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Racing Results

Friday 17 June 2005

55 races were run across 8 meetings on 17 June 2005: Ayr, Down Royal, Goodwood, Limerick, Maisons-Laffitte (FR), Newmarket, Redcar and York.

Ayr Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 5 · Biggest winner 20/1

Down Royal Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Goodwood Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Limerick Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 6/1

Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Good · Turf · 7 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 2 · Biggest winner 23/1

Newmarket Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Redcar Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

York Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 55 races. A favourite here is the outright favourite at starting price — the shortest SP with no other horse at that price; joint favourites are counted separately.

  • Outright favourites8 of 45 won17.8% · 45 races had one
  • The long run34.2% winOutright favourites across every race in our archive — 96,834 of 283,117, as at 3 October 2026
  • £1 on every outright favouriteA loss of £0.08Staked £45.00, returned £44.92 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerImperial Stride (GB) 25/1The 4:20 Wolferton Handicap at York
  • Joint favourites2 of 14 won14.3% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ayr0571 of 4 won
Down Royal1670 of 5 won
Goodwood277—
Limerick277—
Maisons-Laffitte (FR)127—
Newmarket1671 of 3 won
Redcar1670 of 2 won
York066—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 5 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 6 winners have no stored starting price and cannot be ranked by price. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 17 June 2005?
55 races across 8 meetings were run on 17 June 2005: Ayr (7 races), Down Royal (7 races), Goodwood (7 races), Limerick (7 races), Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (7 races), Newmarket (7 races), Redcar (7 races) and York (6 races). That is Ayr, Goodwood, Newmarket, Redcar and York in Great Britain; Down Royal and Limerick in Ireland; Maisons-Laffitte (FR) in France. KTB's archive covers British, Irish and French racing; every result and every runner from these meetings is on this page.
What was the going at each meeting on 17 June 2005?
Ayr: Good To Soft (Turf); Down Royal: Good (Turf); Goodwood: Good (Turf); Limerick: Good To Firm (Turf); Maisons-Laffitte (FR): Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Redcar: Good To Firm (Turf); York: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 17 June 2005?
Outright favourites won 8 of 45 on 17 June 2005 (17.8%); joint favourites won 2 of 14. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £45.00 and returned £44.92 — a loss of £0.08. Across every race in KTB's archive, outright favourites win 34.2% of the time (96,834 of 283,117 favourites, as at 3 October 2026). The biggest-priced winner was Imperial Stride (GB) at 25/1 in the 4:20 Wolferton Handicap at York.
What was the feature race on 17 June 2005?
The feature race was the 3:45 Coronation Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) (Group 1) at York, won by Maids Causeway (IRE) (9/2).
What time was the first race on 17 June 2005?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix Petrarch at Maisons-Laffitte (FR); the last was the 9:10 Home Of Horse Racing Handicap at Newmarket.