The Story of Horseracing in 20 Races: an unmissable new series is ready to launch and we’re celebrating with 60% off Racing Post+

From the whims and passions of royalty to the baser pleasures of the heaving masses, from the days of deep and unswerving devotion to onrushing modernity and existential doubts, horseracing has charted a turbulent course through history.

In the modern era, Pattern races and the Classics stand tall in a changing topography, where big business dominates the world of bloodstock and the big money comes from the ruling classes of other lands.

What remains constant is the sport, the horses pitted against each other, whether for the improvement of the breed, bragging rights among owners or the entertainment of the betting public. Even this, however, has undergone many changes, in form and context, in the 400-plus years of racing in its organised form in Britain and Ireland.

So begins an exciting new series in the Racing Post in which we will tell the story of horseracing through the 20 most significant races ever run, crafting an expansive and fascinating tale of how the modern turf took root and was shaped by its history and its people into something all but unrecognisable from how it had begun.

Every week through the summer, pausing only for Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood, our dramatic account of the latest race in the series will be published in the Racing Post newspaper every Tuesday, kicking off on May 20.

And if you can’t wait for Tuesdays, the latest article in the series will be available to read online for Racing Post+ Ultimate subscribers at 6pm every Monday evening. Anyone who isn’t yet a subscriber can join up now with a whopping 60% off your first month – just add the code STORY20 at the checkout.

Join Racing Post+ and get 60% off your first month!

On top of award-winning journalism from the best writers in the sport, including current racing writer of the year Patrick Mullins and previous winners Lee Mottershead, Peter Thomas and Chris Cook, Racing Post+ Ultimate subscribers also have access to the Racing Post Digital Newspaper every evening from 9pm and daily best bets from the sport's top judges, led by Tom Segal and Paul Kealy, as well as golf's greatest tipster Steve Palmer, whose advice on the week's golf tournaments is now exclusively available to subscribers from 2pm every Tuesday.

You can also receive a range of daily newsletters every day, including Chris Cook's award-winning The Front Runner; find race replays and analysis of every race run in Britain and Ireland; our unique Pro Cards; and our brilliant Horse Tracker.

To celebrate The Story of Horseracing in 20 Races, the Racing Post's big weekly series for 2025, you can get your first month of Racing Post+ Ultimate for £20 when you sign up via web using code STORY20 – that's a whopping 60% discount. Available only to new and returning customers. Subscription will auto-renew at £49.95 unless you call our cancellation line to cancel. Sign up now.