Royal Ascot Betting 2025

Royal Ascot’s program blends tradition and variety, with a set of cornerstone races that return every year. The Queen Anne Stakes typically opens the festival, offering a high-class mile contest that attracts international attention. Sprinters are tested in the King’s Stand Stakes, while three-year-olds clash in the St. James’s Palace Stakes. The Gold Cup, one of the most historic staying races in the world, remains the centerpiece of the week, drawing the finest stayers to tackle the marathon distance.

Alongside these headline events, the festival also features races such as the Coventry Stakes for two-year-olds and a number of fiercely competitive handicaps like the Ascot Stakes and the Buckingham Palace Handicap, which often produce large fields and unpredictable outcomes.

With a schedule that consistently balances elite Group 1 contests, emerging talent, and wide-open handicaps, Royal Ascot ensures that each day of the meeting delivers drama, betting interest, and international appeal.

Royal Ascot Information

English racing has long been known for the Royal connections from the palace, and racing at Ascot began in 1711, but the true week-long meeting at Royal Ascot first started in 1911. Formal dress including top hats for men and headpieces for women are required for spectators, even those tourists without access to premium seating.

The Royal Enclosure is where the Royal family and special guests of honor can visit to view the horses before each race. This major social event, often draws more coverage for its fashion and style than the races themselves.

Trainers from around the world covet a victory at Royal Ascot, where members of the Royal Family traditionally arrive each day in a horse-drawn carriage. Beyond the racing itself, the pageantry is a major part of the spectacle, with everything from fashion to ceremonial traditions attracting attention. Even the color of the royal consort’s hat is known to inspire betting markets, while trophies are often presented by senior members of the Royal Family, maintaining a long-standing connection between the monarchy and the event.

The Ascot course includes both uphill and downhill sections, creating a demanding test of stamina and adaptability for horses. Many of the sport’s leading trainers, such as John Gosden, Aidan O’Brien, Charlie Appleby, Mark Johnston, William Haggas, Richard Hannon, Andrew Balding, and Sir Michael Stoute, have enjoyed notable success at the meeting over the years. Among the jockeys, figures like Ryan Moore, Frankie Dettori, William Buick, James Doyle, Oisin Murphy, and Andrea Atzeni have all produced memorable performances on the big stage.

The track at Ascot does run races outside the Royal Ascot meeting, but that festival is its predominant purpose. The sweeping grandstand was remodeled in 2006, and 300,000 regularly stream through the doors during the Royal Ascot week.