Royal Ascot : Notable Races

Royal Ascot

• Coventry Stakes
• King's Stand Stakes
• St. James's Palace Stakes 
• Queen Anne Stakes 
• Jersey Stakes
• Windsor Forest Stakes
• Prince of Wales's Stakes 
• Royal Hunt Cup
• Queen Mary Stakes
• Norfolk Stakes
• Ribblesdale Stakes
• Ascot Gold Cup 
• Albany Stakes
• King Edward VII Stakes
• Coronation Stakes 
• Queen's Vase
• Chesham Stakes
• Hardwicke Stakes
• Golden Jubilee Stakes 
• Wokingham Stakes
• Queen Alexandra Stakes

Other flat races

• Sagaro Stakes
• Summer Mile Stakes
• Princess Margaret Stakes
• King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes 
• Royal Lodge Stakes
• Fillies' Mile
• Queen Elizabeth II Stakes 
• Cumberland Lodge Stakes
• Diadem Stakes
• Bengough Memorial Stakes
• Cornwallis Stakes
• Autumn Stakes
• UAE President's Cup

National Hunt races:

• Long Walk Hurdle
• Victor Chandler Chase
• Ascot Chase
• Reynoldstown Novices' Chase

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Royal Ascot Betting

A fantastic 5 days of action with the highlight of the week being the Ascot Gold Cup. You may want to check all the 2010 Royal Ascot Results on our resutls archive.

The 2009 Meeting got underway with victory for Mastercraftsman who was the star on Day 1 winning in a thrilling finish with Delegator. Day 2 saw Vision D'Etat claim the Prince of Wales Stakes ahead of Tartan Bearer in the feature race of the day to give the bookies a boost after taking a mauling on Day 1.

Yeats won the Ascot Gold for a record breaking 4th consecutive year with a stunning performance on Thursday. Friday has seen Ghanaati win the Coronation stakes in fine style. The final day saw Art Connoisseur win the Golden Jubilee

Given the quality of the Royal Ascot races, the meeting is one of the busiest weeks of the year for Bookmakers. It is estimated that over £300 million of bets will be placed on Royal Ascot in 2009, the majority of which will be placed using the internet. Competition is fierce between the online bookies as they compete for your custom and with this, it is the punter who wins as they secure the best odds on all races and take advantage of the many Royal Ascot free bets and cashback offers that the various bookmakers have on offer.

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Horses in training

Prompter

This son of Motivator is a real chip off the old block in that he possesses the typical Motivator head, shoulder and general outlook; a very nice colt with plenty of ability.

This colt has done particularly well and there is no question that he is a more substantial horse to look at this year. He has a somewhat wintry coat and perhaps he doesn’t quite look as right in his skin as some of the others I saw but this will all change when his exercise is stepped up in February. Like all of Michael Bell’s horses he will only be trotting throughout January. The long term plan is to aim him at the Dee Stakes (Gr 3) at Chester on 7th May and to very much take it one step at a time from there.

Pollenator is a neat, strong, racy filly who has similar characteristics to her sire and was very eye-catching on the gallops as a two year old. She followed up her Newmarket maiden victory with a fantastic win in the DFS May Hill Stakes (Gr 2) at Doncaster in the Autumn before coming to Highclere Stud for a well deserved break.

I was thrilled to bits with this filly when I saw her today at the Stud recently. She really has developed in all of the right places and looked an absolute picture of health. She will return to Richard Hannon towards the end of January and she is likely to head for one of the 1,000 Guineas trials or possibly even go straight for the race itself. It will be interesting to see how far she stays but we will know a lot more when she has taken on the best fillies over a mile. I suspect that she will stay up to a mile and a quarter but who knows whether she will get the Oaks trip!

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RARC : Number of Horses : 6

The Royal Ascot Racing Club was launched in 1997 and provides its members with a fantastic opportunity to enjoy the world’s finest racing at the world’s most famous racecourse, in unparalleled style and comfort. The Club is unique providing as it does the very best on track facilities at Ascot in a prime location with superb catering by "Rhubarb".

The Club 's horses are managed by Highclere and have enjoyed considerable success during its first ten years, most notably with Motivator, winner of The Vodafone Derby (Gr1) at Epsom in 2005. Motivator also won both the Racing Post Trophy (Gr1) at Doncaster in 2004 and The Totesport Dante Stakes (Gr2) at York in 2005.

The Royal Ascot Racing Club has one NH horse and five flat horses in training and members are kept fully up to date on their progress. The Club silks are white with dark blue armlets and a dark blue cap.

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All the Queen's horses

How much does the Queen actually know about her runners? Rather a lot, says her racing manager John Warren.

The Queen's arrival in her carriage is always a highlight at Royal Ascot as she heads the daily procession down the course to the Royal Enclosure.

Known for her love of racing she has enjoyed 20 winners at Royal Ascot, most recently with Free Agent in 2008.But while the majority of us are more interested in what our monarch is going to be wearing each day, she has her mind on much more serious issues.

"Certainly going into a race, I think like any racehorse owner there is anxiety," says the Queen's racing manager and Royal bloodstock advisor John Warren, "but in the Queen's fashion that might manifest itself in perhaps her being a little bit more quiet.

"She's thinking about the competition and all the factors and taking it all very much on board. She's been going to Ascot races for 60-something years and I don't think she's ever missed a meeting."

The Queen first attended Royal Ascot still a princess when she was 19 in 1945. Her first victory was with Choir Boy in the Royal Hunt Cup in 1952.John Warren is based at Highclere Stud near Newbury and manages her horses, which are with four different trainers. But while he liaises with the trainers as to which horse suits which type of race, he says the Queen herself is also heavily involved in all aspects of her runners.

"The Queen owns 20 brood mares and I sit with the Queen and we work out which stallion suits which mare. From that point we organise the mares to be covered."The Queen takes a very close interest in all aspects of the breeding process, so she will not only decide on the matings, she will decide their rearing policies and how they're reared.

"There's a stud manager in Norfolk that actually oversees the rearing of the horses on a daily basis, the Queen is informed on a regular basis for her feedback because she really wants to know and understand what's going on."

When the foal becomes a year old John and the Queen also jointly decide on which trainer they go to.Before racing day the Queen follows the form of all the other runners to know what the competition is, and John says that she "knows all the characters involved in the racing industry".

The Queen also knows the Ascot track "inside out".

"Interestingly on the way to the races as you know the Queen goes in the carriage. And as a consequence she has a very good idea of what the going is like according to the noise that the wheels on the carriage make and the noise that the horses that pull the carriage make," says John.

"She's your consummate professional racing owner/ breeder and thoroughly enjoys every moment of it."

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Royal Ascot Racing Club

The Royal Ascot Racing Club (RARC) gives its members a fantastic opportunity to enjoy the world’s finest racing at the world’s most famous racecourse, in unparalleled style and comfort. RARC is unique providing as it does the very best on track facilities at Ascot in a prime location with superb catering.

The Waiting List

On receipt of your application form your name will be added to the list. Should a current member leave us, The Club Committee will invite potential applicants to join. All waiting list candidates are under no commitment to join and no payment is required until your application to become a member is approved.

The Clubrooms

The Clubrooms are elegant and sophisticated but also delightfully comfortable and relaxing. They are based on level 2 of the new stand, just west of the finishing line and directly over the horsewalk. In addition to expansive seating areas the rooms have, on both the north and south sides extremely well appointed bars, private Tote betting facilities and of course, televisions. There is also an extensive viewing area, which is just along from the Royal Box. Catering is provided at each meeting by the fabulous “Rhubarb” - coffee and tea, delicious canapés, a light lunch including a cheese board and traditional afternoon tea together with complimentary soft drinks, wines and house champagne and house spirits. During the Royal Meeting RARC members can still enjoy canapés and afternoon tea in the clubrooms but also have use of a restaurant where they can book a table for lunch for any number of guests (subject to availability) at an additional cost and enjoy hospitality second to none.

Racehorses and Yard Visits

In 2005 the great Motivator won the Epsom Vodafone Derby and we are thrilled to continue to have Highclere Thoroughbred Racing looking after the horses that run in the Club’s colours (white with dark blue armlets and a dark blue cap), with The Hon. Harry Herbert as our Racing Manager. There are 6 horses in training with the likes of Sir Michael Stoute and Richard Hannon and members are kept fully up to date on the horses progress. Each year there are a number of stable visits arranged throughout the year. Members and guests can watch the horses undertake a piece of work on the gallops and talk with grooms and trainer afterwards. Champagne and canapés are supplied too! A fun dinner in the Jockey Club rooms in Newmarket and then up early to see the horses work on Warren Hill. Every October we gather Highclere Castle when members can view new bloodstock at our annual yearling parade. Finally all winnings are divided between all the Club members.

Badges

Each member receives two metal badges (one individually named badge, for use only by the member, and one guest badge which is transferable). These allow entry into the Clubrooms for racing throughout the year, with the exception of the Royal Meeting when arrangements are slightly different. During the Royal Meeting, the member receives a complimentary Royal Enclosure five-day badge but additional badges need to be purchased to accompany the metal guest badge. During the course of the year, members also have the opportunity to invite four extra guests to enjoy the benefits of the Clubroom using "cardboard" badges. These badges are allocated via a booking system at a cost of £195 including VAT each (no cardboard badges are available during Royal Ascot, King George Day, Festival Saturday or the RARC Annual meeting day).

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Face of Ascot 2010

Callie Moore, a nanny who is based in London, is the Face of Ascot 2010.

She beat Heather Naylor and Susie Sparkes to take the final of the award, which was unveiled live on the BBC on the final day of Royal Ascot, Saturday 20th June. All three women had been racegoers at the meeting earlier in the week when they were picked out by scouts impressed by their beauty, style and personality. The judges for this year’s competition were Jeff Banks, former presenter of The Clothes Show, Trudie Le Marie, fashion editor of the Sunday Express, James Sherwood, BBC’s fashion expert, and Karen Diamond, director of Models 1.

Stunned by her success, Callie, (23) said: “It is amazing. I am completely in shock.”

Jeff Banks, who was one of the judges, commented on the final trio, “They represented three different images and that made it very hard to split them. Callie has a rather old-fashioned appeal. She looks like a model in the style of Margaux Hemingway.”

One of Callie’s first roles was to present the trophy to the winner of Royal Ascot’s final race, the Queen Alexandra Stakes. Over the next 12 months she will be an ambassador of the racecourse, will take part in fashion shoots and build a portfolio of images starting with a professional shoot at the Models 1 agency studios. In turn, these images will be used in marketing material for the rest of the year and she will front the campaign for the 2011 competition.

Callie is the second Face of Ascot winner following Julie Falconer from San Francisco who was the Face of 2009. The event has subsequently been enhanced by a new partnership with fashion retailer Karen Millen.

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Royal Ascot: Types of Tickets

There are two types of tickets available to buy for Royal Ascot – Grandstand Admission and Silver Ring.

Grandstand Admission includes the following:

• Access to seating on the Grandstand from where you can watch the races
• Further viewing areas at ground level and lawn level
• Opportunity to watch the Royal Procession
• Access to the Parade Ring and Pre-Parade Ring
• An assortment of places where you can eat, drink and place bets.

Silver Ring Tickets include the following:

• Viewing areas from which to watch the races and the Royal Procession
• Over 2,000 seats available from which to watch the racing
• Eating, drinking and betting opportunities
• Big screen TV’s
• Entertainment every day in the form of live music.

The Races

Out of a total of 30 races, Royal Ascot features 16 Group races across the five days, and each day features at least one Group One race. Group One races are held in the highest regard and include ‘Classics’ and other races of major international importance. As already mentioned, there’s the Ascot Gold Cup, plus other Group One races include the King’s Stand Stakes, St. James’s Palace Stakes, Queen Anne Stakes, Prince of Wales’s Stakes, Coronation Stakes and Golden Jubilee Stakes.

Other famous races include the Queen’s Vase and the Royal Hunt Cup, and the winners of these, along with the Gold Cup, have their trophies presented by the Queen. Interestingly these three trophies are actually re-made each year so that the winners get to keep them, unlike with the other races where the winners have to give the trophies back after a year.

Royal Ascot: Dress Code

Her Majesty’s Representative wishes to point out that only formal day dress with a hat or substantial fascinator will be acceptable. Off the shoulder, halter neck, spaghetti straps and dresses with a strap of less than one inch and miniskirts are considered unsuitable. Midriffs must be covered and trouser suits must be full length and of matching material and colour.

Gentlemen are required to wear either black or grey morning dress, including a waistcoat, with a top hat. A gentleman may remove his top hat within a restaurant, a private box, a private club or that facility’s terrace, balcony or garden. Hats may also be removed within any enclosed external seating area within the Royal Enclosure Garden.

Children between the ages of 10-16 years inclusive are welcome to attend the Royal Enclosure on the Friday and Saturday of the Royal Meeting, providing they are accompanied by a Royal Enclosure badge-holder. Children’s badges are free of charge and can be collected on the Friday and Saturday of the Royal Meeting from the Royal Enclosure enquiry offices. It is not necessary to submit a child’s name prior to the Royal Meeting. Girls must wear a modest dress or skirt, boys a suit or jacket and smart trousers with a tie. Jeans and trainers are not permissible.

Children under the age of 10 are not permitted in the Royal Enclosure.

Overseas visitors are welcome to wear the formal national dress of their country or Service dress.

Ladies and Gentlemen not complying with the above dress regulations will be asked to leave the Royal Enclosure and relieved of their Royal Enclosure badge.

Ascot Racecourse

Ascot Racecourse is a famous English racecourse, located in the small town of Ascot, Berkshire, used for thoroughbred horse racing. It is one of the leading racecourses in the United Kingdom, hosting 9 of the UK's 32 annual Group 1 races, the same number as Newmarket. The course is closely associated with the British Royal Family, being approximately six miles from Windsor Castle, and owned by the Crown Estate.

Ascot today stages twenty-five days of racing over the course of the year, comprising sixteen Flat meetings held in the months of May and October. The Royal Meeting, held in June, remains a major draw, the highlight being the Ascot Gold Cup. The most prestigious race is the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes run over the course in July.

History

Ascot Racecourse was founded in 1711 by Queen Anne. The first race, "Her Majesty's Plate," with a purse of 100 guineas, was held on 11 August 1711. Seven horses competed, each carrying a weight of 12 stones (76 kg). This first race comprised three separate four-mile (6437 m) heats.

In 1813, Parliament passed an act to ensure that the grounds would remain a public racecourse. In 1913, Parliament passed an act creating the Ascot Authority, an entity that manages the racecourse to this day. From its creation until 1945, the only racing that took place at Ascot was the Royal Meeting, a four-day event. Since that date, more fixtures have been introduced to the grounds, notably the Steeplechase and hurdles in 1965.

Ascot racecourse closed for a period of twenty months on 26 September 2004, for a £185 million redevelopment funded by Allied Irish Bank and designed by Populous and Buro Happold. As owner of the Ascot estate, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth reopened the racecourse on Tuesday 20 June 2006.

However upon re-opening, the new grandstand has attracted widespread criticism for failing to provide sufficient raised viewing for patrons to watch the racing, and devoting too much space to money-spinning restaurants and corporate hospitality facilities.At the end of 2006 a £10 million programme of further alterations was announced to improve the viewing from lower levels of the grandstand using an innovative steel composite product ("SPS" Sandwich plate system) to reprofile the existing concrete terraces. However, the upper levels provide far less accommodation for the everyday racegoer than was present in the former stand.

In March 2009 it was confirmed that the main sponsors of Ascot, William Hill would be ceasing their sponsorship deal, citing that the decision by the BBC to reduce live race coverage as the main reason in its decision making process.In July 2009, Ascot Racecourse also hosted the third round of the UAE President's Cup.

Royal Ascot

The centrepiece of Ascot’s year, Royal Ascot is one of the world’s most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. The Queen attends the meeting, arriving each day in a horse-drawn carriage. It is a major event in the British social calendar, and press coverage of the attendees and what they are wearing often exceeds coverage of the actual racing. The Royal Enclosure has a strict dress code—male attendees must wear full morning dress including a top hat, whilst ladies must not show bare midriffs or shoulders and must wear hats. Outside the Royal Enclosure the dress code is less severe, but many people choose to wear formal dress anyway. To be admitted to the Royal Enclosure for the first time one must either be a guest of a member or be sponsored for membership by a member who has attended at least four times. This continues to maintain a socially exclusive character to the Enclosure. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe’s best-attended race meeting. This leads to a split among racing fans, some of whom are glad to see racing in the spotlight, and getting more attention, while others do not like the meeting despite the quality of racing.

There are 16 Group races on offer, with at least one Group One event on each of the five days. The Ascot Gold Cup is on Ladies' Day on the Thursday. There is over £3,000,000 of prize money on offer.