Taking its name from the official residence of His Majesty The King in Edinburgh, Scotland, the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes is a 0-105 handicap, run over five furlongs, open to three-year-olds and worth £110,000 in prize money. It is a recent addition to the Royal Ascot programme, having run for the first time in 2020, … Read more
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
