Winter Million Festival back for second year with both Flat and Jumps racing on offer and huge prize money; watch every race of Lingfield's Winter Million Festival all exclusively live on Sky Sports Racing from January 21-22.
Tuesday 17 January 2023 18:44, UK
After last year's excellent inaugural Winter Million Festival, it's back for a second year at Lingfield Park with plenty of big names lining up, exclusively live on Sky Sports Racing.
Last year's three-day meeting saw Love Envoi, Brewin'upastorm, Metier and Two For Gold claim big prizes across the cards, but the 2023 meeting looks to have improved even on that.
There's plenty for Flat fans as well, with the lucrative £100,000 Winter Oaks the feature on a cracking Saturday card on the all-weather.
Don't forget, Sky Sports Racing is the only place to watch every race of the Winter Million Festival, exclusively live from January 21-22.
With Friday's card abandoned due to the cold weather, this year's meeting kicks off on the all-weather track and a highly competitive Flat card, headlined by the Class 2 talkSPORT Winter Oaks Fillies' Handicap (1.37).
Last year's winner Lower Street took home over £50,000 for David Simcock and connections and the trainer returns with recent Southwell winner Aiming High.
Al Agaila was an impressive winner at Lingfield in December for Simon and Ed Crisford and could come back in search of a hat-trick.
Such was the success of last year's meeting with quality and numbers, an extra eighth race has been added to the card.
The five-furlong BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap (3.22) should be a frantic sprint to the line and it has attracted some old favourites of that division, including Mick Appleby's Stone Of Destiny and John Quinn's Lord Riddiford.
The jumping action kicks into gear on Sunday including an excellent £40,000 prize for the Winter Million Open National Hunt Flat Race (12.30), won last year by Our Jester who finished a decent seventh in the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham behind Facile Vega.
Another graded performer took the Winter Million Novices' Hurdle (1.30) in Ballygrifincottage in 2022, before a gripping renewal of the £100,000 Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Hurdle (2.30pm).
Only three runners lined up last year but it provided a stirring finish, with Brewin'upastorm just getting the better of Darver Star and Gary Moore's Goshen, who is expected to line up in this year's renewal.
Last year's feature £165,000 Fleur De Lys Chase (2.00) saw Two For Gold defeat Dashel Drasher and Bristol De Mai in an epic three-way finish.
Two highly valuable races have been salvaged from Friday's lost card - the £110,000 Sovereign Handicap Hurdle and the £50,000 Class 2 Handicap Chase.
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Watch every race of Lingfield's Winter Million Festival all exclusively live on Sky Sports Racing from January 21-22.
