<P> In rugby league, festive fixtures were a staple of the traditional winter season . Since the transition to a summer season in the 1990s, no formal fixtures are now arranged on Boxing Day but some clubs, such as Wakefield Trinity, arrange a traditional local derby friendly fixture instead . </P> <P> In Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, Test cricket matches are played on Boxing Day . For more details see Boxing Day Test . </P> <P> In Australia, the first day of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race are on Boxing Day . </P> <P> In horse racing, there is the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park Racecourse in Surrey, England . It is the second most prestigious chase in Britain, after the Cheltenham Gold Cup . In addition to the prestigious race at Kempton, in Britain, it is usually the day with the highest number of racing meetings of the year, with eight in 2016, in addition to three more in Ireland . </P>

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