Royal Ascot 2018: Friday race results, payouts and replays

The prestigious Royal Ascot meeting continues Friday, and we'll track all the action here with a close eye on American connections.

A day after Shang Shang Shang struck for Wesley Ward in the Group 2 Norfolk, he'll saddle Stillwater Cove in the Group 3 Albany. Arguably, the main attraction is Todd Pletcher-trained and Zayat Stables-owned Gidu in the Group 1 Commonwealth.

A list of Wednesday's Ascot races are below. Also see the full NBC Sports TV schedule, plus a few tips for betting Ascot. You can play at TVG, which will also offer on-site coverage and live streaming.

Refresh for updates, including race replays, results and payouts from the U.S. tote.

G3 Albany

Ward-trained Stillwater Cove got away perhaps too well, with the American horse going out four lengths ahead early before swallowed up by a pack of horses on the far side of the course. Main Edition ran on the near side and got up in the final strides of the six-furlong test for juvenile fillies. La Pelosa was close for second, while Fairyland was the runner caught on the far side late.

Main Edition: $15.40 / $5.40
La Pelosa: $7.40
Fairyland: $2.80

Exacta: $100.40
Trifecta: $375.60

Godolphin's Old Persian found an extra gear late to prevail in this test for 3-year-olds on turf going 1 1/2 miles -- and also referred to as the Ascot Derby. Raa Atoll set the pace in the now-famed China Horse Club silks but gave way to his pressing rival, fading to fourth behind Rostropovich and Giuseppe Garibaldi in a three-wide duel for the place.

Old Persian: $9.20 / $3.40

Rostropovich: $4.40

Giuseppe Garibaldi: $4.40

Exacta: $38.30

Trifecta: $269.30

Gidu could have used another furlong, coming with a late run but out of time at the wire after he paced a small pack of horses on the near side of the course. Far more, including the winner, Eqtidaar, did their running on the far side of the straight six-furlong course. Sands of Mali, who we saw here in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, ran second as the field crossed in a blanket for third.

Eqtidaar: $34.80 / $9.60

Sands of Mali: $6

Emblazoned: $7.80

Exacta: $163.20

Trifecta: $3,460.10

Alpha Centauri made easy work of this field, off as a 5-2 favorite in the U.S. and now arguably the top 3-year-old filly in Europe with a victory going a round mile. Threading was well back in second. Alpha Centauri's win gave Irish trainer Jessica Harrington her first Ascot score and came in track-record time, besting the previous mark by 1.3 seconds.

Alpha Centauri: $7.40 / $3

Threading: $4.40

Veracious: $6

Exacta: $24.70

Trifecta: $270