Arena Racing Company (“ARC”) and Newcastle Racecourse are delighted to announce Stobart Group as new headline sponsors of the three-day Northumberland Plate meeting. The iconic three-day festival, taking place this year from 28 – 30 June, is now titled the Stobart Group Festival of Racing, and will feature top class racing and entertainment.

The Stobart Group Festival of Racing commences with the Stobart Aviation Raceday on Thursday 28 June and continues on Friday 29 June with the Stobart Energy Raceday, featuring Scottish pop rock band Deacon Blue performing live after racing.

The historic festival concludes with the Stobart Rail & Civils Northumberland Plate Day on Saturday 30 June.  Broadcast live on ITV1, the final day of the meeting features the £150,000 Stobart Rail & Civils Northumberland Plate, the richest two-mile handicap in Europe, and Newcastle’s most famous race.

The race was won in 2017 by Higher Power, trained by James Fanshawe and ridden by Tom Queally.