The Jersey Stakes is named in honour of George Villiers, Fourth Earl of Jersey, who briefly served as Master of the Buckhounds, and His Majesty’s Representative at Ascot, during the reign of King George III. The race was established in 1919, when it replaced the second leg of the erstwhile Triennial Stakes and, like its … Read more

Traditionally the “getting out stakes” or, in other words, the final race on the fifth and final day of Royal Ascot, the Queen Alexandra Stakes is a weight-for-age conditions race run over just short of two-and-three-quarter miles, making it the longest Flat race run under Rules in Britain. The race is open to horses aged … Read more

Taking its name from the market town seven miles west of Ascot Racecourse, the Wokingham Stakes is 0-110 ‘Heritage’ handicap, run over six furlongs, open to horses aged three years and upwards and worth £175,000 in prize money. It is currently scheduled as the fifth race on the fifth and final day of Royal Ascot, … Read more

The Hardwicke Stakes is one of several races at Royal Ascot named after politicians who, historically, held the office of Master of the Buckhounds, in this case Charles Yorke, Fifth Earl of Hardwicke, who was appointed under Benjamin Disraeli in 1874. Established in 1879, the Hardwicke Stakes is nowadays a Group 2 contest, run over … Read more