The Golden Jubilee Stakes

ASCOT, ENGLAND - JUNE 23: Johnny Murtagh and Soldier's Tale (orange colours) storm home to land The Golden Jubilee Stakes Race run at Ascot Racecourse during the Fith day of The Royal Meeting held at the Berkshire track on June 23, 2007, in Ascot, England. (Photo by Julian Herbert/Getty Images)

The Golden Jubilee Stakes is the feature race of of the final day of the Royal Ascot meeting.

The Golden Jubilee Stakes was first run in 1868 as the Cork and Orrey Stakes, and was named after the 1866 Master of Buckhounds. The race attained Group 1 status in 2002 when it was renamed to commemorate the Golden Jubilee celebrations of that year.

The Golden Jubilee Stakes is an outright sprint run over a distance of six furlongs by three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. The race also offers the joint highest prize fund in the Royal Ascot meeting, matching the purse on offer in the Prince of Wales's Stakes.

Golden Jubilee Stakes Betting

The Golden Jubilee Stakes is a tough race for punters to call, with large fields and a frenetic sprint over a short distance. A good Golden Jubilee Stakes betting tip is to pay attention to which starting positions produce the most winners in the early sprints and use this information as a guide to picking your winner.

Golden Jubilee Stakes Winners

Stiff competition and big fields make it difficult for racehorses to claim consecutive Golden Jubilee wins, with horses older than four years struggling to match the pace of the four-year-olds.

Three-time Epsom Derby winner Johnny Murtagh boasts the best win record for a jockey in the Golden Jubilee Stakes, having ridden three Golden Jubilee Stakes winners. The race appears to be suited to experienced jockeys, as both Michael Kinane and Michael Hills have achieved two wins in the Golden Jubilee Stakes.

With the Golden Jubilee Stakes offering a massive prize fund, it is unsurprising to find that no trainer has managed to field more than one Jubilee Stakes winner in the last 20 years. However 1995 winner Saeed bin Suroor must be close to notching up his second Golden Jubilee Stakes win, having seen his horses showing in three of the races since the turn of the millennium.