Royal Ascot 2025 Ready to Confirm Its World’s Finest Status
With its international flavour, £10 million in prizemoney, fashion and a worldwide audience, nothing comes close to Royal Ascot.
Royal Ascot is sure to attract an enormous, well-dressed crowd. © Getty Images
Key Facts:
- Royal Ascot 2025, featuring 18 Group races, gets underway on Tuesday.
- £10 million in prize money has attracted a strong international entry.
- Action will be broadcast across 180 territories on six continents.
- Ryan Moore and Aidan O’Brien are set to plunder more Group-1 prizes.
Royal Ascot, horse racing’s five-day feast, renowned for its long-standing traditions, tailored elegance, and top-class racing, will get underway on Tuesday, June 17. Eight Group-1 races, eight Group-2s and two Group-3s underline this meeting’s importance within horseracing circles. It will award £10 million in prize money.
Horses representing Australia, Japan, France, Ireland, the United States and even Spain are set to contest some of the major races, giving Royal Ascot more international flavour than any other festival.
Attracting 250,000-plus racegoers – that will consume 65,000 bottles of champagne and 100,000 bottles of wine – and broadcast across 180 territories on six continents, Royal Ascot is the biggest horse racing meeting in the world.
Expecting More from Ryan and O’Brien
With 91 winners, Aidan O’Brien is Royal Ascot’s most successful trainer. The Irishman has been Royal Ascot’s leading trainer eight times during the past ten years. His stable jockey, Ryan Moore, is closing in on Lester Piggott’s 116 Royal Ascot winners record. His tally currently stands at 85.
Aidan O’Brien has swept up The French 2,000 Guineas, The Tattersalls Gold Cup, The Irish 1,000 Guineas and The French Derby this spring. Last weekend, he took all three Group 1 races at Epsom: The Coronation Cup, Oaks and The Derby.
Understandably, O’Brien horses ridden by Ryan Moore will attract a significant number of bets with online gambling sites. However, it would be a surprise if a £1 bet placed on all their runners will result in a profit by the end of the meeting’s 35 races.
Royal Ascot 2025 Big Race Diary
Tuesday, June 17
- Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1, £750,000)
- King Charles III Stakes (Group 1, £650,000)
- St James’s Palace Stakes (Group 1, £650,000)
- Coventry Stakes (Group 2, £175,000)
Wednesday, June 18
- Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Group 1, £1,000,000)
- Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2, £150,000)
- Queen’s Vase (Group 2, £265,000)
- Duke of Cambridge Stakes (Group 2, £225,000)
Thursday, June 19
- Gold Cup (Group 1, £650,000)
- Norfolk Stakes (Group 2, £150,000)
- Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2, £250,000)
- Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3, £150,000)
Friday, June 20
- Coronation Stakes (Group 1, £650,000)
- Commonwealth Cup (Group 1, £650,000)
- King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2, £250,000)
- Albany Stakes (Group 3, £120,000)
Saturday, June 21
- Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (Group 1, £1,000,000)
- Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2, £250,000)
Things to Consider When Betting to Win at Royal Ascot Races
Here, to make the prospect of a winning Royal Ascot more likely, are a few things punters should factor into their calculations when betting on this famous meeting.
Draw Bias
There can be a draw bias on Royal Ascot’s straight course. We recommend you watch the early races closely and decide if horses drawn either high or low have an advantage. Previous results overwhelmingly suggest horses drawn high in big-field handicaps over 12 furlongs are significantly favoured.
Repeat Winners
Repeat winners in Royal Ascot’s big races are not common. However, course form, particularly a previous top-four finish at the meeting, can be considered a significant advantage.
Bet Clever
Take advantage of all ‘best odds guaranteed’ concessions and other bookmaker offers such as price boosts, extra each-way places and money-back specials. These are common offers among the best horse racing betting sites during Royal Ascot.
Royal Ascot is part of the Tote’s World Pool. Placing bets into tote pools – which can be done via the major online sportsbooks – will assure a return that will match the official starting price (SP). UK Tote returns regularly better the SP, particularly for winners who do not start towards the top of the betting.
How Can I Enjoy Royal Ascot Away from the Course?
Domestically, the meeting will be shown live on ITV every day. The broadcaster will transmit the first six races on its main channel (with coverage starting from 1.30 pm) and switch to ITV4 for the day’s final race.
The shows will also be streamed live on ITVX. Sky Sports Racing (Channel 415) will produce comprehensive racing-centric live television coverage of the 35 races that comprise the five-day festival. Furthermore, the best online bookmakers will live-stream races, and BBC Radio 5 Live will broadcast updates from the track.
