Royal Ascot: Schedule, post times and where to watch

The prestigious Royal Ascot Festival outside of London kicks off Tuesday and will feature five consecutive days of top-caliber international racing. While there will be no fans allowed at this year’s meet -- which typically attracts more than 300,000 combined patrons, including an annual visit from Queen Elizabeth II -- races were added to this year’s slate to help lift the excitement. 

A total of 36 races will be run during the five-day stand with seven set each day from Tuesday through Friday and culminating with an eight-race program on Saturday. There are 19 Group stakes on tap, including eight Group 1’s starting with The Queen Anne Stakes (G1) and The King’s Stand Stakes (G1) on Tuesday.

The entire Royal Ascot meet will be televised on TVG and wagering for U.S. customers will be provided on most of the major U.S.-based online platforms.

There will again be American representation at Royal Ascot this year, as trainer Graham Motion is set to run Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner Sharing in the Coronation Stakes (G1) on Saturday; and trainer Wesley Ward has a seven-strong raiding party on the ready.

Ward’s first runner will be on Wednesday with the 2-year-old Sheriff Bianco in the five-furlong Windsor Castle Stakes. Headlining Ward’s contingent is the 3-year-old multiple stakes-winner Kimari, who after running a close second in last year’s Queen Mary, will try the boys this time around in the six-furlong Commonwealth Cup (G1) for 3-year-olds on Friday.

Below is the complete race schedule for the 2020 Royal Ascot Festival including scheduled post times (all times Eastern). 

TUESDAY 

8:15 a.m. -- Buckingham Palace Handicap (7f, 3yo+)

8:50 a.m. -- Queen Anne Stakes (1m, Group One, 4yo+) 

9:25 a.m.  -- Ribblesdale Stakes (1 1/2m, Group Two, 3yo fillies) 

10:00 a.m. --  King Edward VII Stakes (1 1/2m, Group Two, 3yo males) 

10:35 a.m. --  King’s Stand Stakes (5f, Group One, 3yo+) 

11:10 a.m. -- Duke of Cambridge Stakes (1m, Group Two, 4yo+females)

11:40 a.m. --  Ascot Stakes Handicap (2 1/2m, 4yo+) 

WEDNESDAY

8:15 a.m. -- Silver Royal Hunt Cup Handicap (1m, 3yo+)

8:50 a.m. --  Hampton Court Stakes (10f, Group Three, 3yo)

9:25 a.m. -- King George V Handicap (1 1/2m, 3yo) 

10:00 a.m. --  Prince of Wales’s Stakes (10f, Group One, 4yo+)

10:35 a.m. --  Royal Hunt Cup Handicap (1m, 3yo+)

11:10a.m. --  Windsor Castle Stakes (5f, Listed, 2yo)

11:40 a.m. -- Copper Horse Handicap (1 3/4m, 4yo+)

THURSDAY

8:15 a.m. -- Golden Gates Handicap (10f, 3yo)

8:50 a.m. --  Wolferton Stakes (10f, Listed, 4yo+)

9:25 a.m. --  Jersey Stakes (7f, Group Three, 3yo)

10:00 a.m. -- Chesham Stakes (7f, Listed, 2yo)

10:35 a.m. -- Gold Cup (2 1/2m, Group One, 4yo+)

11:10 a.m. -- Britannia Handicap (1m, 3yo colts & geldings)

11:40 a.m. -- Sandringham Handicap (1m, 3yo, fillies) 

FRIDAY

8:15 a.m. -- Palace of Holyroodhouse Handicap (5f, 3yo)

8:50 a.m. -- Albany Stakes (6f, Group Three, 2yo fillies) 

9:25 a.m. -- Norfolk Stakes (5f, Group Two, 2yo)

10:00 a.m. -- Hardwicke Stakes (1 1/2m, Group Two, 4yo+) 

10:35 a.m. -- Commonwealth Cup (6f, Group One, 3yo colts & fillies)

11:10 a.m. --  Queen’s Vase (1 3/4m, Group Two, 3yo)

11::40 a.m. -- Duke of Edinburgh Handicap (1 1/2m, 3yo+)

SATURDAY

7:40 a.m. -- Silver Wokingham Handicap (6f, 3yo+)

8:15 a.m. -- Queen Mary Stakes (5f, Group Two, 2yo fillies)

8: 50 a.m. -- Coronation Stakes (1m, Group One, 3yo fillies)

9:25 a.m. -- Coventry Stakes (6f, Group Two, 2yo)

10:00 a.m. -- St James’s Palace Stakes (1m, Group One, 3yo colts)

10:35 a.m. -- Diamond Jubilee Stakes (6f, Group One, 4yo+)

11:10 a.m. -- Wokingham Handicap (6f, 3yo+)

11:40 a.m. -- Queen Alexandra Stakes (2 3/4m, Conditions, 4yo+)