THE British EBF will support 800 races this year, amounting to a contribution of £2 million to prize money from 32 British stallion studs.

On the flat in Britain this year there will be more than 35 listed races worth £70,000 or more, and a further 30 non-stakes races run at £50,000 or above.

Headlining the flat racing initiatives is the British EBF £100,000 2yo Series, with a total prize fund of £2.3 million and two finals, worth £100,000 each for fillies (Goodwood, September 23rd) and colts and geldings (York, October 9th).

A total of 200 restricted maiden and novice races, worth up to £30,000 each, act as qualifiers. Any EBF-eligible horse who finishes in the top six of a qualifier can enter one of the finals with no early closing restrictions and no staged entry fees.

The British EBF is again supporting the £2.8 million programme of high-value novice and maiden races.

Rachael Linsell from the British EBF said: “The restricted races provide excellent prize pots of £30,000 and above for trainers to focus on, while the open novice and maidens are becoming an excellent proving ground for top-level performers.

“Venetian Sun won a £40,000 maiden at Carlisle in May and went on to win the Group 1 Prix Morny.”

Emma Berry, chair of the British EBF, says: “The wider racing industry has been made aware of the pressures breeders, and by extension stallion owners, face, which has led to a declining number of active broodmares in Britain. That said, Britain still has fantastic strength and depth to our stallion market and it has been encouraging to see a number of new operations taking the step to stand stallions for the first time in 2026.”