Today’s Skinny:
Day 1 of 5 from the prestigious Royal Ascot stand is headlined by a trio of Grade 1 races and some names quite familiar to American racing enthusiasts. Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Notable Speech should go as favorite in the Group 1 Queen Anne in the meet’s opening race for Godolphin, Charlie Appleby and William T. Buick.
Undefeated Bow Echo looks for five straight as England’s headliner in the Group 1 St. James’s Palace, where 2025 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Gstaad stands in the way for Coolmore, Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore. Kentucky Downs’ 2025 Nashville Derby winner Wimbledon Hawkeye takes his shot in the 10-furlong Wolferton Stakes.
The Group 2 Coventry is the meet’s first juvenile dash and goes with 22 entered – while the Group 1 King Charles III lines 26 across the grass in a 5-furlong melee. Jockey John Velazquez has the call on Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien’s Aeronautic in the Copper Horse.
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Today’s Lineup:
9:30AM ET | Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes | 1 mile
10:05 AM ET | Group 2 Coventry Stakes | 6 furlongs
10:40 AM ET | Group 1 King Charles III Stakes | 5 furlongs
11:20 AM ET | Group 1 St. James’s Palace Stakes | 1 mile
12:00 PM ET | Ascot Stakes Handicap | 2-1/2 miles
12:35 PM ET | Wofterton Rated Stakes | 1-1/4 miles
1:10 PM ET | Copper Horse Stakes | 1-3/4 miles
Featured Races | This Week
Tuesday | Group 1 Queen Anne, Group 1 St. James’s Palace
Wednesday | Group 1 Prince of Wales’s
Thursday | Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup
Friday | Group 1 Commonwealth Cup, Group 1 Coronation Stakes
Saturday | Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
Wagering Particulars | Commingled World Pool
17.5% takeout Win & Place
17.5% takeout Quinella
17.5% takeout Omni (2 of 3 must finish top 3)
19.5% takeout Exacta
25% takeout Trifecta
25% takeout Pick 3
26% takeout Place Pick 4
27% takeout Place Pick 6
30% takeout Superfecta
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