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Racing Results

Thursday 20 August 2026

60 races were run across 9 meetings on 20 August 2026: Deauville (FR), Killarney (IRE), Le Lion-D'Angers (FR), Leopardstown (IRE), Lingfield (AW), Newcastle (AW), Newmarket (July), Stratford and York.

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 8 races · France

Killarney (IRE) Good · Turf · 6 races · Ireland

Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Leopardstown (IRE) Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

Newcastle (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

Newmarket (July) Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 60 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.

MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Deauville (FR)2780 of 2 won
Killarney (IRE)3462 of 4 won
Le Lion-D'Angers (FR)388—
Leopardstown (IRE)477—
Lingfield (AW)1560 of 2 won
Newcastle (AW)366—
Newmarket (July)2561 of 2 won
Stratford4561 of 2 won
York377—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 20 August 2026?
60 races across 9 meetings were run on 20 August 2026: Deauville (FR) (8 races), Killarney (IRE) (6 races), Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) (8 races), Leopardstown (IRE) (7 races), Lingfield (AW) (6 races), Newcastle (AW) (6 races), Newmarket (July) (6 races), Stratford (6 races) and York (7 races). That is Deauville (FR) and Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) in France; Killarney (IRE) and Leopardstown (IRE) in Ireland; Lingfield (AW), Newcastle (AW), Newmarket (July), Stratford and York in Great Britain. 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 20 August 2026?
Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Killarney (IRE): Good (Turf); Le Lion-D'Angers (FR): Soft (Turf); Leopardstown (IRE): Good To Firm (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Newmarket (July): Good To Firm (Turf); Stratford: Good To Firm (Turf); York: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 20 August 2026?
Outright favourites won 25 of 54 on 20 August 2026 (46.3%); joint favourites won 4 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £54.00 and returned £66.87 — a profit of £12.87. 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 Whizzy Dizzy (IRE) at 25/1 in the 5:01 Download The At The Races App Fillies' Handicap Stakes at Lingfield (AW).
What was the feature race on 20 August 2026?
The feature race was the 3:35 Legends Global Yorkshire Oaks (Group 1) (Group 1) at York, won by Kalpana (GB) (10/11F).
What time was the first race on 20 August 2026?
The first race was the 10:21 Prix Cocktail Vision at Le Lion-D'Angers (FR); the last was the 8:54 Mini Golf At High Gosforth Park Handicap Stakes at Newcastle (AW).