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Fixture list 2026 - the key talking pointsThere are 1,458 fixtures scheduled for 2026, two down on 2025.There will be 52 Premier racedays in 2026, down from 162 in 2025.'Protected window' on Saturdays scrapped with a more targeted approach adopted. Ten-minute gaps prior to the biggest races to help better engage fans.£3.2m to be invested in prize-money for developmental races in 2026 to make Britain a more attractive location for horses at all levels to be based.Rise in minimum values for black type races on the Flat, along with changes elsewhere in the programme, expected to result in Class 1 races on the Flat offering more than £2m in additional prize-money next year.Minimum of £200,000 to be added to prize-money of four flagship races during the summer – the July Cup, King George, Sussex Stakes and Juddmonte International.New bonus scheme introduced for point-to-point horses, supported by £250,000 of funding.'Elite Mares' Scheme' over jumps enhanced in 2026 with £200,000 of additional investment.Trial of earlier finishes at floodlit fixtures. For the first nine weeks of the year two floodlit fixtures each week will finish by 8pm.