The 2026 Royal Ascot Betting Guide Free Download
Everything a serious handicapper needs for Royal Ascot week is inside this guide. Five days, 35 races, more than £10.6 million in prize money and TwinSpires has you covered from first post to last.
Inside you'll find a complete race schedule with EDT post times so you never miss a beat, a comprehensive FAQ explaining the course, the betting formats, and how the World Pool works to your advantage. The Group Race Histories chart every winner back to 2016, essential form-cycle data for handicapping trends.
The guide also profiles all five Australian and Japanese sprint invaders in depth, highlights Team USA's seven-strong Wesley Ward contingent, and identifies five longshots worth targeting across the week, including Cover Up at 66-1 in Tuesday's King Charles III.
Breeders' Cup implications run through four races. The value is here. Now bet it at TwinSpires.com.
What's inside the Royal Ascot Betting Guide?
- Daily racing schedule and converted time zones for viewing
- Frequently Asked Questions answered by Vance Hanson
- Group Race Histories to see winners and trend research made easier
- Features and Ascot highlights by Kellie Reilly
- Five clashes to savor
- Five longshots of interest
- A look at the USA runners
- Contenders loo large in sprints featuring Australia and Japan by Alastair Bull
- Five key factors driving interest for 2026
Royal Ascot Race Times: Tuesday, June 16
| RACE | POST TIME (BST) / (EST) | GRADE | DISTANCE / RESTRICTIONS |
|---|
2:30p / 9:30a | I | 1m (straight mile) / 4yo+ | |
3:05p / 10:05a | II | 6f / 2yo | |
King Charles III Stakes | 3:40p / 10:40a | I | 5f / 3yo+ |
St James's Palace Stakes | 4:20p / 11:20a | I | 1m (old mile) / 3yo colts |
Ascot Stakes | 5:00p / 12:00p | Handicap | 2m4f / 4yo+ |
Wolferton Stakes | 5:35p / 12:35p | Listed, Class 1 | 1m2f / 4yo+ |
Copper Horse Stakes (Hndcp) | 6:10p / 1:10p | Handicap, Class 2 | 1m6f / 4yo+ |
Royal Ascot Race Times: Wednesday, June 17
| RACE | POST TIME (BST) / (EST) | GRADE | DISTANCE / RESTRICTIONS |
|---|
2:30p / 9:30aa | II | 5f / 2yo fillies | |
3:05p / 10:05a | II | 1m6f / 3yo | |
3:40p / 10:40a | II | 1m (old mile) / 4yo+ fillies and mares | |
4:20p / 11:20a | I* | 1m2f / 4yo+ | |
Royal Hunt Cup (Hndcp) | 5:00p / 12:00p | Heritage Handicap, Class 2 | 1m (straight mile) / 3yo+ |
The Kensington Palace Stakes (Hndcp) | 6:10p / 1:10p | Handicap, Class 2 | 1m (straight mile) / 4yo+fillies and mares |
Windsor Castle Stakes | 5:35p / 12:35p | Listed | 5f / 2yo |
Royal Ascot Race Times: Thursday, June 18
| RACE | POST TIME (BST) / (EST) | GRADE | DISTANCE / RESTRICTIONS |
|---|
Chesham Stakes | 2:30p / 9:30a | II | 5f / 2yo |
King George V Stakes (Hndcp) | 3:05p / 10:05p | Handicap, Class 2 | 1m4f / 3yo |
Ribblesdale Stakes | 3:40p / 10:40a | II | 1m4f / 3yo fillies |
4:20p / 11:20a | I | 2m4f / 4yo+ | |
Britannia Stakes (Hndcp) | 5:00p / 12:00p | Heritage Handicap, Class 2 | 1m (straight) / 3yo colts and geldings |
5:35p / 12:35p | III | 1m2f / 3yo | |
Buckingham Palace Stakes (Hndcp) | 6:10p / 1:10p | Handicap, Class 2 | 7f / 3yo+ |
Royal Ascot Race Times: Friday, June 19
| RACE | POST TIME (BST) / (EST) | GRADE | DISTANCE / RESTRICTIONS |
|---|
Albany Stakes | 2:30p / 9:30a | III | 6f / 2yo fillies |
Commonwealth Cup | 3:05p / 10:05a | I | 6f / 3yo colts and fillies |
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes (Hndcp) | 3:40p / 10:40a | Handicap, Class 2 | 1m (old, round) / 3yo fillies |
4:20p / 11:20a | I | 1m (old, round) / 3yo fillies | |
Sandringham Stakes (Hndcp) | 5:00p / 12:00p | Handicap, Class 2 | 1m4f / 3yo+ |
King Edward VII Stakes | 5:35p / 12:35p | II | 1m4f / 3yo colts and geldings |
Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes (Hndcp) | 6:10p / 1:10p | III | 5f / 3yo |
Royal Ascot Race Times: Saturday, June 20
| RACE | POST TIME (BST) / (EST) | GRADE | DISTANCE / RESTRICTIONS |
|---|
Norfolk Stakes | 2:30p / 9:30a | Listed | 7f / 2yo |
Hardwicke Stakes | 3:40p / 10:40a | II | 1m4f / 4yo+ |
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes | 4:20p / 11:20a | I | 6f / 4yo+ |
Jersey Stakes | 3:05p / 10:05a | III | 7f / 3yo |
Wokingham Stakes (Hndcp) | 5:00p / 12:05p | Heritage Handicap, Class 2 | 6f / 3yo+ |
Golden Gates Stakes (Hndcp) | 5:35p / 12:35p | Handicap, Class 2 | 1m2f / 3yo |
Queen Alexandra Stakes (Hndcp) | 6:10p / 1:10p | Conditions, Class 2 | 2m6f / 4yo+ |
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