# Star Sports Brighton Festival of Racing 2026 _Star Sports Brighton Festival of Racing 2026 — the three-day summer festival sponsored by Star Sports at Brighton Racecourse, part of the firm's home-track heritage._ *Source: [https://stablebet.co.uk/bookmakers/brighton-festival-2026-star-sports/](https://stablebet.co.uk/bookmakers/brighton-festival-2026-star-sports/) · last updated 2026-04-24* ## The Star Sports Brighton Festival ### The Star Sports Brighton Festival of Racing The **Star Sports Brighton Festival of Racing** is a three-day summer racing meeting at Brighton Racecourse, title-sponsored by Star Sports. For 2026, the Festival continues the partnership that has made Brighton one of Star Sports' core sponsorship properties alongside the Greyhound Derby and Fontwell's National Spirit Hurdle. **When**: early August 2026 (exact dates published by Brighton Racecourse closer to the meeting). **Where**: Brighton Racecourse, East Sussex — 1m6f course, right-handed, undulating, one of the tougher Flat tests in UK racing. Brighton Racecourse is also Star Sports' home track — the firm is headquartered in Hove, East Sussex, just down the coast from the course. The relationship between Star Sports and Brighton Racecourse is genuinely local, not a generic corporate sponsorship arrangement. ### The Star Sports Brighton Owners Series In addition to the Festival, Star Sports launched the **Star Sports Brighton Owners Series** in April 2025 in collaboration with the Racehorse Owners Association. The Series rewards the owner who accumulates the most points across qualifying Brighton races during the Flat season: - **£10,000 prize** to the winning owner - **£5,000 charity donation** from Star Sports to the charity nominated by the winning owner The Series runs across the Flat season and culminates at the Festival meeting. It is one of the more unusual UK bookmaker sponsorship structures — focused on owners rather than on the betting customer directly — and reflects Star Sports' wider investment in the racing industry ecosystem. ### What the Festival offers for punters The three-day Festival is less glamorous than Royal Ascot or Glorious Goodwood but delivers competitive summer Flat racing with a local-cup atmosphere. Key features for punters: - **Star Sports on-course pitch** — Brighton is one of the core pitches in the Star Sports network; the trader operation has deep local history. - **Enhanced Star Boosts** on Festival race days specifically — the editorial and commercial teams prioritise boosted prices on the Festival runners. - **Local form focus** — Brighton is a specialist course; runners with a track record at the course significantly outperform newcomers. The Star Sports editorial operation (Simon Nott's blog, Starters Orders) highlights Brighton-specialist horses ahead of the Festival. - **Festival hospitality** — Star Sports hospitality packages are available through the course, offering on-course access combined with the Festival experience. ### Brighton and Star Sports' racing-first identity The Brighton Festival sponsorship is consistent with Star Sports' long-term positioning as a genuinely racing-first bookmaker. The sponsorships the firm takes are not general "summer sport" brand sponsorships but specific racing and greyhound properties with deep commitment and local roots. For punters who value the "independent British bookmaker with real racing commitments" proposition — as opposed to a corporate operator for whom racing is one product among many — the Brighton Festival is a tangible example of the relationship. Star Sports is not merely branded on a Brighton Festival banner; the firm's commercial and editorial operation engages with the meeting in depth. ### How to use Star Sports at Brighton For punters attending: - **Walk the Tatts ring** — Star Sports is prominent and takes bets at scale on Festival races. - **Check the Starters Orders morning report** on starsportsbet.co.uk ahead of each race day for Brighton-specific insights. - **Use the enhanced Star Boosts** on Festival runners — these tend to be available during Festival days specifically. See our [full Star Sports review](/bookmakers/star-sports-review/), or [Ben Keith profile](/bookmakers/ben-keith-profile/) for the broader Star Sports narrative. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### When is the Star Sports Brighton Festival 2026? Early August 2026. Specific dates are published by Brighton Racecourse closer to the meeting — check the course's official listings for confirmation. ### Is Star Sports the sponsor? Yes. Star Sports has been title sponsor of the Brighton Festival of Racing for several years, reflecting the firm's Hove-based headquarters and local roots. Brighton Racecourse is also one of Star Sports' core on-course pitch locations. ### What is the Star Sports Brighton Owners Series? A Flat-season owners' competition launched by Star Sports and the Racehorse Owners Association in April 2025. The owner accumulating the most points across qualifying Brighton races wins £10,000 with a further £5,000 charity donation from Star Sports to a charity nominated by the winning owner. ### Does Star Sports have an on-course pitch at Brighton? Yes — Brighton is one of the core locations in the Star Sports on-course pitch network, alongside Cheltenham, Royal Ascot, Epsom, Goodwood, Aintree and Fontwell. The Brighton pitch has deep local heritage given the firm's Hove base. ### What's special about Brighton Racecourse? The course is 1m6f right-handed and undulating, with significant drops and gradients. Specialist horses who handle the course well often outperform newcomers. Brighton-specialist form is a significant edge for punters who study the local statistics.