Sun Goddess came from the rear to land the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh, enhancing a Curragh-specialist profile that includes a strong Royal Ascot show…
Sun Goddess Impresses in Phoenix Stakes as O’Brien Pair Shine at the Curragh
Archive for category: ASCOT
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.
Blue Bolt reinforces top-level form with Prix Rothschild success at Deauville
Blue Bolt completed a notable season-and-a-half of progress with a Group 1 success in the Prix Rothschild at Deauville, adding to victories at Royal Ascot and New…
Racecourses face testing run-in as National Hunt season approaches
A prolonged dry summer is testing course teams and National Hunt trainers as they prepare for the autumn jumps season. Venues including Cheltenham and Ascot are u…
Jim Crowley to retire from riding and pursue training career
Jim Crowley has retired from race-riding after failing to recover fully from a fall at York. A former champion jockey and Shadwell retained rider, Crowley plans t…
Moore returns to Shergar Cup as Great Britain & Ireland claim team prize at Ascot
Ryan Moore returned to the Shergar Cup at Ascot to claim two victories and the leading rider prize as Team Great Britain & Ireland topped the standings. Team Hong…
Bow Echo retired unbeaten after setback ends career
Bow Echo has been retired after a setback, ending an unbeaten six-race career that included wins in the 2000 Guineas, the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot…
Balding lines up strong hand as Item heads to Juddmonte International
Andrew Balding will run Item in the Juddmonte International at York, pairing him with fellow Juddmonte runners including Kalpana. Balding also has contenders aime…
Tuco Salamanca’s Shergar Cup success opens Group target doors
Tuco Salamanca's Shergar Cup Dash win at Ascot has prompted his syndicate to consider stepping up from handicaps to Group targets, with the Curragh's Flying Five…
Hannon optimistic Pershaada can defy the weights in Nunthorpe bid
Pershaada, a progressive two-year-old trained by Richard Hannon, has been supplemented for the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes at York after winning the Molecomb. Hannon…
Racecourses brace for a testing autumn as jumps season approaches
Prolonged dry weather has forced racecourses and National Hunt trainers to step up preparatory work ahead of the autumn jumps season. Cheltenham has completed dra…
