Newmarket July Festival 2024
The 2024 Newmarket July Festival is here and we have betting tips and odds on all three days of the meeting!
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Everything you need to know about the July Cup and the latest information ahead of the 2024 renewal.
What Is The July Cup?
The July Cup is one of the most coveted sprint races of the season, contested over six furlongs at Newmarket by some of the quickest horses in Europe.
In fact in 25 of the last 35 years the winner of the July Cup has been crowned top sprinter in Europe by the World Thoroughbred Rankings organisation.
The race is always a fascinating one as the leading three-year-olds take on their older rivals, with eight three-year-olds lifting the trophy since the turn of the millennium.
Understandably the July Cup is one of the most popular betting heats of the summer.
July Cup History
Springfield, bred by Queen Victoria at Hampton Court Stud, won the inaugural running in 1876, and followed up a year later to become the first dual winner.
Fast forward to the 1970’s and the July Cup was dominated by the trainer/jockey partnership of Vincent O’Brien and Lester Piggott, arguably the greatest jockey of all-time.
They landed the prize four times during that decade, commencing with Thatch in 1973, Saritamer (1974), Solinus (1978) and Thatching (1979).
The 1980’s kick-started some halcyon days for the July Cup, with five winners – Marwell (1981), Sharpo (1982), Habibti (1983), Chief Singer (1984) and Never So Bold (1985) all rated as the best sprinter in Europe in that particular year.
In 2011 Hayley Turner made history when winning this race on Dream Ahead. In doing so she became the first female jockey to win a Group One outright on her own after Alex Greaves dead-heated in the Nunthorpe in 1987.
July Cup Race Date And Time
The Pertemps Network July Cup 2024 will take place on Saturday 13th July at Newmarket Racecourse on the July Course.
It is the final day of the three day July Festival at Newmarket and is the pinnacle of the event. You'll find plenty of horse racing tips floating about ahead of this race, that's for sure...
July Cup Race Card
There are a total of seven races on the 2024 July Cup racecard, with the main race of the day taking place at 4.10pm. Here is the full schedule for the final day of the Newmarket July Festival:
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1.50 - Rossdales British Ebf Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race)
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2.25 - Bet365 Mile Handicap
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3.00 - Bet365 Superlative Stakes (Group 2)
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3.35 - Bet365 Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap)
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4.10 - July Cup Stakes (Group 1)
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4.45 - Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa Fillies' Handicap
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5.20 - Discover Newmarket Handicap
The winner will receive £340,260.
July Cup 2024 Odds:
At the time of writing, there are no 2024 July Cup betting markets available. Keep an eye on the latest entries and news relating to the race via our horse racing news page.
*Credit for the photos in this article belongs to Alamy*
