No. 1 Horse Racing Network has learned that from Tuesday, June 14th to Saturday, June 18th, the British Royal Ascot season is about to kick off. A total of five days of racing will be staged in turn, providing a wonderful horse racing feast for horse lovers around the world.
The Royal Ascot season has a long history, during which eight world-renowned international Grade 1 races were staged, including the Queen Anne's Stakes, the Queen's Seat Stakes, the St. James's Palace Stakes, the Prince of Wales Stakes, the Ascot Gold Cup, and this year's Royal Ascot Stakes. The Platinum Jubilee Stakes (formerly the Diamond Jubilee Stakes) was renamed to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.
The Queen attended the 2019 Ascot Jockey Club. Pictures provided by Racing TV Fast Results
Just like many British traditions and activities that have been passed down for hundreds of years, the Royal Ascot Jockey Club has a history of more than 300 years. As one of the most high-profile social events in the UK every summer, the Jockey Club attracts the attention of the sports, horse racing and fashion circles around the world every year.
Due to the close connection between the Ascot Jockey Club and the British royal family, not only the royal family members will visit, Queen Elizabeth II will personally award the trophy to the winner, so this Jockey Club is dubbed the "Royal" title. Today's Queen of England is not only a good equestrian herself, but also loves horse racing. Except for the overhaul of the racecourse in 2005 and due to the impact of the epidemic in 2020, the Queen will attend the Ascot Jockey Club every year with members of the royal family.
In a year as commemorative as the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne, will the Queen attend the 2022 Royal Ascot Jockey Club? Let’s look forward to it together!
The Queen and the royal family attended the 2019 Ascot Jockey Club. Pictures provided by Racing TV Fast Results.
On the 70th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne. Pictures provided by Racing TV Fast Results.
.13 billion! The total prize money for this year's events at Ascot Racecourse in the United Kingdom will hit a record
It is understood that in 2022, the total prize money for flat races and obstacle races held at Ascot Racecourse in the United Kingdom will increase to a record high of 15.64 million pounds, equivalent to about 130 million yuan. Yuan.
In 2019, Ascot Racecourse announced that it would increase the prize amounts for many of its important events in 2020. However, due to the sudden outbreak of the new crown epidemic, this plan was ultimately not implemented. As the epidemic tends to ease, as 2022 is approaching, Ascot Racecourse has put the plan to increase prize money back on the agenda.
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The Royal Ascot Horse Racing Festival will be the main beneficiary of this bonus increase plan: Tuesday’s racing day will be the first racing day of the racing festival with a total prize money of 2 million pounds. There will be three Grade 1 races on that day. The competition will be staged; Prince of Wales Stakes and Platinum Jubilee Stakes (formerly the Diamond Jubilee Stakes) will be the first two events with prize money of 1 million pounds; all events in the festival will have prize money of no less than 100,000 pounds. GBP.
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2022 Royal Ascot Schedule
Day 1 – King’s Seat Stakes Day – Tuesday 14 June 2022
Day 2 – Prince of Wales Stakes Day – 15 June 2022 Day (Wednesday)
Day 3 – Ascot Gold Cup Day – Thursday 16 June 2022
Day 4 – Commonwealth Cup Day – Friday 17 June 2022
Day 5 – Platinum Jubilee Stakes Day – Saturday 18 June 2022
