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The most popular horse racing in Europe each year is the Royal Ascot, held in late June at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, Berkshire, England. Considered one of the top racecourses in the United Kingdom, Ascot hosts 13 of Britain’s 36 Group 1 horse races every year. The prize of Ascot’s racing year is the Royal Ascot, which features five days of racing with at least one Group 1 race every day. In 2020 six additional races have been added to the lineup making for an unprecedented event. Seven races will be run over each of the first four days with eight races, including a trio of Group 1 contests, slated for the final day. The 2020 Royal Ascot takes place from June 16-20.
2020 Royal Ascot At a Glance
Dates: June 16-20, 2020
Races: 36
Location: Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire, England
Ascot Racecourse has a close relationship with the Royal Family being located just six miles from Windsor Castle. In a normal year, the track features 26 days of racing. The Royal Meeting is held each June and features the Royal Ascot, with the highlight of the five-day event being The Gold Cup. The most prestigious horse race at Ascot is King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, run each year in the month of July.
Royal Ascot
The feature races of the year are the Royal Ascot which goes back to 1711 when Queen Anne founded the races. Members of the British Royal family attend every year, including the Queen, though the races will be behind closed doors in 2020 to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under normal circumstances, the Royal Family would be in attendance.
For 2020 six additional races have been added to the lineup with a shuffling to the race order. The Buckingham Palace Handicap, which was removed from the lineup in 2015, opens the festivities as the first race on Tuesday. To increase racing opportunities for horses “silver” versions of the Wokingham Stakes and Royal Hunt Cup were also added.
2020 Royal Ascot Races
| DAY |
RACE |
GROUP |
DISTANCE |
ELIGIBLE |
| Tue* |
Buckingham Palace Stakes |
Handicap |
7f |
3yo+ |
| Tue |
Queen Anne Stakes |
Group 1 |
1m |
4yo+ |
| Tue |
Ribblesdale Stakes |
Group 2 |
1m, 4f |
3yo F only |
| Tue |
King Edward VII Stakes |
Group 2 |
1m, 4f |
3yo C&G only |
| Tue |
King's Stand Stakes |
Group 1 |
5f |
3yo+ |
| Tue |
Duke of Cambridge Stakes |
Group 2 |
1m |
4yo+ F&M |
| Tue |
Ascot Stakes |
Handicap |
2m, 4f |
4yo+ |
| Wed* |
Silver Royal Hunt Cup |
Handicap |
1m |
3yo+ |
| Wed |
Hampton Court Stakes |
Group 3 |
1m, 2f |
3yo F only |
| Wed |
King George V Stakes |
Handicap |
1m, 4f |
3yo |
| Wed |
Prince of Wales's Stakes |
Group 1 |
1m, 2f |
4yo+ |
| Wed |
Royal Hunt Cup |
Handicap |
1m |
3yo+ |
| Wed |
Windsor Castle Stakes |
Listed |
5f |
2yo |
| Wed* |
Copper Horse |
Handicap |
1m, 6f |
4yo+ |
| Thu* |
Golden Gates |
Handicap |
10f |
3y0 |
| Thu |
Wolferton Stakes |
Listed |
10f |
4yo+ |
| Thu |
Jersey Stakes |
Group 3 |
7f |
3yo |
| Thu |
Chesham Stakes |
Listed |
7f |
2yo |
| Thu |
Gold Cup |
Group 1 |
2m, 4f |
4yo+ |
| Thu |
Britannia Stakes |
Handicap |
1m |
3yo C&G |
| Thu |
Sandringham Stakes |
Handicap |
1m |
3yo F |
| Fri* |
Palace of Holyroodhouse |
Handicap |
5f |
3yo |
| Fri |
Albany Stakes |
Group 3 |
6f |
2yo F |
| Fri |
Norfolk Stakes |
Group 2 |
5f |
2yo |
| Fri |
Hardwicke Stakes |
Group 2 |
1m, 4f |
4yo+ |
| Fri |
Commonwealth Cup |
Group 1 |
6f |
3yo+ C&F |
| Fri |
Queen's Vase |
Group 2 |
1m, 6f |
3yo |
| Fri |
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes |
Handicap |
1m, 4f |
3yo+ |
| Sat* |
Silver Wokingham |
Handicap |
6f |
3yo+ |
| Sat |
Queen Mary Stakes |
Group 2 |
5f |
2yo F |
| Sat |
Coronation Stakes |
Group 1 |
1m |
3yo F |
| Sat |
Coventry Stakes |
Group 2 |
6f |
2yo |
| Sat |
St James's Palace Stakes |
Group 1 |
1m |
3yo C |
| Sat |
Diamond Jubilee Stakes |
Group 1 |
6f |
4yo+ |
| Sat |
Wokingham Stakes |
Handicap |
6f |
3yo+ |
| Sat |
Queen Alexandra Stakes |
Conditions |
2m, 6f |
4yo+ |
* Added for 2020
Royal Ascot Gold Cup
The Gold Cup is a Group 1 race that is normally held on the third day of the Royal Ascot meeting, unofficially known as Ladies’ Day. It is for horses that specialize in running long distances, which makes sense considering the race is 2 miles, 3 furlongs and 210 yards long. The race is the first leg of the Stayer’s Triple Crown and is followed by the Goodwood Cup and the Doncaster Cup. The last Triple Crown winner was Double Trigger in 1995.
The most successful horse in the Gold Cup was Yeats who won the race in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. The leading jockey was Lester Piggott who won the race 11 times. The leading trainer is Aidan O’Brien who has won the race seven times. The leading owner is Sue Magnier who has won the race seven times.
Ridden by jockey Frankie Dettori and trained by John Gosden, Stradivarius won the Gold Cup for a second straight year by toppling the field in 2019. He’s the first repeat winner since Yeats won the last of his four in a row in 2009.
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