Five days, eight Group 1s, the largest betting festival of the British flat season. The Queen Anne Stakes opens Tuesday; the Gold Cup is the centrepiece of Ladies' Day; the Diamond Jubilee closes Saturday. Dress code, royal carriages, and serious championship racing.
Royal Ascot at a glance
319 days awayDatesTue 15 - Sat 19 Jun 2027
Duration5 days
Feature raceQueen Anne Stakes (Tue, G1)
CodeFlat
Course established1711
Capacity80,000
Direction—
Nearest stationAscot
Where it is
CourseAscot RacecourseAscot, Berkshire
Nearest stationAscot
Headline races
Queen Anne Stakes (Tue, G1)
King's Stand Stakes (Tue, G1) — sprint
Prince of Wales's Stakes (Wed, G1)
Gold Cup (Thu, G1) — staying championship
Coronation Stakes (Fri, G1) — fillies miler
Diamond Jubilee (Sat, G1) — sprint championship
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