The King Charles III Stakes, formerly the King’s Stand Stakes, is a Group 1 contest, open to horses aged three years and upwards and run over five furlongs at Ascot, where it is currently scheduled as the third race on the opening day of Royal Ascot in June. One of three Group 1 sprints run … Read more
A Group 2 contest, run over six furlongs and worth £175,000, the Coventry Stakes currently has the distinction of being the first two-year-old race at Royal Ascot, scheduled, as it is, as the second event on the opening day. The race was established in 1890 and takes its name from that of George William Coventry, … Read more
Run over a mile and restricted to three-year-old fillies, the Coronation Stakes has held Group 1 status since 1988 and is currently scheduled as the second of two top-level contests on the fourth day of Royal Ascot, the other being the Commonwealth Cup. Like the Commonwealth Cup, the Coronation Stakes is worth £650,000 in guaranteed … Read more
Run over six furlongs and open to three-year-old colts and fillies, but not geldings, the Commonwealth Cup is a Group 1 contest, worth £650,000 in total prize money and currently scheduled as the second race on the fourth day of Royal Ascot. The race was added Royal Ascot programme as recently as 2015, initially at … Read more
