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henryluca
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Ascot Gold Cup, Prince Of Wales’s Stakes, Diamond Jubilee and Coronation Stakes

ROYAL ASCOT is Flat racing's most prestigious meeting and takes place each year in mid-June. It attracts some of the best horses and jockeys from around the world and is famous for its place in the racing and social calendar.

Each day of the meeting, which this year runs from Tuesday, June 17 until Saturday, June 21, contains at least one feature race, with three prestigious Group 1 contests kickstarting the opening day.

The Queen Anne Stakes, won by Declaration of War last year, starts proceedings on Tuesday.

Next is the King's Stand Stakes - a thrilling 5f sprint recently dominated by overseas raiders, especially from Australia. The final Group 1 on Tuesday is the St James's Palace Stakes which is a traditional target for 2,000 Guineas winners from Britain and Ireland.

Wednesday's feature is the Prince of Wales's Stakes. Along with Saturday's Diamond Jubilee Stakes it is the most valuable race at Royal Ascot, worth £500,000.

The highlight of Royal Ascot is the Gold Cup, run on the Thursday. Staged over 2m4f, the race is the longest Group 1 in Britain and is contested by the best Flat stayers. **** notched four consecutive victories in the race before being retired in October 2009.

Last year Estimate ran to victory, and early betting lists Leading Light as this year's favourite.

Three-year-old fillies take centre stage on Friday in the Coronation Stakes. The race provides the chance for 1,000 Guineas winners from Britain, Ireland and France to clash over Ascot's round mile.

Saturday climaxes with the Diamond Jubilee, a sprint over 6f which sometimes attracts horses who contested Tuesday's King's Stand Stakes. Australian speedball Choisir was the last horse to win both races in 2003.

The remaining 23 races of the royal meeting are made up of lesser Group events and cracking handicaps.

The Queen normally attends every day of Royal Ascot.
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Report geokel June 17, 2014 3:51 AM BST
I could never understand why we take horses to this seeing as they run around for such poor prizemoney!!!!
Report henryluca June 17, 2014 4:24 AM BST
Probably for global recognition and stud value...Happy
Report Joel June 17, 2014 4:26 AM BST
Perth is not that far away
Report geokel June 17, 2014 4:39 AM BST
Ok I should have put that another way maybe.  Why can't a race meeting such as this have prizemoney to rival other countries?
Report henryluca June 17, 2014 4:40 AM BST
Joel:

That s funny ....Ascot.......

Don t forget The Queen normally attends every day of Royal Ascot.
Report Joel June 17, 2014 4:43 AM BST
I believe bigted is holding a dinner for her at his house tonight.
Report henryluca June 17, 2014 5:05 AM BST
Bigted looks like he is getting friendly with one of her staff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6tkViigfkY
Report Joel June 17, 2014 5:07 AM BST
He looks happy about it too Scared
Report henryluca June 17, 2014 5:15 AM BST
Big big night coming up!!!!

Coffee and biscuits ready..Excited

http://www.betangel.com/blog_wp/2014/06/16/royal-ascot-week/
Report BJT June 17, 2014 6:30 AM BST
All drugged up anyway.  When the queen drugs her horses you know the horse racing industry over there is a waste of space.
Report eight ball June 17, 2014 7:05 AM BST
BJT
I'm tipping you been the night owl will be up with World cup, HK,and Ascot.(Gotta admit i will be)

At one stage a few years ago some mob had a bet option on the color of her outfit on day one; the light blues collected.

It is a great few days and the only time they pull the Top Hat's down over the head is when John McCririck get's his Wolverine sidey's on screen, should be a market for when he last had a shower. !
Report BJT June 17, 2014 7:36 AM BST
I will be up for it.  World cup doesn't really interest me.  As a wise man once said, if I wanted to watch somebody try and score for 90 minutes I would take my mates to the pub.  But had a couple of days off, a fcuking shocker today, so will be up grinding away, probably mainly on UK racing. 
HK on tonight?

And yeah, I bet the dodgy bitch cleaned up on "what colour" markets....  LaughLaugh
Report eight ball June 17, 2014 9:02 AM BST
HK
Tomorrow nite at Shatin
First 3 are on the Grass 'C' Course,last 5 on the Dirty Dirt, get this, Track on the grass is still rated as good but the Dirty dirt is Wet Slow.
Report BJT June 17, 2014 2:08 PM BST
TORONADO looks a fair lay in the Queen Anne.
My money is going on TULLIUS
Report henryluca June 20, 2014 12:48 AM BST
What a great finish to this great race.

Leading Light (2.00) fav brilliantly ridden by young Joseph O’Brien (21 years).

I say brilliantly cause of the way he held his line when the Queens horse (Estimate) with super jockey Ryan Moore tried to push push and push out from inside him.

Moore then had to swing back to the inside and these two with another just drove to the line like their lives were at stake.

For a young gun (albeit from a powerful stable ) to hold his  line without intimidation from Moore was outstanding!.

For a blink I thought there was interference for a protest but it was all fair in love and war  with the young jock entitled to hold his line.

With 50 or so metres the horse shifted his ground visibly and again the young jockey great skill in switching whip actions ....

A Great race to watch the last 200 or so metres
Report henryluca June 21, 2014 12:18 AM BST
Another great finish

Hartnell (first) literally barrelled into Century (2nd) with just couple strides before the post.....skewed him sideways.......being so close to the post is what saved the verdict......must have shifted 8 horses.....Bang!....big shunt ....

http://sportinglife.aol.co.uk/horse-racing/race/report/623581/hartnell-wins-the-queen-s-vase
Report henryluca June 21, 2014 2:11 AM BST
Golden Jubilee ...final Group 1 for the Royal Ascot meet......1.25 am Sunday morning.

The racing has been FANTASTIC so hope this too will be a great spectacle....

NB (Gordon Lord Byron who we know here in Aus is in it)
Report BJT June 21, 2014 3:29 AM BST

Jun 21, 2014 -- 12:18AM, henryluca wrote:


Another great finish Hartnell (first) literally barrelled into Century (2nd) with just couple strides before the post.....skewed him sideways.......being so close to the post is what saved the verdict......must have shifted 8 horses.....Bang!....big shunt ....http://sportinglife.aol.co.uk/horse-racing/race/report/623581/hartnell-wins-the-queen-s-vase


Give me a break.  He could have knocked him off his horse and put the jockey in a wheelchair and it wouldn't have reversed the result.

Report henryluca June 21, 2014 3:53 AM BST
Correct BJT ...the incident was like one and half strides before the line....thats what made it interesting....betfair ,,,betting 1.19 protest dismissed ...5.5 upheld.....looked an easy 18% profit....the actual interference from rear camera angle was however very very real
Report BJT June 21, 2014 9:18 AM BST
No, has nothing to do with where it was or what it was.
http://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30254503/on-kibaar-large?post_id=539149001#539149001#flvWelcomeHeader


Yes there was big interference, but has nothing on the one in that thread.
Report henryluca June 21, 2014 12:55 PM BST
BJT:

Yes  ..a lot of heated debate (UK forum on the merits of the protest decision.

My opinion was that the protest should have been dismissed. Losing say 3 lengths one or so strides from the line is  imo a big consideration.

Also (and I dont agree with this criteria ) it seems that the jockey not being at fault also played a part in the dismissal of the protest.

I have looked for you tube replay but not there yet to share with others not able to have seen it,,,,,Replays from the night showed different camera angles (made it very interesting).

Hope you saw Leading Lights victory....
Report BJT June 21, 2014 1:05 PM BST
Think I had a trade on the horse in 3rd so I definitely saw it.

My point was simply that there was no vision of a gun shooting the jockey of the horse that came second so it was no chance.  I looked at it as a bank job at those odds, but wasn't going to bet 1 cent on those corrupt ****s.
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