Ascot

For many racing fans, the Gold Cup is the highlight of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. In 2021, Stradivarius seeks to to emulate Yeats by winning the historic race for the fourth year running but, admirable though he may be,…

The Prince of Wales's Stakes is the principal middle-distance race of the week for older horses and the undisputed highlight of day two. As is often the case, Aidan O'Brien is well represented but so, too, are a bevy of…

The third and final Group 1 race on the opening day of Royal Ascot, the St. James's Palace Stakes is often contested by horses that ran with distinction in the English, Irish and French 2,000 Guineas. This year appears no…

In 2005, the King's Stand Stakes became part of the Global Sprint Challenge and has since featured winners from France, Australia, New Zealand and the United States, as well as from Britain and Ireland. Last year's winner, Battaash, is favourite…

The opening race of Royal Ascot, the Queen Anne Stakes, was upgraded to Group 1 status in 2003 and since then has attracted the crème de la crème of older milers from Europe and beyond. Palace Pier, the highest-rated horse…

[akurai_table reviews="7113" terms="long" lazy_logo="true"] 1:55 Ascot It’s a 1m handicap from Ascot for the fillies to start proceedings on ITV and it looks a decent contest on paper. The one I like is DREAMLOPER (3/1). I don’t think we’ve seen the…