Salisbury’s Thursday meeting has been moved to 5.30pm to avoid peak heat, with Windsor also reshuffling its evening card. Trainers have warned the prolonged dry s…
Salisbury meeting moved to Thursday evening as heatwave affects racing plans
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.
Tuco Salamanca propels Pompey Ventures from handicap success to pattern ambitions after Shergar C…
Tuco Salamanca’s Shergar Cup Dash success at Ascot has prompted Pompey Ventures to contemplate stepping the four-year-old out of handicaps and into Pattern races,…
Hannon weighs up Pershaada’s claims ahead of Nunthorpe step up
Pershaada, a two-year-old filly trained by Richard Hannon, has been entered for the Coolmore City Of Troy Nunthorpe Stakes at York after a Molecomb Stakes success…
Bow Echo retired after setback ends unbeaten career following Royal Ascot success
George Boughey has announced the retirement of Bow Echo after a setback halted the colt’s preparation. Unbeaten in six starts, Bow Echo won the 2000 Guineas, the…
Salisbury card moved to Thursday evening as heatwave affects southern tracks
Salisbury has moved its Thursday fixture from the afternoon to a 5.30pm start as the latest heat spell peaks. Other southern courses, including Windsor, have reor…
Speed Shapes the Nunthorpe — and Royal Ascot Form Still Matters
The Nunthorpe at York is a five-furlong test of pure speed. Recent Royal Ascot performances have proved a reliable guide to which sprinters can translate fast Asc…
Morris Dancer’s Royal Ascot form boosts appeal for Hungerford at Newbury
Morris Dancer has shortened in the betting for Saturday’s Visit Malta Hungerford Stakes after a strong Royal Ascot effort. The Gosdens’ colt returns to seven furl…
Giavellotto to head to Baden after Hardwicke run — trainer outlines autumn plans
Marco Botti has confirmed Giavellotto will next appear in the Baden Grand Prix on 6 September. The older stayer, successful in last season’s Hong Kong Vase and a…
Unbeaten Bow Echo retired after sustaining career‑ending setback
Bow Echo, unbeaten in six starts and a winner of the 2000 Guineas, St James’s Palace Stakes and Sussex Stakes, has been retired after sustaining a career‑ending i…
Ward confirms Juan Hernandez to ride Bacio in Nunthorpe
Wesley Ward has confirmed Juan Hernandez will ride Bacio in the Coolmore City of Troy Nunthorpe Stakes at York. The three‑year‑old, fresh from a Royal Ascot handi…
