Ascot’s Shergar Cup combines team tactics with a diverse card, featuring sprinters such as Thunder Call and All Ways Glamorous, stayers including Shrimp Shady and…
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Ascot is famous as a world-class racecourse, conference and sporting venue and home of the Royal Ascot race meeting. Located 6 miles from Windsor, Ascot Racecourse was founded by Queen Anne in 1711 and is still in Royal ownership today. Up until 1945, the only racing that took place at Ascot Racecourse was the Royal Ascot meeting, but since 1945 many more racing fixtures including major races like the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes are run at Ascot Racecourse. When they’re not playing host to Royal Ascot in June, Ascot Racecourse has a full racing fixtures calendar, including the Qipco British Champions Day + supporting entertainment attracting a wide audience; from occasional racegoers on a fun day out, to serious racing aficionados. Ascot Racecourse however is best known for Royal Ascot, which Her Majesty The Queen attends every day. One of the highlights of this truly unmissable royal race meeting is the Royal Procession with HM The Queen in an open carriage making its way from the Golden Gates along the racecourse and into the Parade Ring at 2.00 pm each day. Ascot Racecourse is located 36 miles from London (a 50 minute drive), and 15 miles from Reading, near the junction between the A329 and A330. Access from M3 (Junc 3) and M4 (Junc 6) Frequent rail service from Waterloo to Ascot, station adjoins course.
Samangan strikes in Prix Maurice de Gheest with prospects for bigger targets
Samangan gave Francis‑Henri Graffard a Group One success in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville, edging out Stolen Kiss and denying William Haggas’s Division.…
Unbeaten Bow Echo retired after training setback
Bow Echo, unbeaten winner of the 2000 Guineas and the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, has been retired after a training setback. Trainer George Boughey c…
Five Ascot contenders to note for Saturday’s Shergar Cup
A preview of five runners to follow at Ascot’s Shergar Cup, highlighting Kendall Roy, Pole Star, Havana Hurricane, Hoseki and Two Tribes and the features of their…
Consistent Guard an each-way must
Ascot selections Saturday 8th August The Shergar Cup is the centrepiece of today’s racing action. Not a meeting that I am greatly enthused about in truth given unfamiliar jockeys riding horses they don’t usually ride. However that said 10 runner handicaps are definitely of interest to me, so I...
Progressive Plage one to note
Royal Ascot selections Friday 19th June I am concentrating on the two handicaps on Friday for day four of Royal Ascot. We had a cracking Thursday with wins for Enceladus (advised 17/2) and Moonfall (advised 12/1) whilst Elarak was placed for the each-way bet (SP 12/1). Ascot 3.40: Plage...
A Tip for Victory
Royal Ascot selections Thursday 18th June If anything the action is even more competitive at Ascot on Thursday. I am therefore throwing plenty of darts at four races on the card. We had a fair day on Wednesday with Limestone a winner (100/30) and Indalo placed for the each-way...
Check out this Hunt Cup outsider
Royal Ascot selections Wednesday 17th June Today is apparently the biggest number of declared runners for a single day card at Royal Ascot. That means winner finding will be as tough as ever, but we will have a go at three races including two stabs at one of the...
Ascending can do it again at Royal Ascot
Royal Ascot selections Tuesday 16th June The big meeting of the year is upon us again and the weather looks set fair and the going quick for Royal Ascot 2026. As usual we have a blockbuster start with three Group 1 races and I have a selection in the...
Fierce claims up in distance
Ascot & Haydock selections Saturday 14th February All the jumps fixtures have survived the wet, then cold weather so we have a full programme to look forward to. There are plenty of good Cheltenham trials in graded contests, but there are also a selections of very good handicaps to...
