• The Commonwealth Cup is the only Group 1 race exclusively for three-year-olds that allows the geldings to compete.

  • At 2 miles, 5 furlongs and 143 yards, the concluding Queen Alexandra Stakes is the longest race of the meeting that the horse racing commentators have to deal with.

  • Join us for daily betting tips and odds on the 2024 Royal Ascot meeting


Over the course of five days every June, top races galore take place at Ascot racecourse (the Royal meeting), and every year there are new trends and statistics to analyse.

Naturally trends and statistics are only a guide to what is likely to happen - they are not an exact science, but quite often patterns do emerge so it worth looking at races and dissecting their recent history.

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It is the most valuable meeting in the United Kingdom, with the total Royal Ascot prize money eclipsing £10 million over the five days.

Lester Piggott holds the record for the most successful jockey in Royal Ascot history with 116 winners while Aidan O'Brien is the most successful trainer at Royal Ascot.

This hopefully should lead to you to picking some winners. Below is a full resume of Royal Ascot’s races each day and all the conditions of entry.

Royal Ascot 2024 Race Schedule

Tuesday 18th June 2024 - Royal Ascot Day 1

  • 2:30 PM - Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) 4yo+ £750,000 Straight Mile 

  • 3:05 PM - Coventry Stakes (Group 2) 2yo £175,000 Six furlongs 

  • 3:45 PM - King Charles III Stakes (Group 1) 3yo+ £650,000 Five furlongs 

  • 4:25 PM - St James’s Palace Stakes (Group 1) 3yo colts £650,000 Old Mile 

  • 5:05 PM - Ascot Stakes (Handicap) (Class 2) (0-100) 4yo+ £110,000 Two miles, four furlongs

  • 5:40 PM - Wolferton Stakes (Listed) 4yo+ £120,000 One mile, two furlongs 

  • 6:15 PM - Copper Horse Stakes (Handicap) (Class 2) (0-105) 4yo+ £110,000 One mile, six furlongs 

Wednesday 19th June 2024 - Royal Ascot Day 2

  • 2:30 PM - Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2) 2yo fillies £150,000 Five Furlongs 

  • 3:05 PM - Queen’s Vase (Group 2) 3yo £265,000 One Mile, Six Furlongs

  • 3:45 PM - Duke of Cambridge Stakes (Group 2) 4yo+ fillies & mares £225,000 Old Mile 

  • 4:25 PM - Prince of Wales's Stakes (Group 1) 4yo+ £1,000,000 One Mile, two furlongs 

  • 5:05 PM - Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) 3yo+ £175,000 Straight Mile 

  • 5:40 PM - Kensington Palace Stakes (Handicap) 4yo+ fillies & mares £110,000 Straight Mile

  • 6:15 PM - Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) 2yo £110,000 Five Furlongs

Thursday 20th June 2024 - Royal Ascot Day 3

  • 2:30 PM - Norfolk Stakes (Group 2) 2yo £150,000 Five Furlongs 

  • 3:05 PM - King George V Stakes (Handicap) (0-105) 3yo £110,000 One Mile, four furlongs 

  • 3:45 PM - Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2) 3yo fillies £250,000 One Mile, Four Furlongs 

  • 4:25 PM - Gold Cup (Group 1) 4yo+ £650,000 Two Miles, Four Furlongs 

  • 5:05 PM - Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (0-105) 3yo colts & geldings £120,000 Straight Mile 

  • 5:40 PM - Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3) 3yo £150,000 One Mile, Two Furlongs

  • 6:15 PM - Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) (0-105) 3yo+ £110,000 Seven Furlongs

Friday 21st June 2024 - Royal Ascot Day 4

  • 2:30 PM - Albany Stakes (Group 3) 2yo fillies £125,000 Six furlongs 

  • 3:05 PM - Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) 3yo colts & fillies £650,000 Six furlongs

  • 3:45 PM - Coronation Stakes (Group 1) 3yo fillies £650,000 Round (Old) Mile 

  • 4:25 PM - Duke of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) (0-105) 3yo+ £110,000 Old Mile, Four Furlongs 

  • 5:05 PM - Sandringham Stakes (Handicap) (0-105) 3yo fillies £110,000 Straight Mile

  • 5:40 PM - King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) 3yo colts & geldings £250,000 One Mile, Four Furlongs

  • 6:15 PM - Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes (Handicap) (0-105) 3yo £110,000 Five Furlongs 

Saturday 22nd June 2024 - Royal Ascot Day 5

  • 2:30 PM - Chesham Stakes (Listed) 2yo £110,000 Seven furlongs 

  • 3:05 PM - Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) 4yo+ £250,000 One Mile, Four Furlongs 

  • 3:45 PM - Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (Group 1) 4yo+ £1,000,000 Six Furlongs

  • 4:25 PM - Jersey Stakes (Group 3) 3yo £150,000 Seven furlongs

  • 5:05 PM - Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (0-110) 3yo+ £175,000 Six Furlongs

  • 5:40 PM - Golden Gates Stakes (Handicap) (0-105) 3 £110,000 One Mile, Two Furlongs 

  • 6:15 PM - The Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions) 4yo+ £110,000 Two Miles, Six Furlongs

Royal Ascot Guide For 2024

When Is Royal Ascot 2024?

The 2024 Royal meeting gets underway on Tuesday 18th June, with the fifth and final day taking place on Saturday 22nd June 2024.

Royal Ascot Dress Code

The dress code varies at Ascot from enclosure to enclosure but most people tend to dress up for one of the biggest flat racing events of the summer.

Royal Ascot Tips Today

You can find all our 888sport Royal Ascot tips, including the NAP of the day on our informative horse racing blog.


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Steven is a sports and horse racing enthusiast and is a member of the Horseracing Writers and Photographers Association (HWPA) in the United Kingdom.

He is a regular visitor to Paris Longchamp for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and a lifelong fan of the Aintree Grand National, a subject he writes about 52 weeks of the year. Last year he reached the impressive milestone of attending the last 30 renewals of the Grand National.