2023 Royal Ascot and What to Know: Expert picks, analysis, horses and times

One of the annual highlights of the English social calendar, Royal Ascot is a five-day fixture held at Ascot Racecourse outside London which offers a mixture of unparalleled, highclass racing, royal pageantry, and high fashion. Memorably depicted in the Oscar-winning musical “My Fair Lady,” Royal Ascot is a highly formal affair where attendees adhere to a strict dress code. In all enclosures, ladies are required to wear hats or headpieces while suits with ties are required of gentlemen. Black or gray morning dress with top hats are required for gentlemen in the famed Royal Enclosure.

• INDEX
• Royal Ascot Selections for betting Tuesday, June 19
• Royal Ascot Race Order
• Royal Ascot Race Times

Royal Ascot News and Notes for 2023

Post time each day is 9:30 a.m. (EDT) (2:30 p.m. local time). Seven races are held daily, and purses over the five-day meet will total a record £9.52 million.

• Analysis and Authoritative Insight:
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• Royal Ascot Expert Picks

  • Five longshots to know for 2023 Royal Ascot
  • Hanson: Reviewing my 12 years of handicapping Royal Ascot
  • Tuesday June 20th, 2023 Expert Picks:
    
    • Kellie Reilly's 2023 Royal Ascot: Selections for Tuesday
      • Race 1 (9:30 a.m. ET) – Queen Anne (G1), WAYI for Breeders’ Cup Mile
        • #9 Native Trail (5-1) can upend the narrative about this being a two-horse race between outstanding filly #12 Inspiral (9-5) and Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) winner #7 Modern Games (9-5).
        • As with all of these ferociously competitive races, you can make a case for a number of longshots to squeak in underneath. #5 Light Infantry (20-1) is attractive on the basis of his neck loss to Inspiral in last year’s Prix Jacques le Marois (G1), and he exits another near-miss in the Prix d’Ispahan (G1). #2 Berkshire Shadow (20-1), third in the Lockinge, probably shouldn’t be twice the price of Lockinge runner-up #4 Chindit.
    • At The Races
      • Race 1 - Queen Anne Stakes
        • Laurent Barbarin: Inspiral
        • #12, #7, #3
      • Race 2 - Coventry S.
        • Timeform verdict: Asadna
        • #3, #17, #12
      • Race 3 - King's Stand S.
        • Robert Cooper: Twilight Calls
        • #12, #10, #19
      • Race 4 - St James's Palace S.
        • Laurent Barbarin: Chaldean
        • #1, #8, #9
      • Race 5 - Ascot S.
        • Elliot David: Law of the Sea
        • #5, #11, #6
      • Race 6 - Wolferton S.
        • Anthony Ennis: Francesco Clemente
        • #12, #9, #3
      • Race 7 - Copper Horse H.
        • Simon Mapletoft: Aaddeey
        • #7, $8, $14
  • Wednesday June 21st, 2023 Expert Picks:
    • Kellie Reilly's 2023 Royal Ascot: Selections for Wednesday
      • In the anything-can-happen department, #11 Flora of Bermuda (20-1) has appeal as a twice-race maiden who could arguably have won both outings. She’s well regarded by trainer Andrew Balding, who has sent out 11 Royal Ascot winners going into this year’s meeting. Five went off at double-digit odds, including two of his three juvenile scorers.
      • That’s an eye-catching piece of form because the Hilary Needler winner, #21 Midnight Affair (8-1), is herself a prime win contender here. Like Flora of Bermuda a daughter of the outstanding sire Dark Angel, Midnight Affair was coming off a troubled second in her debut at Newmarket. 
    • At the Races
      • Race 1 - Queen Mary Stakes
        
        • Simon Mapletoft: Beautiful Diamond
      • Race 2 - Kensington Palace S.
        • Anthony Ennis: Lady Eros
      • Race 3 - Duke of Cambridge S.
        • John Hunt: Prosperous Voyage
      • Race 4 - Prince of Wales's S.
        • Alex Hammond: My Prospero
      • Race 5 - Royal Hunt Cup
        • Gary Nutting: Dawn of Liberation
      • Race 6 - Queen's Vase S.
        • Timeform verdict: Gregory
      • Race 7 - Windsor Castle S.
        
        • Simon Mapletoft: Bombay Bazaar

Royal Ascot 2023 Race Times - North America

The race times for Royal Ascot are consistent daily.

Royal Ascot 2023 Race Order