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Royal Ascot 2023 started on Tuesday 20 June and runs through to Saturday 24 June at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire. Luckily for racing fans Royal Ascot will be broadcasted on free-to-air ITV1 ...
Follow all of our coverage from the Royal Ascot 2023 below: Royal Ascot LIVE: Results, winners and latest updates Snellen wins the Chesham Stakes ahead of Pearls And Rubies (2:30pm)
Frankie Dettori: Racing’s great showman produces Royal Ascot fairytale with Courage Mon Ami. Thursday 22 June 2023 18:00, Mike Jones. Royal Ascot is a stage unlike any other in horseracing. It ...
In 2023 the race was given its present title, to honour the memory of the Queen and retain the connection with the three jubilees celebrated since 2002. [1] The Platinum Jubilee Stakes became part of a new international race series, the Global Sprint Challenge, in 2005. The race is now contested on the final day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting.
The Ascot Gold Cup, 1834 by James Pollard It is Britain's most prestigious event for "stayers" – horses which specialise in racing over long distances. It is traditionally held on the third day of the Royal Ascot meeting, which is known colloquially (but not officially) as Ladies' Day.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the King's Stand Stakes was given Group 1 status in 1973. It was downgraded to Group 2 level in 1988. The King's Stand Stakes became part of a new international race series, the Global Sprint Challenge , in 2005.
Royal Ascot evolved from the first four-day race meeting held at Ascot in 1768, although the meeting as it is known today only really started to take shape with the introduction of The Gold Cup in 1807. [16] Until 1939, Royal Ascot was the only race meeting held at the racecourse.
Listed race: Location: Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England: Race type: Flat / Thoroughbred: Website: Ascot: Race information; Distance: 7f (1,408 metres) Surface: Turf: Track: Straight: Qualification: Two-year-olds sired by winner at 1 mile 2 furlongs+: Weight: 9 st 3 lb Allowances 5 lb for fillies Penalties 5 lb for Group winners 3 lb for Listed ...