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In the early part of its history it was also open to fillies. The race was renamed in memory of King Edward VII in 1926. The King Edward VII Stakes is currently held about two weeks after The Derby, and it usually features horses which were entered for that race. It is contested on the fourth day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting.
The race is now contested on the final day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. Prior to 2015 the race was also open to three-year-olds. It was restricted to four-year-olds and up when a new six furlong Group One race, the Commonwealth Cup, was created at the meeting for three-year-olds only in 2015. [2]
Royal Ascot: 2:30pm - The Chesham Stakes. 14:34, Jamie Braidwood. Snellen (12/1) just edges ahead of Pearls And Rubies to get the opening win of the day in the Chesham Stakes! Pearls and Rubies ...
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.
In 2020, the race returned as part of an expanded Royal Ascot programme, following the 10-week suspension of horse racing in the United Kingdom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] The revival was intended to be a one-off event but the race was retained from 2021 when the Royal Ascot meeting was permanently expanded to included seven races each ...
Royal Ascot, a race founded by Queen Anne in 1711, takes place each June at the Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire. Each day, members of the royal family attend, officially opening the event.
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.
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Race Detail (2018). pedigreequery.com – King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes – Ascot. tbheritage.com – King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes. Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 122 ...