Arena Racing – Free Pair of Horse Racing Tickets (15 Racedays, Oct–Dec 2026)

Overview

Arena Racing Company (ARC) runs 16 UK racecourses, and its autumn giveaway is handing out 26,750 free pairs of tickets to 15 racedays between 11 October and 27 December 2026. Pick a fixture, enter your name and email, and a pair of adult e-tickets is emailed to you a couple of days before the meeting. Children under 18 go free and don't need a ticket in advance, so it's a free family day out — Christmas jumper racedays, beer festivals and the Doncaster November Handicap are all in the list.

How to Claim

1. Click the 'Get This Offer' button to open the claim form.
2. Choose your preferred raceday from the list (one fixture per person).
3. Enter your full name and email address and submit — you must be 18+.
4. If tickets are still available you get an automated confirmation; the e-tickets themselves arrive by email from ARC's ticket office 2–3 days before the fixture. Under-18s are given their tickets on the day at the gate.

The 15 racedays

• Chepstow – Sun 11 Oct (DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival Day 3) · Sat 5 Dec (Christmas Party Raceday)
• Doncaster – Sat 24 Oct (Futurity Trophy Saturday) · Sat 7 Nov (November Handicap) · Sat 28 Nov (Return of the Jumps)
• Hereford – Sun 27 Dec (Twixmas Raceday)
• Lingfield Park – Sat 12 Dec (Christmas Jumpers Raceday) · Sun 20 Dec (Christmas Warm Up)
• Royal Windsor – Sat 14 Nov (Autumn Beer Festival Raceday)
• Sedgefield – Sun 18 Oct (Durham National)
• Southwell – Sat 24 Oct (Gents Evening) · Sat 28 Nov (Winter Ladies Evening) · Sun 13 Dec (Christmas Jumper Day)
• Uttoxeter – Sat 14 Nov (Beer Festival Raceday)
• Wolverhampton – Sat 12 Dec (Festive Raceday with Live DJ)

Requirements

• Aged 18 or over to claim (under-18s attend free with you)
• One pair of tickets per person, for one fixture only
• Valid email address — tickets are e-tickets and are non-transferable; ID may be checked at the gate
• No purchase or newspaper/Racing TV subscription needed (the form offers an optional sign-up)

Important Terms

• Each fixture closes on a fixed Sunday — roughly a week before the raceday (e.g. Chepstow 11 Oct closes 4 Oct; Hereford 27 Dec closes 20 Dec) — or earlier once its allocation is gone
• Allocations range from 500 pairs (Southwell evenings, Uttoxeter) to 2,500 pairs for the big Saturdays, so the smaller meetings will go quickly
• Tickets can't be resold or exchanged, and if you've already bought tickets for that day no refund is given
• If a fixture is abandoned there's no cash alternative
• This is a syndicated promotion run with Reach newspapers (Mirror, Express, Daily Star and regional titles) — claiming through any of them counts as your one entry

Tips

• Pick the meeting closest to you rather than the headline one — travel is the only real cost
• The 500-pair fixtures (Southwell Gents/Ladies evenings, Uttoxeter beer festival) will sell out first; the 2,500-pair Saturdays give you a better chance if you're claiming later
• Watch your junk folder in the days before the raceday — the e-tickets come from Arena Leisure Racing's ticket office, not from the newspaper
• Take the kids: under-18s are free on the day, so a family of four pays nothing to get in