Royal Ascot 2023, June 20th-24th

[tenfurlongs]

Race schedule:


Tuesday 20th June 2023

• 2.30pm – Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) 1m (straight) 4up
• 3.05pm – Coventry Stakes (Group 2) 6f 2yo
• 3.40pm – King’s Stand Stakes (Group 1) 5f 3up
• 4.20pm – St James’s Palace Stakes (Group 1) Old mile (round) 3yo
• 5.00pm – Ascot Stakes (Handicap) 2m 4f 4up
• 5.35pm – Wolferton Stakes (Listed) 1m 2f 4up
• 6.10pm – Copper Horse Stakes (Handicap) 1m 6f 4up


Wednesday 21st June 2023

• 2.30pm – Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2) 5f 2yo fillies
• 3.05pm – Kensington Palace Stakes (Handicap) Old mile (round) 4up f&m
• 3.40pm – Duke of Cambridge Stakes (Group 2) 1m (straight) 4up f&m
• 4.20pm – Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (Group 1) 1m 2f 4up
• 5.00pm – Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) 1m (straight) 3up
• 5.35pm – Queen’s Vase (Group 2) 1m 6f 3yo
• 6.10pm – Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) 5f 2yo


Thursday 22nd June 2023

• 2.30pm – Norfolk Stakes (Group 2) 5f 2yo 
• 3.05pm – King George V Stakes (Handicap) 1m 4f 3yo
• 3.40pm – Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2) 1m 4f 3yo fillies
• 4.20pm – Gold Cup (Group 1) 2m 4f 4up
• 5.00pm – Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) 1m (straight) 3yo
• 5.35pm – Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3) 1m 2f 3yo
• 6.10pm – Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) 7f 3up


Friday 23rd June 2023

• 2.30pm – Albany Stakes (Group 3) 6f 2yo fillies
• 3.05pm – King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) 1m 4f 3yo 
• 3.40pm – Duke of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) 1m 4f 3up
• 4.20pm – Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) 6f 3yo
• 5.00pm – Coronation Stakes (Group 1) Old mile (round) 3yo fillies
• 5.35pm – Sandringham Stakes (Handicap) 1m (straight) 3yo fillies
• 6.10pm – Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes (Handicap) 5f 3yo


Saturday 24th June 2023

• 2.30pm – Chesham Stakes (Listed) 7f 2yo
• 3.05pm – Jersey Stakes (Group 3) 7f 3yo
• 3.40pm – Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (Group 1) 6f 4up
• 4.20pm – Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) 1m 4f 4up
• 5.00pm – Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) 6f 3up
• 5.35pm – Golden Gates Stakes (Handicap) 1m 2f 3yo
• 6.10pm – Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions) 2m 6f 4up




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[tenfurlongs]

News:

ascot.attheraces.com/royal-ascot

www.attheraces.com/news/2023/June/13/george-boughey-heading-to-ascot-with-string-in-top-order

ascot.attheraces.com/news/2023/June/13/boughey-delighted-to-secure-buick-for-top-juveniles-at-ascot

ascot.attheraces.com/royal-ascot/stats-guides




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[tenfurlongs]

William Haggas on Royal Ascot runners:

www.attheraces.com/atrplayer/highlights/6329403299112/haggas-talks-classy-ascot-team



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[tenfurlongs]

Frankie Dettori and Royal Ascot (very good interview):











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[tenfurlongs]

Stable tours:


Wesley Ward- ascot.attheraces.com/royal-ascot/stable-tours/wesley-ward

Karl Burke- ascot.attheraces.com/royal-ascot/stable-tours/karl-burke

Andrew Balding- ascot.attheraces.com/royal-ascot/stable-tours/andrew-balding

Amo Racing- ascot.attheraces.com/royal-ascot/stable-tours/amo-racing


Odds and ends:

www.attheraces.com/news/2023/June/15/a-never-to-be-forgotten-day-for-wesley-ward

www.attheraces.com/news/2023/June/14/all-star-cast-limbering-up-for-day-one-of-royal-ascot

ascot.attheraces.com/royal-ascot/four-for-royal-ascot/robert-cooper

ascot.attheraces.com/news/2023/June/14/my-prospero-captains-haggas-squad-for-royal-ascot




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[tenfurlongs]

In case you weren't sure what to wear this year during the races:
















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[spiderjohn]

looking forward to next week
pre-race Parking lot parties are serious also--have never stayed around for post-race activity
Always interesting to watch/walk up the hill from the train station pre-races----and the ladies carrying their fancy shoes downhill for the train ride home

anyone going?

[eye123]

Between the videos and links it will be another candle on the birthday cake ..... Need all the help I can get at Ascot. (show me the money guys)

[tenfurlongs]

Jun 15, 2023 9:08:33 GMT -5 eye123 said:

Between the videos and links it will be another candle on the birthday cake ..... Need all the help I can get at Ascot. (show me the money guys)

Reading about the races and watching replays and interviews is half the fun! I'm sure spider, cherokeescot, and others will be posting opinions and picks each day, plus my endless stream of posts and links  .







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[jolyb]

Tom, you are doing a fantastic job in drumming up interest and enthusiasm for the Royal Ascot meeting. I've been trying to find TV coverage; so far I've only located NBC network coverage for Saturday, June 24 and daily coverage on their streaming affiliate Peacock. I vaguely remember that last year NBC Sports provided daily coverage and started early enough to include the royals entry in the carriages, but I can't locate anything on the NBC Sports advance schedule.

Do you have any other suggestions about TV coverage (other than TVG)?

[tenfurlongs]

Jun 15, 2023 10:52:41 GMT -5 jolyb said:

Tom, you are doing a fantastic job in drumming up interest and enthusiasm for the Royal Ascot meeting. I've been trying to find TV coverage; so far I've only located NBC network coverage for Saturday, June 24 and daily coverage on their streaming affiliate Peacock. I vaguely remember that last year NBC Sports provided daily coverage and started early enough to include the royals entry in the carriages, but I can't locate anything on the NBC Sports advance schedule.

Do you have any other suggestions about TV coverage (other than TVG)?

I'm only aware of the Peacock daily coverage. The ITV and Sky Sports coverage from the UK is often featured on the Dubai Racing channel; I'll be posting a link to that each day if that is the case.




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[5wide]

Thanks for collating all this info.

[cherokeescot]

nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2023/06/15/peacock-streams-live-coverage-of-all-five-days-of-prestigious-royal-ascot-horse-racing-meet-beginning-next-tuesday/#:~:text=Peacock%20will%20continue%20with%20exclusive,coverage%20at%201%20p.m.%20ET.

Might be worth getting Peacock for US Open and Royal Ascot

[tenfurlongs]

www.racingpost.com/horse-racing-tips/free-tips/royal-ascot-tips-2023-why-this-horse-can-win-at-royal-ascot-axxUq0w7PFia

www.racingpost.com/news/festivals/royal-ascot/punters-think-hes-a-good-thing-at-11-4-bookmakers-reveal-their-biggest-royal-ascot-liabilities-a93uV5z3U8Gr

ascot.attheraces.com/royal-ascot/four-for-royal-ascot


Stable tours-

ascot.attheraces.com/royal-ascot/stable-tours/george-boughey

ascot.attheraces.com/royal-ascot/stable-tours/joseph-o'brien




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[phlierfreak]

paulickreport.com/horseplayers-category/peacock-to-stream-daily-royal-ascot-coverage-next-week/

[tenfurlongs]

Three important stable tours:


ascot.attheraces.com/royal-ascot/stable-tours/john-and-thady-gosden

ascot.attheraces.com/royal-ascot/stable-tours/aidan-o'brien

ascot.attheraces.com/royal-ascot/stable-tours/roger-varian




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[eye123]

Should be a bang up race



www.racingpost.com/royal-ascot/norfolk-stakes/

[spiderjohn]

Looking forward to this race and the Thursday card on ladies day.
Maybe a hard look at ASADNA and the other Wesley? ELITE STATUS was very impressive and will take serious action.
AMERICAN RASCAL will be hammered on the tote over here imo.

Good friends and occasional partners have VILLAGE VOICE in the Ribblesdale……same crew that shipped over PHOTO CALL

[cherokeescot]

Will be very surprised if Asadna does not go in the Coventry Stakes on Tuesday instead of this race as they will want to avoid Elite Status. American Rascal , as Spider said , will be no value on US totes and I will be looking for a better price elsewhere. 

[spiderjohn]

Asadna goes in the coventry——don’t ignore Wesley’s shipper—-Irad has a lot to prove after last year’s effort. Dettori to the Harrington runner.

I plan to use Frankie on top and underneath pretty much every race. He looks to be live all day Tuesday imo starting with Inspiral

[cherokeescot]

I will be betting against Frankie all day . He’s going to be way over bet in every race , similarly to what we see with Irad Ortiz Jr at Belmont. Will be delighted if I’m proved wrong though as he is great for the sport and will be totally missed when he retires.

www.racingpost.com/news/festivals/royal-ascot/everyones-backing-him-to-bow-out-in-style-frankie-dettori-day-one-royal-ascot-mounts-continue-to-shorten-agzSw1V7Po1N/

[mysaladdays]

Thank you tenfurlongs for posting all this great information on the Ascot Series!  That's a lot of info to compile, you covered it all, and then some. 

I love this kind of racing. Will be turf racing heaven.


Only race I've wagered and watched since the Belmont Stakes is the San Juan Capistrano, 1-3/4 on turf SA R5 (on Sunday). One of my favorite races and was thrilled that Papa Mandella's horse Planetario(BRZ) sizzled 'em and won by lengths. His Group 1 form from Gavea carried over. Berio gave a beautiful ride.

84 years of turf history, and this is a G3 now, only 6 horses entered. And I have to agree with Mandella: “This is what racing should be about. Thoroughbred racing should be something like this, and to not push this race and not build it up is a mistake in my mind.”

Not to mention, this was the last race that Johnny Longdon won (on George Royal)? Longden's 32,413rd and final ride in 1966, which I only watched in retrospect, since I was only 13 years old at the time and had not discovered horse racing yet.

Mandella is my top 5 trainer.... I plan to be buried with the DVD "On The Muscle: Portrait Of A Thoroughbred Racing Stable" which is one of the best behind-the-scenes of a racing barn ever made, IMHO.