Nowadays, the Sandringham Stakes is a 0-105 handicap, run over a straight mile, open to three-year-old fillies only and worth £110,000 in prize money. It is currently scheduled as the fifth race on the fourth day of Royal Ascot. The race was inaugurated, as the Fern Hill Stakes, in 1834, when it was staged at … Read more
Run over a mile and a half, restricted to three-year-old colts and geldings and worth £250,000 in prize money, the King Edward VII Stakes is a Group 2 contest currently scheduled as the penultimate race on the fourth day of Royal Ascot. The race was inaugurated, as the Ascot Derby, in 1834 and originally open … Read more
Nowadays, the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes is a 0-105 handicap, run over a mile and a half, open to horses aged three years and upwards and worth £110,000 in prize money. It is currently scheduled as the third race on the fourth day of Royal Ascot, between the two Group 1 contests of the day, … Read more
Currently scheduled as the opening race on the fourth day of Royal Ascot, the Albany Stakes is a Group 3 contest, run of six furlongs, restricted to two-year-old fillies and worth £125,000 in prize money. The race was inaugurated, as the Listed Henry Carnarvon Stakes, in 2002, in memory of Henry Herbert, Earl of Carnarvon, … Read more
