The Royal Ascot 2009

The Royal Ascot meeting is England's most famous flat racing meeting. Run over five days at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, the meeting combines top thoroughbred horse racing with one of the highlights of the English social and fashion calendar. This year's festival will take place from Tuesday, 16th June - Saturday 20th, June 2009.

Royal Ascot Races

ASCOT, ENGLAND - JUNE 22: Richard Hughes and Indian Ink lead the field home to land The Coronation Stakes Race at Ascot Racecourse during the Fourth day of The Royal Meeting held at the Berkshire track on June 22, 2007, in Ascot, England. (Photo by Julian Herbert/Getty Images)

The Royal Ascot meeting includes 7 of the 32 Group 1 races held in England every year. Notable races include the Queen Alexandra Stakes, the Coronation Stakes and the Golden Jubilee Stakes. These races, like all Group 1 races, represent the pinnacle of flat racing and feature performances by the best thoroughbred racehorses in the sport.

The total prize money on offer at the event is in excess of £3.5 million, and is contested by trainers, racehorses and jockeys from around the world. The jewel in the Royal Ascot crown is the Ascot Gold Cup, the most prestigious Group 1 stayers' race in the United Kingdom.

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Royal Pageantry

Like many of England's most prestigious flat race meetings, the Royal Ascot is the product of Royal enthusiasm for the sport that saw dozens of races being set up across the country between the 1500s and 1800s. The Royal Ascot meeting itself grew out of Queen Anne's purchase of the Ascot grounds in 1711 and the festival that eventually grew around the races held there.

Today the Royal Ascot is still enthusiastically supported by the Royal Family who attends each day of the races. The Queen is transported to the race from nearby Windsor Castle in a horse-drawn carriage followed by a procession of Royal Family members and householders, a spectacle that signifies the timeless grandeur of the event.

2009 Royal Ascot Betting

Royal pageantry and international status aside, the Royal Ascot 2009 is all about betting on some of the most exciting and prestigious thoroughbred races in the UK. The multi-million pound prize funds offered for each race are dwarfed by the millions of pounds bet on the races throughout the five-day festival.

On this site we offer a comprehensive guide to all 2009 Royal Ascot betting-related issues including insights into the runners in the most prestigious races, tips on Royal Ascot betting favourites and explanations of  the various Royal Ascot betting options.