The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes has been known by various names, the Cork and Orrery Stakes, Golden Jubilee Stakes, Diamond Jubilee Stakes and Platinum Jubilee Stakes, since it was established, as the All-Aged Stakes, in 1868. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, the race was renamed in honour of Her … Read more

Currently scheduled as the opening race on the opening day of Royal Ascot, as it has been since 2008, the Queen Anne Stakes is nowadays a Group 1 contest, worth £750,000 in prize money, run over a mile and open to horses aged four year and upwards. The race was inuaugurated, as the Trial Stakes, … Read more

Currently scheduled as the opening race on the second day of Royal Ascot, the Queen Mary Stakes is, nowadays, a Group 2 contest, worth £150,000, run over the minimum distance of five furlongs and open to two-year-old fillies only. As such, it is the first major race of its kind in the British eacing calendar. … Read more

Currently scheduled as the fourth race, and the third of three Group 1 races, on the opening day of Royal Ascot, the St. James’s Palace Stakes is run over a mile, open to three-year-old colts only and currently worth £650,000 in prize money. Consequently, it is often contested by horses that previously ran in the … Read more