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Ascot Racecard — Our Tips, Best Odds & Free Bet Offers

Wednesday 17 June 2026 · 7 races · 🇬🇧 GB · Going: Good

Britain's most valuable race meeting — £10.65 million prize pot across 35 races over five days, including 8 Group 1 races (Queen Anne, King Charles III, St James's Palace, Prince of Wales's, Ascot Gold Cup, Commonwealth Cup, Coronation Stakes, Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee). The course also stages QIPCO British Champions Day in October.

The Card

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R1
2:30
Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies)
5f · Class 1 · £99,243 · 47 runners
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R2
3:05
Queen's Vase (Group 2)
1m6f34y · Class 1 · £150,282 · 17 runners
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R3
3:40
Duke Of Cambridge Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies & Mares)
7f213y · Class 1 · £141,775 · 22 runners
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R4
4:20
Prince Of Wales's Stakes (Group 1) ★ Prince of Wales's Stakes
1m1f212y · Class 1 · £567,100 · 9 runners
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R5
5:00
Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap)
1m · Class 2 · £90,195 · 90 runners
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R6
5:35
Kensington Palace Stakes (Fillies' Handicap)
1m · Class 2 · £61,848 · 33 runners
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R7
6:10
Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed Race)
6f · Class 1 · £70,888 · 42 runners
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About Ascot Racecourse

£10.65m prize pot
Royal Ascot
8 Group 1 races
Royal meeting
286k attendance
Five days
Since 1711
Royal heritage

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