Day (September)
Attention turns to the next generation as the Group 3 Dick Poole Fillies’ Stakes takes centre stage. Reserved for two-year-old fillies, the race has an excellent record of producing future Pattern winners and provides an important stepping stone towards the autumn’s biggest juvenile contests.
- Highlights some of Britain’s best juvenile fillies
- Headlined by the Group 3 Dick Poole Fillies’ Stakes
- A key fixture in the late-season Pattern calendar
Season Finale (October)
Salisbury closes its Flat season with a meeting that traditionally shines a spotlight on promising two-year-olds before the campaign comes to an end. The finale has a relaxed, appreciative atmosphere, with racegoers gathering for one last afternoon of racing before attention turns towards the winter jumps season.
- Brings Salisbury’s Flat season to a close
- Traditionally features promising juvenile talent
- A fitting conclusion to another successful racing year
