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One of the world’s most prestigious race meetings begins Tuesday, June 20, and Brisnet.com has the information you need to wager successfully throughout Royal Ascot’s five days. (The links in this article will feature Royal Ascot products beginning Monday, June 19).

In addition to FREE American-style past performances with class ratings for the Royal meeting, Brisnet.com will offer Spotlight Selections and pick analysis on their blog. All this valuable insight and information throughout the week will be provided by Brisnet for free.

That’s right, you can get all this great information every day of Royal Ascot by following our expert staff every day of the meet, free!

Of course, our international PPs are always free and include our proprietary Class Ratings, which is a numerical measure of a horse’s performance in that race based on the competition’s performance in other races. If you wish to not leave TwinSpires.com for these products, the BRISnet.com library is available on TwinSpires.

Royal Ascot History

Royal Ascot is many things: a fashion event, a society gathering, and so important in royal circles that it’s been suggested as one of the reasons the Queen’s speech to the newly-elected British Parliament may be delayed, as her attendance is well and truly penciled in. That’s probably only half-true, but the royal parade in horse-drawn carriages before the first race each day is always a highlight.

More than anything, however, Royal Ascot is five consecutive days of the best thoroughbred racing in the world – and of fantastic wagering opportunities.

Over five days there are 34 races: eight group 1 races, seven group 2 races, three group 3's, three listed, one conditions race, nine handicaps, and three heritage handicaps. The whole meet oozes with quality.

In recent years, it has become a more international event. It always attracted the best Europeans, but horses from Australia, Hong Kong, and Japan have added interest this century.

Just as importantly, it’s also become a target for North Americans. Wesley Ward has blazed a path that has since been taken up by others, highlighted by Tepin’s great Queen Anne Stakes victory for trainer Mark Casse.

If favorites aren’t your thing, have a look at the handicap races. Races like the Royal Hunt Cup tend to have very large fields (up to 30 horses sometimes), and the favorites can be at odds as large as 10-1. If you can figure out these, especially with multiples, then you’re likely to do very well indeed.

So study the form carefully, check for weather and track conditions, and if there’s a bias on any part of the track, which is particularly important for the straight course races. It will be a fantastic five days and worth a bet.