Welcome to Ascot

We are pleased this year that total prize money available at Royal Ascot will exceed £9 million for the first time.

Royal Ascot will be the most valuable meeting run anywhere in Europe in 2023 and it will once again be headlined by the Prince of Wales’s Stakes and the Platinum Jubilee Stakes, both worth £1 million.

The latter of those attracted a record 27 declarations last summer and a truly international field was assembled with horses from Britain, Australia and America filling the first four places, while there were also runners from Japan and Ireland.

In total last year, 29 horses travelled from outside of Britain and Ireland with France, Germany, Czech Republic, Australia, Japan and America all represented.

With the last two years being challenging for the global racing community it was fantastic to see a wide range of international connections back at Royal Ascot and we look forward to welcoming more again this summer.

Of course, Nature Strip was the highlight of Royal Ascot 2022 for many with his brilliant performance in the King’s Stand Stakes for Chris Waller, James McDonald and his fantastic team of owners. We must not forget Graham Motion’s Spendarella from America, second in the Coronation Stakes. Both races have been boosted to a Total Prize Fund of £600,000 this year which is now the minimum for all the Group 1 races at Royal Ascot and we hope they will prove attractive options for overseas horses.

All of our nine summer Group One races are part of the QIPCO British Champions Series and seven Ascot events are part of the Breeders’ Cup Win & You’re In programme.

Details of all the above, the Royal Ascot Pattern and Listed races and QIPCO British Champions Day can be found in this brochure along with information on travel allowances, shipping and options for stabling at our preferred base in Newmarket.

The Ascot team, our associates at the International Racing Bureau, our agents around the world, and our colleagues at Great British Racing International are here to help you in any way we can.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Nick Smith Director of Racing & Public Affairs

Connections of NATURE STRIP, 2022

“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 Stakes winner 2022.