York racecourse is one of the most picturesque sporting venues in the North of England and it regularly stages top quality contests. One of the standout events on the Knavesmire is the Juddmonte International Stakes which is one of the most anticipated flat races of the year in the UK.
It is a Group 1 event which is run over one mile, two furlongs and 56 yards and it regularly attracts a top quality field. It has been in existence for over 45 years and carries a significant prize purse for winning connections. The Juddmonte is a major betting event for flat-racing enthusiasts and there are regular clues throughout the season which help punters formulate their bets on the race.
It is one of the last middle-distance contests of the season and has played host to big names such as Sea the Stars, Giants Causeway and Troy. Frankel was another hugely popular winner of the race when he triumphed in 2012. The race is typically held in August although this can occasionally shift depending on the race calendar.
Jockey Frankie Detorri has the most wins in this iconic race whilst trainer Sir Michael Stoute is the leading trainer in the Juddmonte.

Prediction Report
As expected, a hugely talented pool of horses were initially entered into the ante-post betting markets and punters were very keen to snap up the early value. Enable, Cracksman, Winx, Saxon Warrior and the Pentagon were all priced up at the top of the betting and proved extremely popular throughout June and July.
Enable was the early pacesetter and had the implied probability of 16.67% for the race at the end of June. Australian wonder-mare Winx and the ever-impressive Cracksman weren’t too far behind with an implied probability of 9.09% and they were followed by Saxon Warrior and the Penatagon who were both given a 3.85% chance of success in the Group 1 event.
With the world’s top two horses in the betting, horse racing fans were understandably excited and the market attracted plenty of interest from around the world.
Despite uncertainty about the participation of a number of these entrants, the general consensus was that any of the top three in the betting would win easily if they were to take to the Knavesmire.
Racing fans were salivating over the thought the previously unbeaten Winx coming over to the UK and she remained strong in the betting and remained at 9.09% throughout August but she was victorious at Randwick, creating history in the process and it soon became clear that she would remain in Australia for the remainder of 2018.
Enable continued to lead the way and remained strong in the betting during the build-up to the race with a strong 16.67% implied probability and was closely followed by Cracksman. Although Enable’s main aim appeared to be the Arc, connections remained tight-lipped on the possibility of an appearance in the Juddmonte.

2018 Result
With Cracksman and Enable heading to France instead, the 2018 Juddmonte betting opened up and it was a typically competitive affair.
Saxon Warrior could only come fourth under Ryan Moore’s guidance but wasn’t able to reach the winner of the contest, Roaring Lion.
The John Gosden-trained runner won by three and a quarter lengths and beat Poets Word and Thundering Blue. Benbatl and Without Parole were further down the field.
Roaring Lion went off second favourite and gained jockey Oisin Murphy his first Grade 1 success in the UK. His trainer described the win as “not a fluke”.