Royal Ascot is upon us again as one of the signature events on the horse racing calendar takes centre stage this week.
250,000 spectators are expected to flock into the grandstands across the five days in Berkshire.
Three top-level Group One races all took place on the opening day, setting the tone for quite the event, which has been labelled in the build-up by jockey William Buick as “the biggest five days in our sport”.
It is believed that a total of £10million will be handed out in prize money across the festival’s 35 races, of which eight will be Group One-ranked.
Here, Standard Sport gives you all the details ahead of the event.
The Royal meeting
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When is Royal Ascot 2025?
The Royal Ascot races started on Tuesday, June 17 and run until Saturday, June 21.
The festival is staged at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire and will include 35 races in total, with seven races per day. The feature race of the day takes place at 2:30pm BST.
For individual race times, check out the full schedule below.
Royal Ascot 2025 results, races and schedule
All times BST, unless stated
- Docklands 14/1
- Rosallion 5/2f
- Cairo 100/1
- Notable Speech 4/1
- Gstaad 7/2f
- Do Or Do Not 80/1
- Coppull 66/1
- Andab 5/1
15:40 King Charles III Stakes
- American Affair 11/1
- Frost at Dawn 28/1
- Regional 9/1
- Starlust 16/1
16:20 St James’s Palace Stakes
- Field of Gold 8/11f
- Henri Matisse 4/1
- Ruling Court 4/1
- Rashabar 25/1
- Ascending 20/1
- Nurburgring 16/1
- Comfort Zone 33/1
- Leinster 25/1
- Haatem 8/1
- Galen 13/2
- King’s Gambit 4/1f
- Enfjaar 5/1
18:10 Copper Horse Stakes
- French Master 5/2f
- Caballo De Mar 13/2
- Samui 20/1
- Barnso 14/1
14:30 Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2) five furlongs
15:05 Queen’s Vase (Group 2) one mile, six furlongs
15:40 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes (Group 2) one mile
16:20 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (Group 1) one mile, two furlongs
17:00 Royal Hunt Cup (Handicap) one mile
17:35 Kensington Palace Stakes (Handicap) one mile
18:10 Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) five furlongs
14:30 Norfolk Stakes (Group 2) five furlongs
15:05 King George V Stakes (Handicap,) one mile, four furlongs
15:40 Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2) one mile, four furlongs
17:00 Britannia Stakes (Handicap) one mile
17:35 Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3) one mile, two furlongs
18:10 Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) seven furlongs
14:30 Albany Stakes (Group 3) six furlongs
15:05 Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) six furlongs
15:40 Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) one mile, four furlongs
16:20 Coronation Stakes (Group 1) one mile
17:00 Sandringham Stakes (Handicap) one mile
17:35 King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) one mile four furlongs
18:10 Palace Of Holyroodhouse (Handicap) five furlongs
14:30 Chesham Stakes (Listed) seven furlongs
15:05 – Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) one mile, four furlongs
15:40 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (Group 1) six furlongs
16:20 Jersey Stakes (Group 3) seven furlongs
17:00 Wokingham Stakes (Handicap) six furlongs
17:35 Golden Gates -Stakes (Handicap) one mile, two furlongs
Kyprios, last year’s Gold Cup winner, has been retired
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Royal Ascot 2025 runners and odds
2,000 Guineas winner Ruling Court (10/3) and Field Of Gold (5/6) are set to go head-to-head in the St James’s Palace Stakes, with Field of Gold trainer Josh Godsen saying that he was relishing “round two” at Ascot after losing out to Charlie Appleby’s horse at Newmarket.
As for Thursday’s Gold Cup, Aiden O’Brien’s Illinois is the favourite (13/8), although Trawlerman (7/2) and Candelari (7/2) will have something to say about that.
Do the Royal Family have a horse at Royal Ascot 2025?
King Charles and Queen Camilla are expected to attend at least one day of the festival, but which day remains unknown.
They do own a horse that is competing – Reaching High, trained by the renowned Willie Mullins – which ran in Tuesday’s Ascot Stakes.
Royal Ascot 2025 weather forecast
Sunshine is forecast all week for the festival, which is good news for all the spectators dressing to the nines.
It will be hot, with temperatures set to peak at 30 degrees on Saturday.
Are there any tickets left for Royal Ascot 2025?
Royal Ascot tickets are still available across all five days, although availability is limited.
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