2023 Royal Ascot: Selections for Saturday

Fri Jun 23 2023J. Keeler Johnson

The final day of racing at Royal Ascot brings three more group stakes. A mix of favorites and longshots might be the recipe for success when betting Saturday’s card.
2023 Royal Ascot: Selections for Friday

Thu Jun 22 2023Vance Hanson

Several of the strongest favorites of the week will be in action on Day 4 of the Royal Ascot meet on Friday, but they might not all be slam dunks.
2023 Royal Ascot: Selections for Thursday

Wed Jun 21 2023Vance Hanson

Day 3 of Royal Ascot on Thursday includes the meet centerpiece, the 2 1/2-mile Gold Cup (G1), but we start the Group action off with a pair of races which feature a couple of short-priced favorites.
2023 Royal Ascot: Selections for Wednesday

Tue Jun 20 2023Kellie Reilly

The Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Prince of Wales’s (G1) is the highlight of Royal Ascot Wednesday, with a small but select field squaring off. Enhancing the day’s puzzles are an incredibly tricky Queen Mary (G2) with 28 juvenile fillies, and a Queen’s Vase (G2) with perhaps more than usual strength in depth among three-year-old stayers.
2023 Royal Ascot and What to Know: Expert picks, analysis, horses and times

Mon Jun 19 2023TwinSpires Staff

Royal Ascot post time each day is 9:30 a.m. (EDT) (2:30 p.m. local time). Seven races are held daily for five days.
Five longshots to know for 2023 Royal Ascot

Mon Jun 19 2023Kellie Reilly

While the build-up to Royal Ascot centers upon the favorites in the marquee races, longshots can pop up throughout the festival.
2023 Royal Ascot: Selections for Tuesday

Mon Jun 19 2023Kellie Reilly

The Royal Ascot meeting gets off to a rollicking start Tuesday with two “Win and You’re In” events for the Breeders’ Cup, the Queen Anne (G1) for older milers and the King’s Stand (G1) for the speediest sprinters.
Royal Ascot 2023: Lady Aurelia's son American Rascal tops Ward's hopes

Sun Jun 18 2023Kellie Reilly

Trainer Wesley Ward makes his annual raid on Royal Ascot with a four-strong team including American Rascal (the first foal of a past superstar of this meeting, Lady Aurelia) and Twilight Gleaming. But there are U.S. shippers from other barns as well.
Breeders' Cup Challenge events among must-see clashes at Royal Ascot 2023

Sun Jun 18 2023Kellie Reilly

As the show-stopping summer racing festival, Royal Ascot invariably serves up compelling fare. North American fans have an added incentive to watch the four Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” (WAYI) events, but the top-drawer action spans the entire five days from June 20-24.
Australians Artorius, The Astrologist set for Royal Ascot's 2023 Jubilee

Sun Jun 18 2023Kellie Reilly

We continue our look at the Australian team for Royal Ascot with the two contenders for the June 24 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee (G1), Artorius and The Astrologist.
Royal Ascot 2023: Australians Coolangatta, Cannonball aim for King's Stand

Sun Jun 18 2023Kellie Reilly

One year after Australian speedster Nature Strip ran his rivals ragged at Royal Ascot, two of his compatriots will try to follow up his performance in the King's Stand (G1).
Remembering Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Ascot winners

Sun Jun 18 2023Vance Hanson

A ubiquitous presence at the Royal meeting until the last few years of her life, Elizabeth II enjoyed a fair amount of success at the fixture.
Royal Ascot 2023: Hong Kong's Wellington looms in Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee

Sun Jun 18 2023Kellie Reilly

Hong Kong champion Wellington commands respect in his first international venture in the June 24 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee (G1) at Royal Ascot.