The 2025 Racing League will kick off at Yarmouth racecourse on Thursday evening and there’s set to be a thrilling day’s action on the level. We take a look at all the vital information and stats you need to know before the event starts including the dates, format, captains, trainers, jockeys and much more…
Dates
Six meetings will take place during the Racing League and here are the fixtures that will take centre stage during the event.
- Race Week 1 – Thursday 24th July – Great Yarmouth
- Race Week 2 – Thursday 31st July – Wolverhampton
- Race Week 3 – Thursday 7th August – Chepstow
- Race Week 4 – Thursday 14th August – Windsor
- Race Week 5 – Thursday 21st August – Newcastle
- Race Week 6 – Thursday 28th August – Southwell
Teams & Format
Seven teams will yet again fight it out this year in the Racing League, where each team manager will pick two horses for each race, except for Wolverhampton where all seven races will have a field of 13 runners. There are 100 points available for each race, with the winner getting 25 points and the horse finishing in 10th gaining one point.
Each team manager will have the opportunity to play a Joker in two of the 42 Racing League races when there are at least 12 horses running (or 11 horses running at Wolverhampton due to the restriction of 13 runners there). The Joker will double the points won by the two horses representing the team in that race.
Teams
- Ireland
- London & The South
- Scotland
- The East
- The North
- Wales & The West
- Yorkshire
Points Awarded For Each Race
- 1st place – 25pts
- 2nd place – 18pts
- 3rd place – 15pts
- 4th place – 12pts
- 5th place – 10pts
- 6th place – 8pts
- 7th place – 6pts
- 8th place – 3pts
- 9th place – 2pts
- 10th place – 1pts
- 11th or worse – 0pts
Captains
Each team have been assigned a captain and there are some big names from the world of racing that will be looking to mastermind victory and last year’s reigning champions Wales & The West will be hoping Jamie Osborne can strike gold once again and he will be the man they want to beat.
- Ireland – Mick Fitzgerald
- London & The South – Matt Chapman
- Scotland – Alex Steedman
- The East – Charlie Fellowes
- The North – Mick Quinn
- Wales & The West – Jamie Osborne
- Yorkshire – Leonna Mayor
Trainers & Jockeys
All six teams will also have a set squad of trainers and jockeys that will provide the horses that line up in the event. It’s a real mix of youth and experience amongst teams, but here’s a full list of those men and women that will be looking to help their region claim victory.
Trainers
- Ireland – David O’Meara, George Boughey, Karl Burke, Mark Loughnane, Richard Hughes, Richard Spencer
- London & The South – Andrew Balding, Charlie Hills, Daniel & Claire Kubler, Eve Johnson Houghton, Jack Channon, Richard Hannon
- Scotland – Charlie Johnston, Heather Main, James Owen, Jim Goldie, Paul Midgley, William Knight
- The East – Charlie Fellowes, Dylan Cunha, James Fanshawe, Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole, Roger Varian, Stuart Williams
- The North – Brian Ellison, Hugo Palmer, Jennie Candlish, Michael Dods, Mick Appleby, Richard Fahey
- Wales & The West – Clive Cox, Ed Walker, Harry & Roger Charlton, Ian Williams, Jamie Osborne, Michael Bell
- Yorkshire – Adrian Paul Keatley, Edward Bethell, James Tate, Mick & David Easterby, Paul Attwater, Tim Easterby
Jockeys
- Ireland – Ashley Lewis, Billy Loughnane, Cieren Fallon, Clifford Lee, Danny Tudhope, Finley Marsh
- London & The South – Charlie Bishop, David Probert, Jack Doughty, Nicola Currie, Richard Kingscote, Sean Levey
- Scotland – Andrew Mullen, Jason Watson, Joe Fanning, Mason Paetel, Kevin Stott, Paul Mulrennan
- The East – Callum Shepherd, Daniel Muscutt, Harry Davies, Jack Mitchell, Kieran Shoemark, Luke Morris
- The North – Alistair Rawlinson, Ben Robinson, Cam Hardie, Connor Beasley, Jason Hart, Oisin Orr
- Wales & The West – David Egan, Eddy Greatrex, Saffie Osborne, Sean D Bowen, Trevor Whelan, William Carver
- Yorkshire – David Allan, Jack Nicholls, Joanna Mason, P J McDonald, Rossa Ryan, Silvestre De Sousa
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