A stellar Royal Ascot day 1 in 2025 ensures Britain’s major summer Flat racing festival begins with a great day of action in Berkshire. The card on Tuesday, 17 June contains three Group 1s and some hot staying handicaps. One of the best races of the Royal meeting goes on first. That’s the Queen Anne …
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Group 1 action at Royal Ascot continues on Friday, 20 June with the Coronation Stakes of 2025 for three-year-old fillies on the Round Mile. A field off 11 run after two supplementary entries at the penultimate declaration stage. Added in to the race at this relatively late stage are Shadwell Estates’ Falakeyah, dropping in trip …
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The Ascot Gold Cup of 2025 took on a very different shape once dual winner Kyprios saw injury force him into retirement. Now, this 2m 4f Group 1 stamina test on Thursday, 19 June that marks the halfway stage of Royal Ascot crowns a new champion. A field of eight runners remain at the penultimate …
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As one of the chief supporting races on the Wednesday of Royal Ascot, the Duke Of Cambridge Stakes in 2025 has fillies and mares ready run in this Group 2 on the Round Mile. Following final declarations, a field of eight run. Heading those is Godolphin runner Cinderella’s Dream, who has wins in Group races …
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Headlining the second day of Royal Ascot on Wednesday, 18 June is the 1m 2f Group 1 Prince Of Wales Stakes of 2025 for older horses. Nine runners including a filly supplemented for the race take part. Two French and as many Irish horses are in amongst those, meaning half the field travels from overseas …
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Three tracks feature in our ITV Racing preview for their Saturday, 14 June broadcast. Most of the action comes from York including the latest Race To The Ebor qualifier, the Grand Cup. Sandown Park and Chester also feature. From the Esher venue in Greater London, it’s the Scurry Stakes for three-year-olds uphill on the sprint …
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Another of the spectacular Group 1s on Royal Ascot’s opening day, the St James’s Palace Stakes of 2025 fulfils a familiar function. It establishes the pecking order among the three-year-old colts as winners of the English, French and Irish 2000 Guineas all meet on the Berkshire track. Ruling Court and Field Of Gold are no …
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The Queen Anne Stakes in 2025 promises so much. It looks a really strong edition of the Straight Mile Group 1 contest for older horses that kicks Royal Ascot off in some style on Tuesday, 17 June. Each of the first four home from Newbury’s Lockinge Stakes take each other on again in a field …
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A big field of 19 runners race in The Derby of 2025 on Epsom Downs on Saturday, 7 June (3:30pm BST). Amongst the colts bidding for a spot in the horse racing history books are 2000 Guineas hero Ruling Court, Aidan O’Brien pair Delacroix and The Lion In Winter, and Dante Stakes scorer Pride Of …
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A field of nine fillies go in The Oaks of 2025 at Epsom Downs on Friday, 6 June (4pm BST) with 1000 Guineas heroine Desert Flower a strong favourite. Although trainer Charlie Appleby has never won this Classic contest, owners Godolphin are no strangers to success. Desert Flower bids to give the powerful owner-breeders their …
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