Ascot International Races Brochure 2026

International Races

Royal Ascot has just been the absolute epitome of racing since it began. To get a Group 1 at home is great but to get one at Royal Ascot is just amazing.

HENRY DWYER, TRAINER, ASFOORA

2026 prize money

£16.7m

TOTAL FLAT SEASON PRIZE FUND

£10.65m

ROYAL ASCOT

£2m

KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH STAKES

ASCOT’S RICHEST RACE PLUS

£4m+

QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY BRITAIN’S

Record investment in prize money at Ascot in 2026

Our international programme remains a key area of focus as we look forward to welcoming the world’s best to the Royal Meeting and other major racedays.

We are delighted to confirm a significant prize money increase across the board for 2026 which will see Royal Ascot worth £10.65m over the 35 race programme, while the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes will be run for a record £2m.

It was fantastic last summer to see Calandagan become the latest French trained winner of our midsummer highlight and he went on to success in the QIPCO Champion Stakes and the Japan Cup, taking him to the top of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings. His presence ensured that our two races were among the best run anywhere in the world last year.

In 2026, £16.7m of prize money will be available across our Flat programme, excluding the industry owned QIPCO British Champions Day.

All Group 1 races at Royal Ascot are now worth a minimum of £700,000 with the Prince of Wales’s Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes both worth £1 million. The latter of those was a truly international affair last year with Lazzat from France beating Satono Reve from Japan.

We continue to build on our international partnerships and as part of our close relationship with NBC and the Breeders’ Cup, the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot will move to the Saturday. This

will allow mainstream NBC Network coverage of the race which is one of four Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series “Win and You’re In” races run at the Royal Meeting alongside the Queen Anne Stakes, King Charles III Stakes and Prince of Wales’s Stakes.

Sandal’s Song represented America with credit in the Norfolk Stakes last year finishing third having won the Royal Palm Juvenile Stakes at Gulfstream while Lennilu won the fillies’ equivalent and then finished third in the Queen Mary. Those qualifiers will return again this year as well as the Churchill Downs wildcard scheme and the bonuses for the Japan Cup.

The race programme details are in these pages and the Ascot team, our colleagues at the International Racing Bureau and agents around the world are on hand to answer any questions you have. We look forward to welcoming you to Ascot.

Nick Smith LVO Director of Racing & Public Affairs

Nomination Procedure

DEADLINES

Royal Ascot Group 1s

12noon Tuesday 28th April 2026

(Monday 27th April 2026 USA & Canada)

The King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes

12noon Tuesday 9th June 2026

(Monday 8th June 2026 USA & Canada)

QIPCO British Champions Day Group 1s

12noon Tuesday 4th August 2026

All nominations (race entries) should be made through your local Jockey Club or Racing Authority with the exception of horses trained in the USA (see below).

Once a horse is nominated there are three further confirmation stages, the dates for which are detailed on the race conditions pages of this brochure.

Once an initial entry is made, the International Racing Bureau, contracted by Ascot, will ensure that the rest of the process is managed smoothly. They, and Ascot’s other agents and international partners, are also available to assist in the initial nomination procedure, and all contact details can be found on page 42.

HORSES TRAINED IN THE USA

American entries need to be made directly to Weatherbys by emailing racingops@weatherbys.co.uk, with nick.smith@ascot.com, USAnominateascot@gmail.com and adrian@irbracing.com copied in. The communication should include:

• Owner’s name, full address, phone number and email address

• Horse’s name, age, colour, sex and breeding

• Trainer’s name

• Description of the owner’s racing colours

• A past performance record

• The race for which it is being entered and the racecourse

Above: Calandagan (France) winner of the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2025 for Aga Khan Studs SCEA (owner) FrancisHenri Graffard (trainer) and Mickaël Barzalona (jockey).

Left: Nature Strip (Australia) winner of the King’s Stand Stakes 2022 for R A E Lyons, P D Harison Et Al (owner) Chris Waller (trainer) and James McDonald (jockey).

Right: Asfoora (Australia) winner of The King Charles III Stakes 2024 for Noor Elaine Farm (owner), Henry Dwyer (trainer), and Oisin Murphy (jockey).

Alliances

Automatic Wild Cards

Travel allowances will be paid for the below initiatives.

The winners of the designated races at the Kentucky Derby Meeting, Churchill Downs, on 2nd May 2026, will each earn an automatic wild card entry into five races at Royal Ascot. The winners of the Queen Anne Stakes and the Prince of Wales’s Stakes will receive an entry for the Arlington Million.

The winners of the designated races at Gulfstream Park (May 2026) will each earn an automatic wild card entry into any one of Royal Ascot’s six two-year-old races.

In 2025, both Lennilu and Sandal’s Song were placed third at Royal Ascot having won their respective qualifiers. Gabaldon finished second in the 2024 Windsor Castle Stakes having won The Royal Palm Juvenile Stakes. 2023 saw Crimson Advocate, winner of The Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies’ Stakes gain automatic entry to Royal Ascot and she went on to win The Queen Mary Stakes.

Twin Spires Turf (Gr2) (5 1/2f)

The Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (G1) (1m1f)

American Turf (1m) (G1)

Edgewood Stakes (1m) (G2)

Downs

King Charles III Stakes

The Queen Anne Stakes

The Prince of Wales’s Stakes

St James’s Palace Stakes

The Coronation Stakes

Royal Palm Juvenile Stakes

Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies’ Stakes

Coventry Stakes (Gr2)

The Queen Mary Stakes (Gr2)

The Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed)*

The Norfolk Stakes (Gr2)

The Albany Stakes (Gr3)

The Chesham Stakes (Listed)*

*pedigree qualifying conditions apply

Royal Ascot, King George and QIPCO British Champions meetings are World Pool days, meaning that a strong global pool hosted by the Hong Kong Jockey Club operates.

Breeders’ Cup

Seven races run at Ascot are designated Breeders’ Cup Win & You’re In Challenge races. This year’s Breeders’ Cup will take place on October 30th & 31st at Keeneland Racecourse, Lexington, Kentucky.

For further information please contact Josh Christian, whose contact details are on page 42.

breederscup.com/challengeseries/full-schedule

The Queen Anne Stakes (Royal Ascot)

The Breeders’ Cup Mile

The King Charles III Stakes (Royal Ascot) The Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint

The Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Royal Ascot) The Breeders’ Cup Turf

The Norfolk Stakes (Royal Ascot)

The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint

The King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes The Breeders’ Cup Turf

QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes The Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf

The QIPCO Champion Stakes

The Japan Cup Bonus

The JRA offer a bonus to any horse successful in the two Ascot races outlined which goes on to win or be placed in the Japan Cup.

The JRA will provide transportation subsidies for invited horses and their stable staff, and business class flights for owners, trainers and jockeys and respective partners.

In 2025, Calandagan won the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes and then the Japan Cup, ensuring connections claimed the Japan Cup Bonus.

The Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Royal Ascot)

The King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes

The Breeders’ Cup Turf

British Elite Races Scheme

For the first time, Britain’s major racecourses have joined forces, with the British Horseracing Authority, to promote our elite all-aged summer races together internationally.

All races have received significant increases in prize money for 2026, with the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot’s leg, now worth £2 million (from £1.5 million).

In the midsummer period, over their respective distances, these are the unequivocal, most historically prestigious championship events in their respective categories in Great Britain; By distance: The Al Basti Equiworld Dubai July Cup (6f, Newmarket), Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes (8f, Goodwood), Juddmonte International (10f, York) and King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (12f, Ascot). All dates are shown opposite.

These races are all run through the period mid-July to mid-August, offering connections the opportunity to target horses at these opportunities at broadly the same time. Of course, there are opportunities within the programme for some horses to be targeted at two races.

Travel incentives will be paid for all participants (rated 115+) and additional payments will be made for horses targeted at two races.

Saturday 11th July 2026, Newmarket, 6f, £800,000 2025

VISIT QATAR SUSSEX STAKES

Wednesday 29th July 2026, Goodwood, 1m, £1.2m 2025 winner, Qirat for Juddmonte (owner), Ralph Beckett (trainer) and Richard Kingscote (jockey).

KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH STAKES

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Saturday 25th July 2026, Ascot, 12f (1m4f), £2m 2025 winner, Calandagan (France) for Aga Khan Studs SCEA (owner), Francis-Henri Graffard (trainer) and Mickaël Barzalona (jockey).

JUDDMONTE INTERNATIONAL STAKES

Wednesday 19th August 2026, York, 10f, £1.5m 2025 winner, Ombudsman for Godolphin (owner), John & Thady Gosden (trainers) and William Buick (jockey).

Crimson Advocate (USA) (George Weaver) winner of The Queen Mary Stakes 2023. She gained automatic entry into any Royal Ascot two-year-old race following her win in The Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies’ Stakes (Florida) May 2023.

Travel

ALLOWANCES

We welcome enquiries concerning potential contributions towards the cost of transport.

• Ascot will contribute towards the cost of transport for 115+ rated horses travelling to the UK from outside Europe to compete specifically in Group One races at Ascot.

• Travel incentives will not apply for horses that have been trained outside Europe but are being transferred to be campaigned in Europe in the name of a European trainer.

Ascot offers connections of each travelling horse (subject to meeting the criteria above) an agreed “all in” travel allowance towards the cost of the venture. This sum will depend on the races being targeted, the horse’s rating and its profile. It is thereafter the responsibility of the horse’s connections to settle directly all charges incurred, including the horse shipping, personal flights, stabling, access to training facilities and general expenditure.

The International Racing Bureau will be available to assist with organising and booking all of the above, under their contract with Ascot. All contact details can be found on pages 42.

The racecourse reserves the right to decide what does and what does not qualify as an international horse for the purposes of travel allowances.

SHIPPING & QUARANTINE

Trainers are free to choose their own shipping agencies and stabling arrangements but most visitors prefer to be based in Newmarket or Lambourn, which are both approximately two hours from London Heathrow Airport and Ascot Racecourse.

There is no post-arrival quarantine period for horses coming to race in Britain. There will be some pre-export quarantine for horses returning to Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand, and your local shipping agencies / turf club can advise on this.

It is also important that your horse’s EI vaccinations correspond with any requirements by countries through which you are transiting and for your onward destination after your visit to the UK. Connections are advised to check with their IRB representative on current travel restrictions for both visiting the UK and returning home.

VAT (TAX/DUTY)

Colts and fillies imported into the UK have a VAT liability of 20% of their landed value (the value of the horse and cost of shipping). Geldings carry a further 10% Import Duty.

The VAT can be secured by a deposit or bank guarantee, which is refunded when the horse leaves the country. If the horse remains in the UK after the end of October, or is sold, the VAT will need to be paid outright by the connections.

SPECIAL NOTICE TO US CONNECTIONS

The EU has amended the Import / Transit regulation with regards to the Eastern and Western Equine Encephalomyelitis clause. It now requires records of a Primary EEE / WEE course of two vaccinations and a booster plus the normal Flu vaccinations for transiting to the UK or racing here. Unless trainers / vets have records it might take up to two months to complete the primary course / booster for EEE / WEE.

Connections of Group 1 horses are advised to undertake this process alongside or preferably before making nominations for Royal Ascot in mid-April. Connections of other potential runners, notably two-yearolds, should follow this process at the same time although no early nominations are required.

Please contact your shipping agent as soon as Royal Ascot becomes a tenable option for full details of what vaccinations are required.

RACECOURSE GALLOP

International runners will be given an opportunity to undertake a racecourse gallop, at a mutually agreed time and venue, arranged between connections and Ascot Racecourse.

Stabling & Training

There are no training facilities available at Ascot Racecourse. Horses visiting from abroad must be trained away from the track.

Horses must be stabled in a BHA approved International Stable, so that they may qualify to race in Great Britain, please contact BHA International Liaisons for assistance in finding a temporary home for your horse, that best suits your needs, international@ britishhorseracing.com. The International Racing Bureau (IRB) will also be able to give advice.

NEWMARKET

The home of UK horse racing with equine facilities that are second to none worldwide,

has been by far the most popular choice of temporary home for visiting trainers.

Access to the many and varied gallops in Newmarket is straightforward. The gallops cover an area of approximately 2,500 acres (1,000ha) and provide 50 miles (80km) of turf gallops and canters as well as 15 artificial tracks totalling some 13 miles (21km). The gallops are owned by Jockey Club Estates, and managed by Nick Patton.

Overseas winners temporarily based in Newmarket have included Little Bridge (HK), Choisir, Takeover Target, Miss Andretti, Scenic Blast, Black Caviar, Asfoora (AUS), Lady Aurelia, Campanelle and Crimson Advocate (USA).

LAMBOURN

Set on the Berkshire Downs with its varied gradients and centuries old downland turf, Lambourn has become known as the ‘Valley of the Racehorse’.

Jockey Club Estates has owned and managed the Lambourn Training Grounds since 2006. First class facilities include 600 acres of maintained training grounds, 8 miles of turf gallops and 7 miles of artificial tracks.

Winners Nature Strip (AUS) and Tepin (USA) were stabled in Lambourn during their stay.

Medication, Testing & Equipment

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) is the sport’s governing and regulatory body in Great Britain and encourages international participation in British Racing.

The BHA’s Rules of Racing (Rules) stipulate that international visiting horses compete on equal terms with each other and resident British horses;

• They race free from the effects of prohibited substances, whether that be medication or other substances e.g. herbal products.

• As with horses resident in Britain, overseas horses may be subject to out-of competition testing and raceday testing at any time. The BHA may also order its own testing of a horse before departure from the country of origin.

• Equipment must adhere to BHA regulations and must be named at time of declaration to run.

HERE TO HELP

All enquiries regarding international runners to contact

BHA International Liaisons

Kanichi Kusano

+44(0)7771376382 international@britishhorseracing.com

Georgia Jackson-Smith

+44(0) 7503565134

The International Racing Bureau can also assist with any questions that may arise, but please speak to BHA in the first instance.

Adrian Beaumont (IRB)

Tel: +44 (0) 1638 668881 Mobile: +44 (0) 7808 903 158 adrian@irbracing.com

General information on the BHA’s equine antidoping and controlled medication rules can be found at:

About equine anti-doping - BHA

You will find quick links to the latest Rule and guidance updates from the BHA that relate to equine Anti-Doping and medication control here:

Prohibited substances - BHA

Chapter K of the BHA Rules of Racing – Anti-Doping - BHA

The BHA would advise overseas trainers to familiarise themselves with the following sections of the Rules because it includes important information about Prohibited Substances and the whereabouts requirements:

Code 19. Prohibited List Code - BHA

Code 10. Running Requirements - BHA

Code 20. Whereabouts Requirements - BHA

Code 17. Vaccinations Code - BHA

Information regarding substances that are prohibited at all times and those that are prohibited on race day (i.e. must not be present in the horse’s system on race day and must therefore be withdrawn prior to racing) is detailed in the Rules.

A list of published Detection Times for commonly used therapeutic veterinary treatments can be found here:

Detection Times - BHA

Please note that a Detection Time is not equivalent to a Withdrawal Time. For further clarification, or any questions regarding medication control, please contact anti-doping@britishhorseracing.com

Testing

Overseas horses may be subject to out-of-competition testing and race day testing at any time, as for horses resident in Great Britain.

The BHA may also order its own testing of the horse before departure from the country of origin.

POST-ARRIVAL DRUG TESTING / WHEREABOUTS REQUIREMENTS

In order for the BHA to conduct post-arrival testing, horses trained outside of Great Britain which are entered for a race in Great Britain must submit a Whereabouts Form a minimum of 14 business days before the first race in which the horse is entered or intended to be entered. The horse should arrive in Great Britain a minimum of ten business days prior to the day of the intended race.

Whereabouts Form (International Runner)

The information must remain up to date and accurate, or it might result in a filing failure or missed test. Where the horse is not going to be in Great Britain for a minimum of ten business days prior to arrival, the trainer should contact the BHA at least 30 days prior to the intended first race to discuss the possibility of pre-departure testing.

Note: Standard turnaround time for a sample to be analysed and reported is eight working days, although priority analysis is available in exceptional circumstances. A horse will not be permitted to declare to race in Great Britain until the sample has been reported as negative.

ELECTIVE TESTING

Elective Testing may be requested prior to racing in Great Britain, where a trainer wishes to establish that medication given for essential veterinary treatment has cleared from a horse’s system before a race. It requires approval from either the Director of Equine Regulation, Safety and Welfare or the Medication Control and Anti-doping Manager. A urine sample is usually collected and submitted by the trainer. Cost of testing is £160 +VAT for a four-day turnaround time, or £240 + VAT for a priority two-day turnaround time.

Please contact anti-doping@britishhorseracing.com to make any request for elective testing. The elective testing approval and submission forms can be found on the website:

Elective Testing Sample Submission Form

Elective Testing Request for Approval Form

ANABOLIC STEROIDS

(AND OTHER PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES SUBSTANCES)

The BHA has a zero-tolerance policy towards the use of anabolic steroids and other prohibited at all times substances and methods (such as growth hormone, EPO and gene doping).

INTRA-ARTICULAR MEDICATION STAND-DOWN PERIOD

The BHA draws trainers’ particular attention to Rules relating to the use of all intra-articular medications such as corticosteroids close to race day. From April 2025 intra-articular injections of any substance must not be administered on race day or any of the 14 clear days prior to race day (see notice).

Changes to the Rules of Racing - March 2025 - BHA

ALTRENOGEST

The BHA issued a notice in 2019 regarding the prohibition of the use of altrenogest due to the risk of altrenogest products containing trenbolone and/or trendione, both of which as anabolic-androgenic steroids that are prohibited at all times substances under the BHA Rules of Racing.

Altrenogest Notice - BHA

ANTI-ULCER MEDIC ATION

The use of licensed oral proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole is permitted up to the day of racing, but not on the day of racing until after the horse has raced.

Omeprazole Notice - BHA

Please note that ranitidine (which may be called by its trade name Zantac), used to treat gastric ulcers in some countries, is not licensed for equine use in Great Britain. With no definitive withdrawal period, a minimum of 18 days clear of the medication before racing is advised, and veterinary advice should be sought before use.

BISPHOSPHONATES

There is a mandatory 30-day stand down period from racing following the administration of bisphosphonates, and they may not be administered to horses under the age of 4 years.

Bisphosphonates Notice - BHA

CLENBUTEROL

Changes regarding the use and implementation of all beta-2 agonists such as clenbuterol have been effective from 1 April 2025. Specific requirements apply that are outlined in the following:

Clenbuterol Notice - BHA

Please note that the legitimate use of any beta-2 agonist, including clenbuterol and salbutamol, by any route of administration, including inhaled and nebulised routes, will attract a minimum stand down period of 30 clear days between the day of the last dose of a course of treatment and the day of the race.

MEDICATION DECLARATION / RECORDS

The BHA requires all trainers of runners from non-exempt countries to sign a medication declaration and to complete an Anti-Doping Control and Medication Declaration Form, which must be submitted to Anti-Doping@britishhorseracing.com a minimum of 14 business days before the first race in which the horse is entered or intended to be entered.

Any subsequent updates must be provided as appropriate and submitted to Anti-Doping@britishhorseracing.com before the horse becomes eligible to run in Great Britain.

In addition, under the Rules of Racing, trainers are required to maintain accurate records of all medicines administered to horses while in Great Britain.

PRE-TRAVEL VETERINARY INSPECTION

All horses travelling to Great Britain must undergo a mandatory Pre-Travel Veterinary Inspection conducted by a British Horseracing Authority (BHA)–appointed veterinary surgeon, irrespective of the country in which the horse is located at the time.

The inspection must be carried out no more than six (6) days and no less than three (3) days prior to the horse’s departure to Great Britain. For further details, please contact International@britishhorseracing.com

RACEDAY RE STRICTIONS

BHA Rules of Racing Running requirements code 10 states that a horse must not have received any substance on the day of racing, other than normal feed and water. This Rule incorporates all supplements (including herbal supplements) or veterinary medicines administered by intravenous injection, oral syringe or directly into feed, or administered by any other method.

Racecourse Stable Restrictions - BHA

DECLARATION OF WIND OPS

Trainers are required to notify the Racing Calendar Office on each occasion a horse has had Wind Surgery, prior to it being declared to run (excepting where the horse has not raced previously). BHA Rules of Racing D (30).

EQUINE INFLUENZA

Trainers are reminded of the requirement for Equine Influenza vaccination. The Rules can be found on the BHA’s website:

Vaccinations Code - BHA

A copy of the passport, or vaccination record, for all International Runners must be emailed to equine@britishhorseracing.com

Please note that the Vaccination Code was updated as of 01 January 2022, including a requirement for six-monthly booster vaccinations. For any questions regarding vaccinations, please contact equine@britishhorseracing.com

Changes to the Rules of Racing - BHA

All details are correct at the time of publishing, for full details check the general information on the BHA’s equine anti-doping and controlled medication rules.

Equipment

Code 3. Equipment Code - BHA

All equipment must be named at the time of declaration to run. Permissible equipment:

HOOD means a garment similar to blinkers, incorporating ear covers but without eye cowls.

BLINKERS means a garment fitted over a horse’s head with holes for the eyes and ears, one or both eyeholes being fitted with cowls cutting out all vision to the rear but permitting full forward vision.

VISOR means a garment similar to blinkers in which one or both cowls have holes cut in them permitting limited side or rear vision.

EYESHIELD means a garment similar to blinkers except that in place of the eye cowls, both eyes are covered with a mesh or other transparent material.

EYECOVER means a garment similar to blinkers except that in place of the eye cowls, one eye only is completely covered by an opaque cover.

CHEEK PIECES means two strips of sheepskin or any other similar material or device which is attached to the cheek pieces of the bridle.

TONGUE STRAP means any device used to tie down a horse’s tongue. These must not encircle the bit and further detail about the conditions that apply to them can be found at

Requirement to declare headgear or a tongue strap - BHA

Lip chains must be covered and nasal strips are not allowed. Any horse wearing non-declared equipment on the way to the start will be withdrawn at the start by the starter. No shoes can have protrusions on the ground surface other than calkins or studs on the hind, limited to 3/8” in height.

The use of American type toe-grab plates or those with a sharp flange is forbidden.

BHA Rules of Racing E. Preparing for the Race 9-11. Restrictions on a horse whilst on racecourse property:

E. Preparing for the Race 9-11 - BHA

Minor changes to the Rules of Racing - June 2024 - BHA

Please note that the use of ice is not permitted prior to racing once a horse has arrived at the racecourse. Unless approved by a BHA veterinary officer, items designed or advertised to have an effect on the horse’s body system, such as magnetic boots, magnetic rugs and massage pads, should not be brought onto racecourse property.

SHOEING HORSES WHILST IN GB

It is a legislative requirement for a farrier to be registered to shoe horses whilst in Great Britain.

In applicable circumstances, trainers and their (international) farrier(s) are advised to contact the Farriers Registration Council farrier-reg.gov.uk well in advance of their intended visit to clarify the requirements and obtain the appropriate certification.

Horses running in Flat Races conducted on turf must enter the parade ring fully shod except where: The BHA has consented before the Declaration to Run is submitted; or in exceptional circumstances the Stewards give permission.

Equipment Code - Shoes - BHA

Shoe Dispensation Form

Stabling, Staff & Ponies

STABLING IN GREAT BRITAIN

Horses must be stabled in a BHA approved International Stable, or in BHA Licensed Racecourse Stables so that they may qualify to race in Great Britain.

RACECOURSE STAFFING REQUIREMENTS

On a race day, a maximum of 3 people per horse (excluding the trainer) may be granted access to the racecourse stables. The trainer must notify the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of these staff members in advance.

DECLARATION OF PONY

Great Britain racecourses do not provide official ponies; trainers must arrange ponies independently. All ponies used on race day must be suitable and appropriately trained, vaccinated in accordance with the Vaccination Code, free from medication, and pass a pre-race examination. Any costs associated with the provision of ponies are the responsibility of the connections.

Course layout

Ascot’s round track is just under one and three-quarter miles in length. The round course descends from the mile-and-a-half (2400m) start into Swinley Bottom, the lowest part of the track. It then turns right-handed and joins the “Old Mile” course, which starts at a separate chute 1600m from the finish.

The course then rises to the right-handed home turn to join the Straight Mile course. The run-in of about three furlongs (600m) rises slightly to the Winning Post.

A detailed topography map is available upon request.

Pattern & Listed races

All details are correct at the time of going to print.

2026 sees The Chesham moved to the Thursday racecard and The Norfolk will be races on Saturday.

LATEST WINNERS, GROUND AND TIMES

The Queen Anne Stakes

Tuesday 16th June 2026

1 mile (1,600 metres), straight course

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £800,000

Winning Horse: £453,680

Field Safety Limit: 24

Age Range: 4yo and upwards

Weights:

Colts and Geldings: 9st 2lb / 58kg

Fillies and Mares: 8st 13lb / 56.7kg

Southern Hemisphere Allowance: 4yo 1lb / 0.5kg

Nomination (Entry):

£3,500 by noon on 28th April

Scratching Stage:

£4,000 unless taken out by 26th May

Confirmation:

£2,500 by noon on 10th June

Declaration: by 10am on 14th June

Supplementary Nomination:

£56,000 by noon on 10th June

Accidental Agent (2018)

Good to Firm, 1m 38.85s

Lord Glitters (2019)

Good, 1m 37.40s

Circus Maximus (2020)

Good to Soft, 1m 40.05s

Palace Pier (2021)

Good to Firm, 1m 39.18s

Baaeed (2022)

Good to Firm, 1m 37.76s

Triple Time (2023)

Good, 1m 40.70s

Charyn (2024)

Good to Firm, 1m 38.04s

Docklands (2025, pictured)

Good to Firm, 1m 41.39s

GROUP 1 ROYAL ASCOT

The King Charles III Stakes

Tuesday 16th June 2026 5 furlongs (1,000 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £700,000

Winning Horse: £396,970

Field Safety Limit: 24

Age Range: 4yo and upwards

Weights:

3yo Colts and Geldings: 9st 1lb / 57.6kg

3yo Fillies: 8st 12lb / 56.2kg

4yo+ Colts and Geldings: 9st 7lb / 60.3kg

4yo+ Fillies and Mares: 9st 4lb / 60kg

Nomination (Entry):

£3,060 by noon on 28th April

Scratching Stage:

£3,500 unless taken out by 26th May

Confirmation:

£2,190 by noon on 10th June

Declaration: by 10am on 14th June

Supplementary Nomination:

£49,000 by noon on 10th June

LATEST WINNERS, GROUND AND TIMES

Lady Aurelia (2017)

Good to Firm, 57.45s

Blue Point

Good to Firm, 58.14s (2018)

Good, 58.53s (2019)

Battaash (2020)

Good to Soft, 58.64s

Oxted (2021)

Good to Firm, 59.03s

Nature Strip (2022)

Good to Firm, 58.25s

Bradsell (2023)

Good, 1m 0.91s

Asfoora (2024)

Good to Firm, 58.60s

American Affair (2025, pictured)

Good to Firm, 59.64s

GROUP 1 ROYAL ASCOT

The St James’s Palace Stakes

Tuesday 16th June 2026

1 mile (1,600 metres), round course

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £700,000

Winning Horse: £396,970

Field Safety Limit: 20

Age Range: 3yo colts

Weight: 9st 2lb/ 58.1kg

Nomination (Entry):

£3,060 by noon on 28th April

Scratching Stage:

£3,500 unless taken out by 26th May

Confirmation:

£2,190 by noon on 10th June

Declaration: by 10am on 14th June

Supplementary Nomination:

£49,000 by noon on 10th June

LATEST WINNERS, GROUND AND TIMES

Without Parole (2018)

Good to Firm, 1m 38.64s

Circus Maximus (2019) Good, 1m 39.90s

Palace Pier (2020)

Good to Soft, 1m 42.38s

Poetic Flare (2021) Good to Firm, 1m 37.40s

Coroebus (2022)

Good to Firm, 1m 39.42s

Paddington (2023)

Good, 1m 40.74s

Rosallion (2024)

Good to Firm, 1m 38.38s

Field Of Gold (2025, pictured)

Good to Firm, 1m 38.41s

GROUP 1 ROYAL ASCOT

The Prince of Wales’s Stakes

Wednesday 17th June 2026

1 mile 2 furlongs (2,000 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £1,000,000

Winning Horse: £567,100

Field Safety Limit: 16

Age Range: 4yo and upwards

Weights:

Colts and Geldings: 9st 2lb/ 58.1kg

Fillies and Mares: 8st 13lb / 56.7kg

Southern Hemisphere Allowance: 4yo 32b / 1kg

Nomination (Entry):

£4,370 by noon on 28th April

Scratching Stage:

£5,000 unless taken out by 26th May

Confirmation:

£3,130 by noon on 11th June

Declaration: by 10am on 15th June

Supplementary Nomination:

£70,000 by noon on 11th June

LATEST WINNERS, GROUND AND TIMES

Poet’s Word (2018) Good to Firm, 2m 3.51s

Crystal Ocean (2019) Good, 2m 10.25s

Lord North (2020) Good, 2m 5.63s

Love (2021) Good to Firm, 2m 6.86s

State Of Rest (2022) Good to Firm, 2m 7.79s

Mostahdaf (2023) Good, 2m 5.95s

Auguste Rodin (2024)

Good to Firm, 2m 3.12s

Ombudsman (2025, pictured) Good to Firm, 2m 2.51s

GROUP 1 ROYAL ASCOT

The Gold Cup

Thursday 18th June 2026

2 miles 4 furlongs (4,000 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £700,000

Winning Horse: £296,970

Field Safety Limit: 20

Age Range: 4yo and upwards

Weights:

4yo Colts and Geldings: 9st 3lb / 58.5kg

4yo Fillies: 9st / 57.2kg

5yo+ Colts and Geldings: 9st 4lb / 60kg

5yo+ Mares: 9st 1lb / 57.6kg

Southern Hemisphere Allowance: 7lb / 3.18kg

Nomination (Entry):

£3,060 by noon on 28th April

Scratching Stage:

£3,500 unless taken out by 26th May

Confirmation:

£2,190 by noon on 12th June

Declaration: by 10am on 16th June

Supplementary Nomination:

£49,000 by noon on 13th June

LATEST WINNERS, GROUND AND TIMES

Big Orange (2017)

Good to Firm, 4m 22.40s

Stradivarius

Good to Firm, 4m 21.08s (2018)

Soft, 4m 30.88s (2019) Soft, 4m 32.06s (2020)

Subjectivist (2021)

Good to Firm, 4m 20.28s

Kyprios (2022)

Good to Firm, 4m 26.52s

Courage Mon Ami (2023)

Good to Firm, 4m 20.97

Kyprios (2024)

Good to Firm, 4m 18.06

Trawlerman (2025, pictured)

Good to Firm, 4m 15.02s

GROUP 1 ROYAL ASCOT

The Commonwealth Cup

Friday 19 th June 2026

6 furlongs (1,200 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £700,000

Winning Horse: £396,970

Field Safety Limit: 28

Age Range: 3yo

Weights:

Colts: 9st 8lb / 60.8kg

Fillies: 8st 13lb / 56.7kg

Southern Hemisphere Allowance: 10lb / 4.5 kg

Nomination (Entry):

£3,060 by noon on 28th April

Scratching Stage:

£3,500 unless taken out by 26th May

Confirmation:

£2,190 by noon on 13th June

Declaration: by 10am on 17th June

Supplementary Nomination:

£49,000 by noon on 13th June

LATEST WINNERS, GROUND AND TIMES

Eqtidaar (2018)

Good to Firm, 1m 12.12s

Advertise (2019) Good to Soft, 1m 11.88s

Golden Horde (2020) Good to Soft, 1m 14.56s

Campanelle (2021) Heavy, 1m 16.67s

Perfect Power (2022)

Good to Firm, 1m 12.85s

Shaquille (2023)

Good to Firm, 1m 13.15s

Inisherin (2024)

Good to Firm, 1m 12.51s

Time For Sandals (2025, pictured)

Good to Firm, 1m 12.03s

GROUP 1 ROYAL ASCOT

The Coronation Stakes

Friday 19 th June 2026

1 mile (1,600 metres), round course

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £700,000

Winning Horse: £396,970

Field Safety Limit: 20

Age Range: 3yo fillies

Weight: 9st 2lb/ 58kg

Nomination (Entry):

£3,060 by noon on 28th April

Scratching Stage:

£3,500 unless taken out by 26th May

Confirmation:

£2,190 by noon on 13th June

Declaration: by 10am on 17th June

Supplementary Nomination:

£49,000 by noon on 13th June

LATEST WINNERS, GROUND AND TIMES

Alpha Centauri (2018) Good to Firm, 1m 35.89s

Watch Me (2019) Good, 1m 39.61s

Alpine Star (2020) Good to Soft, 1m 42.21s

Alcohol Free (2021) Heavy, 1m 43.13s

Inspiral (2022) Good to Firm, 1m 39.20s

Tahiyra (2023) Good to Firm, 1m, 41.69s

Porta Fortuna (2024) Good to Firm, 1m 40.48s

Cercene (2025, pictured) Good to Firm, 1m 38.35s

ROYAL ASCOT

GROUP 1 LATEST WINNERS, GROUND AND TIMES

The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes

Saturday 20 th June 2026

6 furlongs (1,200 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £1,000,000

Winning Horse: £567,100

Field Safety Limit: 24

Age Range: 4yo and upwards

Weights:

Colts and Geldings: 9st 5lb / 59.4kg

Fillies: 9st 2lb/ 58kg

Nomination (Entry):

£4,370 by noon on 28th April

Scratching Stage:

£5,000 unless taken out by 26th May

Confirmation:

£3,130 by noon on 15th June

Declaration: by 10am on 18th June

Supplementary Nomination:

£70,000 by noon on 15th June

The Tin Man (2017)

Good to Firm, 1m 12.02s

Merchant Navy (2018) Good to Firm, 1m 12.09s

Blue Point (2019)

Good to Firm, 1m 11.42s

Hello Youmzain (2020) Good, 1m 13.42s

Dream Of Dreams (2021) Soft, 1m 14.87s

Naval Crown (2022)

Good to Firm, 1m 12.17s

Khaadem

Good to Firm, 1m, 12.42s (2023) Good to Firm, 1m 12.25s (2024)

Lazzat (2025, pictured)

Good to Firm, 1m 11.30s

GROUP 1

The King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes

Saturday 25th July 2026

1 mile 4 furlongs (2,400 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £2,000,000

Winning Horse: £1,134,200

Field Safety Limit: 19

Age Range: 3yo and upwards

Weights:

3yo Colts and Geldings: 8st 13lb / 56.67kg

3yo Fillies: 8st 9lb / 54.99kg

4yo+ Colts and Geldings: 9st 9lb / 61.2kg

4yo+ Fillies and Mares: 9st 6lb / 59.87kg

*denotes 2025 supplementary level, 2026 to be confirmed

Nomination (Entry):

£8,750 by noon on 9th June

Scratching Stage:

£10,000 unless taken out by 7th July

Confirmation:

£6,250 by noon on 20th July

Declaration: by 10am on 23rd July

Supplementary Nomination:

£102,000* by noon on 20th July

LATEST WINNERS, GROUND AND TIMES

Poet’s Word (2018)

Good to Firm, 2m 25.84s

Enable

Good to Soft, 2m 36.22s (2017)

Good to Soft, 2m 32.42s (2019) Good to Firm, 2m 28.92s (2020)

Adayar (2021)

Good to Firm, 2m 26.54s

Pyledriver (2022)

Good to Firm, 2m 29.49s

Hukum (2023)

Good to Soft, 2m 33.95s

Goliath (2024)

Good to Firm, 2m 27.43s

Calandagan (2025, pictured) Good, 2m 29.7s

The 2026 running of the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes will be the richest race ever run at Ascot Racecourse.

Three Royal Ascot races are recommended as prep races for the King George - the King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2, 3yo C+G), the Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2, no penalties, 4yo+), and the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Group 1, 4yo+).

Calandagan put his track experience from winning the 2024 King Edward VII Stakes to good use by winning the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2025, whilst Rebel’s Romance finished third in 2025 after winning Hardwicke Stakes in the same year.

In 2025, after his King George VI & Queen Elizbaeth Stakes win, Calandagan went on to win the QIPCO Champion Stakes (Ascot Racecourse) and then the Japan Cup. He picked up a bonus for winning these three races (see page 9 for 2026 Alliances).

GROUP 1

QIPCO Champion Stakes

Saturday 17th October 2026

1 mile 2 furlongs (2,000 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £1,300,000*

Winning Horse: £737,230

Age Range: 3yo and upwards

Weights:

3yo Colts and Geldings: 9st 3lb / 58.5kg

3yo Fillies: 9st / 57.2kg

4yo+ Colts and Geldings: 9st 7lb / 60.3kg

4yo+ Fillies and Mares: 9st 4lb / 58.9kg

Nomination (Entry):

£5,675 by noon on 4th August

Scratching Stage:

£6,500 unless taken out by 29th September

Confirmation:

£4,075 by noon on 12th October

Declaration: by 10am on 15th October

Supplementary Nomination:

£75,000 by noon on 12th October

LATEST WINNERS, GROUND AND TIMES

Cracksman Soft, 2m 11.75s (2017) Soft, 2m 8.79s (2018)

Magical (2019) Soft, 2m 8.42s

Addeybb (2020) Soft, 2m 12.29s

Sealiway (2021) Good to Soft, 2m 8.31s

Bay Bridge (2022) Good to Soft, 2m 9.46s

King Of Steel (2023) Soft, 2m 8.42s

Anmaat (2024) Soft, 2m 8.96s

Calandagan (2025, pictured) Good, 2m 3.19s

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by QIPCO)

Saturday 17th October 2026

1 mile (1,600 metres), straight course

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £1,100,000*

Winning Horse: £623,810

Age Range: 3yo and upwards

Weights:

3yo Colts and Geldings: 9st 3lb / 58.5kg

3yo Fillies: 9st / 57.2kg

4yo+ Colts and Geldings: 9st 6lb / 59.9kg

4yo+ Fillies and Mares: 9st 3lb / 58.5kg GROUP 1

*prize money denotes 2025 levels, 2026 to be confirmed

Nomination (Entry):

£4,800 by noon on 4th August

Scratching Stage:

£5,500 unless taken out by 29th September

Confirmation:

£3,450 by noon on 12th October

Declaration: by 10am on 15th October

Supplementary Nomination: £70,000 by noon on 12th October

LATEST WINNERS, GROUND AND TIMES

Roaring Lion (2018) Soft, 1m 42.48s

King Of Change (2019) Heavy, 1m 44.88s

The Revenant (2020) Soft, 1m 45.13s

Baaeed (2021) Good to Soft, 1m 42.57s

Bayside Boy (2022) Good to Soft, 1m 45.53s

Big Rock (2023) Soft, 1m 44.58s

Charyn (2024) Soft, 1m 45.98s

Cicero’s Gift (2025, pictured) Good, 1m 38.35s

GROUP 1

QIPCO British Champions

Fillies & Mares

Stakes

Saturday 17th October 2026

1 mile 4 furlongs (2,400 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £500,000*

Winning Horse: £283,550

Age Range: 3yo and upwards

Weights:

3yo Fillies: 9st 1lb / 57.6kg

4yo+ Fillies and Mares: 9st 7lb / 60.3kg

Nomination (Entry):

£2,185 by noon on 4th August

Scratching Stage:

£2,500 unless taken out by 29th September

Confirmation:

£1,565 by noon on 12th October

Declaration: by 10am on 15th October

Supplementary Nomination:

£37,500 by noon on 12th October

LATEST WINNERS, GROUND AND TIMES

Hydrangea (2017) Soft, 2m 40.82s

Magical (2018) Soft, 2m 33.28s

Star Catcher (2019) Soft, 2m 28.48s

Wonderful Tonight (2020) Soft, 2m 37.84s

Eshaada (2021) Good to Soft, 2m 34.05s

Emily Upjohn (2022)

Good to Soft, 2m 33.76s

Poptronic (2023) Soft, 2m 28.29s

Kalpana (pictured 2025) Soft, 2m 29.57s (2024) Good, 2m 32.67s (2025)

*prize money denotes 2025 levels, 2026 to be confirmed

QIPCO British Champions

Sprint Stakes

Saturday 17th October 2026

6 furlongs (1,200 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £500,000*

Winning Horse: £283,550

Age Range: 3yo and upwards

Weights:

3yo Colts and Geldings: 9st 3lb / 58.5kg

3yo Fillies: 9st / 57.2kg

4yo+ Colts and Geldings: 9st 4lb / 59kg

4yo+ Fillies and Mares: 9st 1lb / 57.6kg

Powerful Glory (2025, pictured) Good, 1m 11.72s GROUP 1

*prize money denotes 2025 levels, 2026 to be confirmed

Nomination (Entry):

£2,185 by noon on 4th August

Scratching Stage:

£2,500 unless taken out by 29th September

Confirmation:

£1,565 by noon on 12th October

Declaration: by 10am on 15th October

Supplementary Nomination:

£37,500 by noon on 12th October

LATEST WINNERS, GROUND AND TIMES

Sands Of Mali (2018) Soft, 1m 14.21s

Donjuan Triumphant (2019) Heavy, 1m 16.43s

Glen Shiel (2020) Soft, 1m 16.74s

Creative Force (2021) Good to Soft, 1m 13.79s

Kinross (2022) Good to Soft, 1m 15.57s

Art Power (2023) Soft, 1m 16.92s

Kind Of Blue (2024) Soft, 1m 17.22s

GROUP 1

QIPCO Champions Long Distance Cup

Saturday 17th October 2026

2 miles (3,200 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £500,000*

Winning Horse: £283,550

Age Range: 3yo and upwards

Weights:

3yo Colts and Geldings: 9st 2lb / 58kg

3yo Fillies: 8st 13lb / 56.7kg

4yo+ Colts and Geldings: 9st 9lb / 61.2kg

4yo+ Fillies and Mares: 9st 6lb / 59.87kg

Nomination (Entry):

£2,185 by noon on 4th August

Scratching Stage:

£2,500 unless taken out by 29th September

Confirmation:

£1,565 by noon on 12th October

Declaration: by 10am on 15th October

Supplementary Nomination:

£37,500 by noon on 12th October *prize money denotes 2025 levels, 2026

LATEST WINNERS, GROUND AND TIMES

Order Of St George (2017)

Soft, 3m 37.84s

Stradivarius (2018)

Soft, 3m 37.51s

Kew Gardens (2019)

Good to Soft, 3m 29.49s

Trueshan

Soft, 3m 35.75s (2020)

Good to Soft, 3m 30.68s (2021)

Good to Soft, 3m 30.22s (2022)

Trawlerman (pictured 2025)

Good to Soft, 3m 22.14s (2023)

Good, 3m 22.29s (2025)

Kyprios (2024) Soft, 3m 25.91s

It is such an honor for Tepin.

Also look at what she has accomplished for American horses now racing at Ascot. Everyone wants to take a chance. The world’s greatest meet which I will never forget.”

The Owner Experience

Whether you have a runner at Royal Ascot, in The King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes or on QIPCO British Champions Day, we are here to ensure international connections have the best possible experience during their visit to the UK.

ROYAL ASCOT

Unquestionably, Royal Ascot is the jewel in the crown of the British social season. Revered across the globe, from the arrival of the Royal Procession to the communal singing around Ascot’s Bandstand, the experience is like no other.

All international owners and trainers with a horse running from outside of Europe will be provided with:

• Fully catered hospitality on the day their horse runs

• Royal Enclosure guest badges

• Badges for any other days that they wish to attend

• Return car transfers to and from the racecourse if required

Our team includes Owners and Trainers’ Manager, Hannah Parlett who will work closely with our colleagues from the International Racing Bureau (IRB) and the team at Great British Racing International (GBRI).

On the day, you will have a dedicated International Connections Liaison who will be your main contact on the raceday and will escort you to where you need to be throughout the afternoon.

GBRI provide a concierge service to overseas connections which includes help and advice with accommodation, a bespoke itinerary of activities during your stay or even just the hiring or purchasing of your morning suit or hat for Royal Ascot.

GOFFS LONDON SALE

The Goffs London Sale is a boutique thoroughbred auction held on the eve of Royal Ascot in the beautiful setting of Kensington Palace Gardens. We can help acquire tickets for those international connections with Royal Ascot runners to attend the sale.

“I have been lucky enough to have been involved in some pretty special sporting moments obviously, but this is a different feeling than, say, winning a World Cup because you have no control over the result.”

SIR STEVE HANSEN

One of Nature Strip’s Owners (Aus), King’s Stand Stakes winner 2022

HERE TO HELP

Hannah Parlett

Owners’ and Trainers’ Manager

Ascot Racecourse

+44 (0) 7738 716395 hannah.parlett@ascot.com

Camilla Perrett

Head of Client Relations & Marketing

GBRI

+44 (0) 7552 298322 cperrett@greatbritishracing.com

“ Winning the Melbourne Cup was fantastic - absolutely mind blowing and for a European an incredible experience. But I think that my best win has to be Novellist’s King George in 2013.”

ANDREAS WÖHLER, TRAINER

“ I always said to myself I need to come here and win a big race. I’ve tried before but today is just amazing. We’ve had some nice winners but this one is very special.”

FRANCIS GRAFFARD, TRAINER

TAKEOVER TARGET

“ I’ve lived all my life to do this. To win at Royal Ascot has been a lifetime goal and to come here and take on the best and beat them - simply there are no superlatives that can describe it.”

AUSTRALIAN TRAINER

LEE FREEDMAN FOLLOWING MISS ANDRETTI’S KING’S STAND WIN (2007).

“ It’s been an amazing week. It’s been an amazing ride and we’ve been treated so well. We’re honoured to be here and to win a race was very special. I’ll be back.”

CHRIS WALLER, TRAINER OF NATURE STRIP, KING’S STAND WINNER (2022).

“ It was a world-class race and to come so close with a horse who had travelled all the way from Japan was one of the greatest thrills that any owner could wish for. In Japan the King George is recognised as one of the most prestigious and important races in the global calendar.”

TERUYA YOSHIDA (SHADAI FARM), OWNER OF HEART’S CRY, THIRD IN THE 2006 KING GEORGE.

“ I began planning to come six months in advance. It was very important for me as a trainer to win an international race in Britain.”

SHUM, TRAINER OF LITTLE BRIDGE, HONG KONG, 2012.

“ If other Americans could see how big Royal Ascot is, they would know it’s an honour to compete there.”

WESLEY WARD, RECORD-BREAKING US TRAINER 12 Royal Ascot winners to his name including Jealous Again (2009), No Nay Never (2013), Acapulco (2015), Lady Aurelia (2016 & 2017) and Campanelle (2020 & 2021).

Contacts

ASCOT

Nick Smith Director of Racing and Public Affairs

Ascot Racecourse

Ascot Berkshire SL5 7JX

United Kingdom

Mobile: +44 (0) 7771 791449 nick.smith@ascot.com

Chris Stickels

Head of Racing and Clerk of the Course

Tel: +44 (0) 1344 878502

Mobile: +44 (0) 7970 621440 chris.stickels@ascot.com

Hannah Parlett

Owners’ and Trainers’ Manager

Tel: +44 (0) 1344 878529

Mobile: +44 (0) 7738 716395 hannah.parlett@ascot.com

Jane Brightmore

Racing Executive

Tel: +44 (0) 7817 121835 jane.brightmore@ascot.com

INTERNATIONAL RACING BUREAU & OTHER AGENTS

United Kingdom & Europe

Adrian Beaumont (IRB) Alton House 117 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9WL

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 1638 668881

Mobile: +44 (0) 7808 903 158 adrian@irbracing.com

Japan

Naohiro Goda (Independent Consultant) Regent Co. Ltd 6-22-11-103 Honcho Nakano, Tokyo 164-0012, Japan

Tel: +81 3 5385 4790 lem00453@nifty.ne.jp

USA (National)

Stephen Nagler (Independent Consultant) Tel: +858 829 6781 USAnominateascot@gmail.com

USA (NY)

Nick Esler (IRB) Tel: +1 (561) 634 1306 naesler11@gmail.com

Australia

Jack Petley (IRB) 32 Clarence Street, Berry 2535 NSW

Australia Tel: +61 2 9380 6390 jackpetley@bigpond.com

New Zealand

Mike Dillon (IRB) 10 Thornton Rd

Cambridge Central Waipa District North Island

New Zealand Mobile: +64 2138 0542 dillonwriter3@gmail.com

Australasia

Mark Player PO Box 4003

Balwyn East Victoria 3103 Mobile +61415497787 mark@markplayerits.com

South America

Liz Price 2 The Mallards Great Shefford

Berkshire RG17 7EJ Tel: 01488 648806 Mobile: 07768257527 lizprice.racing@gmail.com

OVERSEAS RACING AUTHORITIES

The Breeders’ Cup

Josh Christian

Sr. Director, Racing Breeders’ Cup Limited: Kentucky Office 215 W Main Street Suite 250

Lexington KY 40507

Tel: +859 223 5444 or +800 722 3287 josh@breederscup.com

The Japan Racing Association

International Dep. Atsushi Yoshida 1-1-1, Nishi-Shinbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-8401, Japan Tel: +81 50 3139 9518 inter@jra.go.jp

The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Greg Carpenter

Head of Racing Product 1 Sports Road

Happy Valley Hong Kong greg.carpenter@hkjc.org.hk

The Dubai Racing Club Ali Al Ali CEO Dubai Racing Club

Meydan Racecourse, Al Meydan Road, Nad Al Sheba, P.O. Box 9305, Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Tel: +971 (55) 877 7794 ali.alali@dubairacingclub.com

Racing Victoria

Paul Bloodworth

General Manager

International and Racing Operations, 400 Epsom Road, Flemington, Victoria, 3031

Australia

P.Bloodworth@racingvictoria.net.au

What a wonderful experience for my family and I to be a part of Royal Ascot in the year of the Diamond Jubilee, and to have our wonderful mare Black Caviar etched in the history of Royal Ascot. Truly a memorable week of racing.