Thursday, November 21, 2024

There are no horse racing available for Ascot on Thursday, 21st November 2024. See our today’s racecards on upcoming races at other racecourses.

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Ascot Races Overview

Royal Ascot Races 2025

Ascot is a dual-purpose race track with top-class racing under both codes throughout the year. The feature meeting at the Berkshire track is Royal Ascot spread over five days in June each year. It hosts 13 of Britain’s 36 annual Flat Group 1 races plus three Grade 1 jumps races.

The flat track is right-handed and just under 1 ¾ miles in length. It is of a galloping nature with easy turns.

The National Hunt course is triangular and right handed with the chase course having eight plain fences and two open ditches per circuit. The hurdle course has six flights of hurdles per circuit.

Royal Ascot is Britain’s most valuable race meeting, attracting many of the world’s finest flat racehorses to compete for millions of pounds.

Royal Ascot Day 1

Queen Anne Stakes
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The Queen Anne Stakes is a Group 1 flat race for horses aged four years or older and is run over the straight mile as the first race of Royal Ascot.

The winner is likely to win around £425,000 with Saedd Bin Suroor the winning most trainer here with 7 victories.

Coventry Stakes
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The Coventry Stakes is a Group 2 flat race for two year olds only run over 6 furlongs with the winner having claims to be the best two year old seen out this season.

The winner is likely to win around £89,000. The leading trainer with ten victories is Aidan O’Brien.

King Charles III Stakes
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The King Charles III Stakes was formerly known as the King’s Stand Stakes and is a Group 1 flat race run over a distance of 5 furlongs with the winner likely to be judged as one of the fastest horses in the world.

The winner is likely to win around £356,000 with Vincent O’Brien the winning most trainer with five victories.

St James’s Palace Stakes
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The St James’s Palace Stakes is a Group 1 flat race open to three year old colts only and run over a distance of 7F 213 yards with the winner likely to be lauded one of the best three year old milers in Europe.

The winner is likely to win around £340,000 with Aidan O’Brien the winning most trainer in the race with nine victories.

Ascot Stakes Handicap
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The Ascot Stakes Handicap is a flat handicap run over a distance of 2 miles 3 furlongs and 210 yards and is one of the longest flat handicaps of the season.

The winner is likely to win around £52,000. Willie Mullins and Martin Pipe share the record with four wins a piece for the most victories in the race.

Wolferton Stakes Handicap
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The Wolferton Stakes is a listed flat race run over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlong and 212 yards. .

The winner is likely to win around £62,000 with John Gosden being the winning most trainer with three victories.

Copper Horse Stakes Handicap
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The Copper Horse Stakes Handicap is a handicap run over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs and was introduced in 2020 making it one of the newest races at Royal Ascot.

Royal Ascot Day 2

Queen Mary Stakes
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The Queen Mary Stakes is a Group 2 flat race for two year old fillies only. It is run over a distance of 5 furlongs with the winner holding claims to be the fastest juvenile filly at that time of the season.

The winner is likely to win around £70,000 with the winning most trainer being Fred Darling with seven victories between 1924 – 1946.

Queen’s Vase
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The Queen’s Vase is a Group 2 flat race run over a distance of 1 mile 6 furlongs and 34 yards for three year olds only. The winner is likely to go forward and challenge for the final classic of the season – the St Leger at Doncaster in September.

The winner is likely to win around £165,000 with the great Henry Cecil the winning most trainer with eight victories to his name.

Duke of Cambridge Stakes
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The Duke Of Cambridge Stakes is a Group 2 flat race open to fillies and mares aged four years or older and run over a distance of 1 mile.

The winner is likely to win around £110,000  with Sir Michael Stoute and John Gosden sharing the leading trainers table with four winners a piece.

Prince of Wales’s Stakes
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The Prince Of Wales’s Stakes is a Group 1 flat race run over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlong and 212 yards.

The winner is likely to win around £567,000 with John Porter the winning most trainer back between 1888-1905 with eight victories.

Royal Hunt Cup
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The Royal Hunt Cup is a flat handicap run over a distance of 1 mile run on the straight mile track and is one of the biggest mile handicaps of the flat season.

The winner is likely to win around £90,000.

Kensington Palace Stakes Handicap
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The Kensington Palace Stakes Handicap is a flat race run over a distance of 1 mile and was established in 2020 making it one of the newest races at Royal Ascot.

Windsor Castle Stakes
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The Windsor Castle Stakes is a listed flat race for two year olds run over a distance of 5 furlongs. 

The winner is likely to win around £57,000.

Royal Ascot Day 3

Norfolk Stakes
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The Norfolk Stakes is a Group 2 flat race for two year olds run over a distance of 5 furlongs with the winner laying claim to being one of the speediest juveniles around.

The winner is likely to win around £62,000. 

King George V Stakes
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The King George V Stakes is a flat handicap for three year olds run over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards.

The winner is likely to win around £52,000.

Ribblesdale Stakes
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The Ribblesdale Stakes is a Group 2 flat race open to three year old fillies only run over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards.

The winner is likely to win around £134,000 with four trainers sharing the leading trainer mantle with five wins each, they are Henry Cecil, John Dunlop, Saeed Bin Suroor and John Gosden.

Gold Cup
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The Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat race run over a distance of 2 miles 3 furlongs and 210 yards.The winner is likely to be crowned the champion stayer of the season.

The winner is likely to win £340,000 with Aidan O’Brien the leading trainer of the race with eight victories.

Britannia Stakes
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The Britannia Stakes is a flat handicap open to three year olds only and run over a distance of 1 mile on the straight course.

The winner is likely to win around £62,000.

Hampton Court Stakes
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The Hampton Court Stakes is a Group 3 flat race run over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlong and 212 yards. 

The winner is likely to win £85,000 with Aiden O’Brien the leading trainer with four victories.

Buckingham Palace Stakes
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The Buckingham Palace Stakes is a flat handicap run over a distance of 7 furlongs.

The winner is likely to win around £52,000 with Kevin Ryan the winning most trainer in the race with two winners.

Royal Ascot Day 4

Albany Stakes
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The Albany Stakes is a Group 3 flat race open to two year old fillies only.Established in 2002 the leading trainer in the race is Mick Channon with three winners.

The winner is likely to win around £57,000.

Commonwealth Cup
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The Commonwealth Cup is a Group 1 flat race for three year olds only run over a distance of 6 furlongs with the winner likely to take on the best older sprinters later in the season.

The winner is likely to win around £340,000. 

Coronation Stakes
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The Coronation Stakes is a Group 1 flat race for three year old fillies only run over a distance of 7 furlongs and 213 yards with the winner likely to be one of the best three year old milers around.

The winner is likely to win around £340,000 with the winning most trainer being John Porter back in the 1880-1890’s.

Duke of Edinburgh Stakes
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The Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes is a flat handicap run over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards. The race was formerly known as the Bessborough Stakes.

The winner is likely to win around £52,000.

Sandringham Stakes Handicap
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The Sandringham Stakes Handicap is a flat handicap race open to three year old fillies run over a distance of 1 mile.

The winner is likely to win around £52,000. 

King Edward VII Stakes
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The King Edward VII Stakes is a Group 2 flat race open to three year old colts and geldings only run over the distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards and is commonly known as the Ascot Derby.

The winner is likely to win around £142,000 with John Porter the leading trainer in the race with nine victories (1867-1904).

Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes Handicap
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The Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes is a flat handicap for three year olds only run over a distance of 5F.

The race was introduced in 2020 and is one of Royal Ascot’s newest races.

Royal Ascot Day 5

Chesham Stakes
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The Chesham Stakes is a listed flat race open to two year olds run over a distance of 7 furlongs.

The winner is likely to win around £57,000 with Aiden O’Brien the winning most trainer with six victories in the race.

Hardwicke Stakes
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The Hardwicke Stakes is a Group 2 flat race run over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 days.

The winner is likely to win around £709,000 with Sir Michael Stoute the leading trainer in the race with eleven victories.

Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
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The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes is a Group 1 flat race run over a distance of 6 furlongs and can often attract contenders from the likes of Australia and America with the winner likely to be hailed as one of the fastest horses in the world.

The winner is likely to win around £567,000 with Vincent O’Brien the leading trainer with five victories (1970-1993).

Jersey Stakes
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The Jersey Stakes is a Group 3 flat race open to three year old horses only run over a distance of 7 furlongs.

The winner is likely to win around £85,000 with Sir Michael Stoute the winning most trainer in the race with six victories.

Wokingham Stakes
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The Wokingham Stakes is a flat race handicap run over a distance of 6 furlongs and is one of the summer’s biggest 6 furlong sprint handicaps.

The winner is likely to win around £90,000 with Paul Cole the most current trainer to win the race three times (jointly with three others).

Golden Gates Stakes Handicap
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The Golden Gates Stakes Handicap is a 1 mile 2 furlong handicap for three year olds only and is one of the newest races at Royal Ascot having been introduced in 2020. 

Queen Alexandra Stakes
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The Queen Alexandra Stakes is a flat race run over a distance of 2 miles 5 furlongs and 143 yards making it one of the longest races in the calendar. 

The winner is likely to win around £54,000 with Willie Mullins and Dick Hern the winning most trainers with four victories a piece.

Other Major Ascot Races

Clarence House Chase
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The Clarence House Chase is  a Grade 1 chase run over a distance of 2 miles and 167 yards where the winner is likely to be seen competing in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham in two months’ time.

Nicky Henderson is the leading trainer in the race with six victories.

Reynoldstown Novices’ Chase
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The Reynoldstown Novices’ Chase is a Grade 2 chase for novices run over a distance of about 3 miles in February.

The race is commonly used as a trial for the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham in two months’ time.

Ascot Chase
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The Ascot Chase is a Grade 1 chase run over 2 miles 5 furlongs and 85 yards at the February meeting. 

The race has been used as a trial for the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham in two months time.

Victoria Cup
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The Victoria Cup is a flat handicap run in May over a distance of 7 furlongs.

The winner is likely to win around £52,000.

Moet & Chandon International Stakes
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The Moet & Chandon International Handicap is a flat handicap run over 7 furlongs on the same day as the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

The winner is likely to win around £77,000.

King George VI & Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
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The King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes II is a Group 1 race run over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards. The race will bring together the top middle distance performers around with the classic generation meeting its elders.

The winner is likely to win in the region of £709,000 with the winning most trainer in the race being Sir Michael Stoute with six victories.

Long Distance Cup
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The Long Distance Cup is a Group 2 flat race run over a distance of 1 mile 7 furlongs and 209 yards and is run on Champions Day in October. It is the last staying Group 1 of the season for three year olds and upwards in the UK.

The winner is likely to win around £284,000 with Barry Hills the leading trainer with seven victories (five of which came with Further Flight).

Champions Sprint Stakes
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The Champions Sprint is a Group 1 flat race run over a distance of 6 furlongs and is the last big Group 1 sprint race of the season being run on Champions Day in October.

The winner will win around £284,000 with the leading trainers being Walter Nightingall and Vincent O’Brien with four wins a piece.

British Champion Fillies & Mares Stakes
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The Champions Sprint is a Group 1 flat race run over a distance of 6 furlongs and is the last big Group 1 sprint race of the season being run on Champions Day in October.

The winner will win around £284,000 with the leading trainers being Walter Nightingall and Vincent O’Brien with four wins a piece.

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
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The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes is a Group 1 flat race  run over a distance of 1 mile for horses aged three years and older. It is run on Champions Day in October.

The winner will win around £656,000 with Saeed Bin Suroor the leading trainer with five victories.

Champion Stakes
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The Champions Stakes is a Group 1 flat race run on Champions Day in October over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlong and 212 yards.

The winner is likely to win around £737,000.

Balmoral Handicap
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The Balmoral Handicap is a flat handicap run over a distance of 1 mile as the final race on Champions Day in October.

The winner is likely to win around £103,000.

Ascot Gold Cup Handicap Chase
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The Ascot Gold Cup Handicap Chase is a handicap chase run over a distance of about 3 miles run in late October or early November.

The winner is likely to win around £60,000.

Amlin 1965 Chase
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The Amlin1965 Chase is a Grade 2 chase run in November over a distance of 2 miles and 5 furlongs.

The winner is likely to win around £41,000.

Coral Hurdle
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The Coral Hurdle is a Grade 2 hurdle run over a distance of  2 miles 3 furlongs and 58 yards in November.

The winner is likely to win around £57,000.

Noel Novices’ Chase
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The Noel Novices’ Chase is a Grade 2 chase for novices run over a distance of 2 miles 2 furlongs and 175 yards in December.

The winner is likely to win around £30,000.

Long Walk Hurdle
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The Long Walk Hurdle  is a Grade 1 hurdle run over a distance of 3 miles and 97 yards in December. It will feature some of the best staying hurdlers in training.

The winner is likely to win around £61,000.

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