Gulfstream will host first U.S. automatic qualifiers for Royal Ascot
Through a partnership between Ascot Racecourse’s Royal Meeting and 1/ST Racing, winners of the May 13 Royal Palm Juvenile Stakes and Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies Stakes at Gulfstream Park each will earn an automatic entry into one of Royal Ascot’s six 2-year-old races in addition to a $25,000 equine travel stipend.
Gulfstream Park’s Royal Palm Juvenile Stakes races run five furlongs on the turf and will be the first U.S. automatic qualifiers for a race at Royal Ascot.
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“1/ST Racing is thrilled to announce this new global partnership with Ascot Racecourse. Gulfstream Park is honored to host two automatic qualifiers to challenge the world’s best at this year’s Royal Ascot Meeting,” 1/ST Racing and Gaming CEO Aidan Butler said.
The 2023 Royal Ascot meet, which has 300 years of history, will run June 20-24.
“We’re thrilled to be partnering with 1/ST Racing on this initiative and building on the already solid foundations of success that American juveniles have at Royal Ascot. Hopefully the incentives will attract a quality field and we look forward to welcoming their connections at Ascot,” said Nick Smith, director of racing and public affairs for Ascot Racecourse.
The six juvenile races during the June Royal Ascot meet are:
June 20: The Coventry (Group 2), 6 furlongs
June 21: The Queen Mary (G2), 5 furlongs, fillies; the Windsor Castle, 5 furlongs, listed.
June 22: The Norfolk (G2), five furlongs
June 23: The Albany (G3), 6 furlongs, fillies
June 24: The Chesham Stakes, listed.
Nominations for the Royal Palm Juvenile and Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies will close April 30.