Newbury becomes second racecourse this week to announce planned prize-money increase for 2026
Newbury has become the second major independent racecourse in two days to reveal its prize-money will rise next year as British racing continues to digest the fallout from last week's autumn budget.
Following Ascot announcing record prize-money of £19.4 million for 2026 on Sunday, there was more positive news from one of Britain's biggest racecourses after Newbury chief executive Shaun Hinds said the track was committed to boosting the value of its races, with full details of a net rise in prize-money to be revealed before the end of the year.
"We're literally in the final throes of approving our budget, but we're committed to working on our prize-money as hard as we can and next year I know it's going to increase," said Hinds.
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