th - Saturday 22nd INTERNATIONAL RACES · the spotlight on Britain’s best Flat races and will climax on 19th October 2019 with the richest fixture in British racing history, QIPCO

Tuesday 18th - Saturday 22nd June 2019

I N T ER NATIONA L R ACE S

Front Cover: Australian import Merchant Navy wins the 2018 Diamond Jubilee Stakes.

Welcome to Ascot 2Course Layout 4

Travel Allowances 5

International & Domestic Alliances 7

Longholes Rehabilitation 10 and Pre-training centre

Nomination Procedures 12USA Nominations 13Medication & Doping Control / 14 Vaccination Requirements / Testing

CONTENTS Shipping and Quarantine 18VAT (Tax/Duty) 19Stabling and Training Facilities 20Owners’ Experience 23The Queen Anne Stakes 24The King’s Stand Stakes 27The St James’s Palace Stakes 28The Prince of Wales’s Stakes 31The Gold Cup 32

The Commonwealth Cup 35The Coronation Stakes 36The Diamond Jubilee Stakes 39 The King George VI 40 & Queen Elizabeth Stakes

Royal Ascot Pattern 42 and Listed Races 2019

Contacts 54

Above: Shang Shang Shang wins the 2018 Norfolk Stakes for the USA.

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We are continuing that in 2019 and details of that, the QIPCO British Champions Series and other such racing initiatives are detailed on page seven of this brochure.

Prize money is over £7.3 million once again at Royal Ascot with our summer highlight, the “King George,” worth £1.25 million.

Details of all our summer Group One races can be found in this brochure along with details on shipping and options for stabling at our preferred base in Newmarket.

The Ascot team, our associates at the International Racing Bureau, our agents around the world, and our colleagues at Great British Racing International, are here to make your trip a memorable one, and we look forward to welcoming you.

Nick Smith Director of Racing & Communications

There was once again a strong international flavour to Royal Ascot last year.

The American team acquitted itself well with Yoshida (William Mott) beaten less than a length-and-a-half in fifth in the Queen Anne Stakes whilst Shang Shang Shang became a remarkable tenth winner for Ascot regular, Wesley Ward, in the Norfolk Stakes.

The King’s Stand Stakes, one of the strongest sprints in the world in 2018 and won by Godolphin’s Blue Point, was lit up by the ebullient and most welcome connections of Bucchero (Tim Glyshaw), and the six-year-old ran a career best fifth of 14 with three Group One winners not far in front of him.

Australia was represented in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes by Redkirk Warrior (David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig) and also, by association, with the formerly Australian-trained Merchant Navy, who came out on top in a truly cosmopolitan finish from City Light (France) and Bound For Nowhere (USA) on his second and final run in Europe for Aidan O’Brien.

WELCOME TO ASCOTSince the turn of the Millennium, we have seen 11 winners from the USA – including Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Tepin in 2016, two from Hong Kong, and five from Australia headlined, of course, by the incomparable Black Caviar in 2012.

Also of note is the remarkable Royal Ascot success Aidan O’Brien has had with imports from Australia. In fact with Haradasun (2008 Queen Anne Stakes), Starspangledbanner (2010 Diamond Jubilee Stakes), So You Think (2012 Prince of Wales’s Stakes) and Merchant Navy (2018 Diamond Jubilee Stakes), the Irish maestro has a 100% record in this respect.

Not everyone can win, of course, and that should never detract from the excitement that seeing stars from all around the world brings to our programme. The likes of A Shin Hikari (Japan), Able Friend (Hong Kong), Treve (France), Animal Kingdom (USA) and Sixties Song (Argentina) were stars in their homelands, and took up the challenge here in recent years, for which we are tremendously grateful.

For the first time in 2018, we were delighted to extend our relationship with the Breeders’ Cup by staging four “Win & You’re In” Challenge races at the Royal Meeting – adding to the existing opportunity presented in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (sponsored by QIPCO) in July.

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“ I’ve been coming to Royal Ascot for several years now, with Wesley and others, and have even been lucky enough to enjoy a few wins but to be a small part of the team to strike in a Royal Ascot Group One with Undrafted has to be the highlight of my time in racing. There’s only one place you will find my crew in the middle of June each year as it’s a thrill just to be a part of it all.”

Gatewood Bell, Bloodstock Agent, USA.

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Ascot’s round track is just under one-and-three-quarter miles in length. The round course descends from the mile-and-a-half (2400m) start into Swinley Bottom, the lowest part of the track. It then turns right-handed and joins the “Old Mile” course, which starts at a separate chute 1600m from the finish.

The course then rises to the right-handed home turn to join the Straight Mile course. The run-in of about three furlongs (600m) rises slightly to the Winning Post.

A detailed topography map is available upon request.

COURSE LAYOUT

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Above: The great Black Caviar narrowly defeats French champion Moonlight Cloud in the 2012 Diamond Jubilee Stakes.

TRAVEL ALLOWANCESEnquiries are welcome concerning potential contributions towards the cost of transport for 115+ rated horses travelling to the UK from outside Europe to compete specifically in Group One races at Ascot. Travel incentives will not apply for horses that have been trained outside Europe but are being transferred to be campaigned in Europe in the name of a European trainer. The racecourse reserves the right to decide what does and what does not qualify for an allowance.

Ascot offers connections of each travelling horse (subject to meeting the criteria above) an agreed “all in” travel allowance towards the cost of the venture. This sum will depend on the races being targeted, the horse’s rating and its profile. It is the responsibility of the horse’s connections, thereafter, to settle directly all charges incurred, including the horse shipping, personal flights, stabling, access to training facilities and general expenditure.

However, assistance in organising and booking all of the above is available through the International Racing Bureau, under their contract with Ascot. Ascot provide top class raceday hospitality and badges for a reasonable number of connections accompanying any horse when the horse is racing.

6Above: Lady Aurelia wins the 2017 King’s Stand Stakes, becoming the first dual Royal Ascot winner for the USA.

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INTERNATIONAL & DOMESTIC ALLIANCES

Four Royal Ascot races were designated Breeders’ Cup Win & You’re In Challenge races for the first time last year and this will continue in 2019. This year’s Breeders’ Cup will take place on 1st and 2nd November at Santa Anita, California.

BREEDERS’ CUP

The QIPCO British Champions Series is designed to throw the spotlight on Britain’s best Flat races and will climax on 19th October 2019 with the richest fixture in British racing history, QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot.

The Series features 35 Flat races staged at ten of the UK’s leading racecourses: Ascot, Doncaster, Epsom Downs, Goodwood, Haydock Park, Newbury, Newmarket’s July Course, Newmarket’s Rowley Mile, Sandown Park and York.

It encompasses the top races at British racing’s key festivals, including the QIPCO Guineas Festival at Newmarket, the Investec Derby Festival at Epsom, Royal Ascot, the Moët & Chandon July Festival, The Qatar Goodwood Festival, the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival at York and the William Hill St Leger Festival at Doncaster.

QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES

ROYAL ASCOT BREEDERS’ CUP

The Queen Anne Stakes The Breeders’ Cup Mile

The Prince of Wales’s Stakes The Breeders’ Cup Turf

The Norfolk Stakes The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint

The Diamond Jubilee Stakes The Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint

The King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored by QIPCO) is a longstanding qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Turf.

For further information please contact Josh Christian, whose contact details are on page 55.

http://www.breederscup.com/challenge-series/full-schedule.

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The JRA offer a US$2,000,000 bonus to any horse successful in the King George who goes on to win the Japan Cup. There are also incentives for the King George winner depending on its finishing position in Tokyo.

The JRA will provide transportation subsidies for invited horses and their stable staff and business class flights for Owners, Trainers and Jockeys and respective partners.

For the third time in 2019, Ascot will host the JRA’s “Saddle Up For Japan” initiative on site on King George Day. This sees a range of initiatives across the site to promote the country’s culture, cuisine and racing.

As part of an arrangement between Ascot Racecourse and Latin American Racing Channel (LARC) in 2017, Sixties Song, the winner of the 2017 Gran Premio Latino Americano, competed in the King George at Ascot. In 2019, there will be an incentive offered to the winner of the Gran Premio Latino Americano at Club Hipico de Santiago in Santiago, Chile, to run in any race at Royal Ascot.

KING GEORGE/JAPAN CUP SOUTH AMERICAN ALLIANCE

Above: 2015 Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Tepin makes history for the USA, becoming the first horse trained outside Europe to win the Queen Anne Stakes.

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LONGHOLES REHABILITATION AND PRE-TRAINING CENTRE, NEWMARKETLongholes is located next to the village of Cheveley within a five-minute drive of Newmarket town centre, making it an ideal location for overseas horses to be based whilst in the UK.

Situated on 220 acres and with its own private gallops it provides the perfect environment to aid a racehorse in its race preparation and recovery in peaceful surroundings.

A top-class rehabilitation centre Longholes can provide a bespoke care programme to aid a horse in its fitness recuperation or from injury.

The combination of a highly knowledgeable team and state-of-the-art facilities ensure your horse is treated to the highest level.

State-of-the-art rehabilitation facilities include: • Hydro Barn

• Salt Room

• Aqua Icelandic Water Treadmill

• Two ECB Hydra Spas

• Saltwater Hydro Therapy Units

• Fluid Motion High Speed Treadmill

• Vita Floor Plate with Solarium

Also included on the property: • 190 acres of turnout paddocks

• 6f grass gallop and two woodchip gallops, one 6f and one 3f

• 2.5f oval all-weather track

• Two horse walkers and two lunge-pens

• Stabling for 80 horses, with a mix of traditional and new boxes

• Isolation boxes

Louise Cornwell Longholes, Cheveley, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9EJ

T: +44 (0) 1638 730321 E: [email protected] W: longholes.com

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“Longholes has established itself as one of the best equipped centres in the UK for pre-training and rehabilitation. I believe there is nowhere better for your horse thanks to the combination of a highly knowledgeable team and the top-class facilities on site.

The staff all recognize the deep responsibility that comes with being entrusted with the care of an elite equine athlete and ensure each horse at Longholes receives the individual and professional care needed. Whether it be for fitness recovery or injury rehabilitation your horse is in the best hands at Longholes.”

Sheikh Fahad Al Thani, Chairman of Qatar Racing and owner of Longholes.

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NOMINATION PROCEDURESRoyal Ascot Group One races close on 30th April (29th April for American nominations) and the King George closes 11th June (10th June for American nominations).

All nominations (race entries) should be made through your local Jockey Club or Racing Authority with the exception of horses trained in the USA (see page 13).

Once a horse is nominated there are three further confirmation stages, the dates for which are detailed on the race pages of this brochure. Once an initial entry is made, the International Racing Bureau, contracted by Ascot, will ensure that the rest of the process is managed smoothly. They, and Ascot’s other agents and international partners, are also available to assist in the initial nomination procedure, and all contact details can be found on pages 54-55.

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Above: Happy Like A Fool and Princess Peggy (Wesley Ward) working at Ascot in 2017.

SPECIAL NOTICE TO US CONNECTIONS

The EU has amended the Import / Transit regulation with regards to the Eastern and Western Equine Encephalomyelitis clause.

It now requires records of a Primary EEE / WEE course of two vaccinations and a booster plus the normal Flu vaccinations for transiting to the UK or racing here.

Unless trainers / vets have records it might take up to two months to complete the primary course / booster for EEE / WEE.

Connections of Group One / Two horses are advised to undertake this process alongside or preferably before making nominations for Royal Ascot in mid-April.

Connections of other potential runners, notably those with two-year-olds, should follow this process at the same time although no early nominations are required.

Please contact your shipping agent as soon as Royal Ascot becomes a tenable option for full details of what vaccinations are required.

NOMINATIONS FOR HORSES TRAINED IN THE USAAmerican entries need to be made directly to Weatherbys by email.

The email address is [email protected]

The email should be copied to [email protected] and [email protected]

The communication should include: the owner’s name and full address, phone number and email address; the horse’s name, age, colour, sex and breeding; the trainer’s name; a description of the owner’s racing colours; a past performance record; the race for which it is being entered and the racecourse.

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Overseas trainers are advised to familiarise themselves with Manual (G) because it includes important information about Prohibited Substances, and the Whereabouts requirements.

Information regarding substances that are prohibited at all times and those that are prohibited on raceday (i.e. must not be present in the horse’s system on raceday and must therefore be withdrawn prior to racing) is detailed in the Rules. A list of published Detection Times for commonly used therapeutic veterinary treatments can be found here:

https://www.britishhorseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BHA-Published-Detection-Times-updated-November-2018.pdf

Please note that a Detection Time is not equivalent to a Withdrawal Time.

Particular attention is drawn to the following. For further clarification please contact [email protected]:

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) is the sport’s governing and regulatory body in Great Britain and encourages international participation in British Racing.

The BHA’s Rules of Racing (Rules) stipulate that international visiting horses compete on equal terms with each other and resident British horses; that is to say, they race free from the effects of Prohibited Substances, whether that be medication or other substances e.g. herbal products. General information on the BHA’s equine anti-doping and controlled medication rules can be found at:

• Rules of Racing Manual (G) – Equine Anti-Doping - http://rules.britishhorseracing.com/

• Anti-Doping & Medication Control - https://www.britishhorseracing.com/regulation/anti-doping-medication-control/prohibited-substances/

MEDICATION & DOPING CONTROL / VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS

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TESTING As with horses resident in Britain, overseas horses may be subject to out-of-competition testing and raceday testing at any time. The BHA may also order its own testing of the horse before departure from the country of origin.

• Post-arrival drug testing / whereabouts requirements In order for the BHA to conduct post-arrival testing, horses shipping to race

as temporary imports (from outside Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, Hong Kong, Sweden and Norway) must submit whereabouts a minimum of 14 business days before the first race in which the horse is entered or intended to be entered. The information must remain up to date and accurate, or it might result in a filing failure or missed test. Where the horse is not going to be in Great Britain for a minimum of ten business days prior to arrival, the trainer should contact the BHA at least 30 days prior to the intended first race to discuss the possibility of pre-departure testing. Note: a horse will not be permitted to race in Great Britain until the sample has been reported as negative.

• Elective Testing Elective Testing may be requested prior to racing in Great Britain. It is undertaken at the trainer’s expense, and at the discretion of the BHA. Full details, including Terms and Conditions, can be found on the BHA website, or alternatively contact the Equine Health & Welfare team.

• Anabolic steroids (and other prohibited at all times substances) From 2015, a zero-tolerance policy towards the use of anabolic steroids and other

prohibited at all times substances (such as growth hormone, EPO) applies. For further information: http://www.britishhorseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Anabolic-Steroids-Policy-June-2014.pdf

• Intra-articular corticosteroids stand-down period The BHA also draws trainers’ particular attention to Rules relating to the use of intra-articular corticosteroids close to raceday. From 2015 it is not permitted to use intra-articular corticosteroids for 14 clear days prior to raceday (see notice) - http://www.britishhorseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/BHA-Notice-14-day-Stand-Down-from-Racing-following-intra-articular-corticosteroid-administration-Issued-November-2014.pdf

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• AltrenogestThere is on-going work internationally regarding reports that altrenogest products (such as Regumate) contain trenbolone and/or trendione. Both of which as anabolic-androgenic steroids are prohibited at all times substances under the BHA Rules of Racing. The BHA has issued two notices regarding the current prohibition of the use of altrenogest, trainers are also advised to check for possible updates on the BHA website prior to racing in Great Britain. https://www.britishhorseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/BHA-Notice-Regumate-200918.pdf

• Anti-ulcer medication The BHA would also like to reiterate that ranitidine (which may be called by its trade name Zantac), used to treat gastric ulcers in some countries, is not licensed for equine use in Great Britain. With no definitive withdrawal period, a minimum of 18 days clear of the medication before racing is advised and veterinary advice should be sought before use. Other anti-ulcer medications, including omeprazole, are prohibited on raceday and therefore are subject to withdrawal prior to racing.

• Bisphosphonates There is a mandatory 30 stand down period from racing following the administration

of bisphosphonates, and they may not be administered to horses under the age of three years and six months. More information can be found at: https://www.britishhorseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BHA-Notice-30-day-Stand-Down-period-for-bisphosophonates-2017.pdf

• Levothyroxine The BHA would not expect horses participating in these races to have been administered Levothyroxine, unless fulfilling the outlined criteria. See notice at: https://www.britishhorseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BHA-NOTICE-Use-of-Levothyroxine-Sodium.pdf

• Medication declaration / Medication records The BHA requires all trainers of runners from non-exempt countries to sign a medication declaration prior to the horse being eligible to run in Great Britain (Schedule (B) 3). In addition it is a requirement of the Rules that trainers maintain a record of medicines administered to horses whilst in Great Britain.

• Race day restrictions Schedule (B)3 – Requirements for horse to run, state that a horse must not have received any substance on the day of racing, other than normal feed and water. This Rule incorporates all supplements (including herbal supplements) or veterinary medicines

administered by intravenous injection, oral syringe or directly into feed, or administered by any other method.

Two notices are available on the BHA’s website with additional information to assist trainers:

https://www.britishhorseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BHA-Published-Detection-Times-updated-November-2018.pdf

• Declaration of Wind Ops The BHA draw trainers attention to a new rule (Rule (C)17C), effective 19 January 2018, which requires trainers to notify the Racing Calendar Office on each occasion a horse has had Wind Surgery, prior to it being declared to run (excepting where the horse has not raced previously). Trainers should refer to the Rules website for full details.

• Equine Influenza Trainers are reminded of the requirement for Equine Influenza vaccination. The Rules can be found on the BHA’s Rules website: Rule (E)18 & 19 - http://rules.britishhorseracing.com/Orders-and-rules&staticID=126683&depth=3.

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HERE TO HELPIRB The International Racing Bureau will assist with any questions that may arise but visitors are also welcome to contact:

Adrian Beaumont (IRB) Tel: +44 (0) 1638 668881 Fax: +44 (0) 1638 665032 Mobile: +44 (0) 7808 903 158 Email: [email protected]

Tessa Muir Anti-Doping Manager, BHATel: +44 (0) 20 7152 0149Mobile: +44 (0) 7899 987 869 Email: [email protected]

or alternatively contact the Equine Health and Welfare Department at [email protected]

EQUIPMENTAll equipment must be named at time of declaration to run. Permissible equipment:

Hood means a garment similar to blinkers, incorporating ear covers but without eye cowls.

Blinkers means a garment fitted over a horse’s head with holes for the eyes and ears, one or both eyeholes being fitted with cowls cutting out all vision to the rear but permitting full forward vision.

Visor means a garment similar to blinkers in which one or both cowls have holes cut in them permitting limited side or rear vision.

Eyeshield means a garment similar to blinkers except that in place of the eye cowls both eyes are covered with a mesh or other transparent material. Eyecover means a garment similar to blinkers except that in place of the eye cowls one eye only is completely covered by an opaque cover.

Cheek Pieces means two strips of sheepskin or any other similar material or device which is attached to the cheek pieces of the bridle.

Tongue Strap means any device used to tie down a horse’s tongue, these must not encircle

the bit and further detail about the conditions that apply to them can be found at http://rules.britishhorseracing.com/Orders-and-rules%26staticID=126401%26depth=3? zoom_highlight=tongue+ties

Lip chains must be covered and nasal strips are not allowed. Any horse wearing non-declared equipment on the way to the start will be withdrawn at the start by the starter. No shoes can have protrusions on the ground surface other than calkins or studs on the hind, limited to 3/8” in height.

The use of American type toe-grab plates or those with a sharp flange is forbidden.

Shoeing Horses Whilst in GB It is a legislative requirement for a farrier to be registered to shoe horses whilst in Great Britain. In applicable circumstances, trainers and their (international) farrier(s) are advised to contact the Farriers Registration Council (https://www.farrier-reg.gov.uk/) well in advance of their intended visit to clarify the requirements and obtain the appropriate certification.

18Black Caviar embarks on her trip to the UK in 2012.

SHIPPING AND QUARANTINETrainers are free to choose their own shipping agencies and to decide their own stabling arrangements but most visitors prefer to be based at Newmarket, which is two hours from Heathrow Airport and two hours from Ascot.

There is no post-arrival quarantine period for horses coming to race in Britain. There will be some pre-export quarantine for horses returning to Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand, and your local shipping agencies /turf club can advise on this.

It is also important that your horse’s EI vaccinations correspond with any requirements by countries through which you are transiting and for your onward destination after your visit to the UK.

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VAT (TAX/DUTY)Colts and fillies imported into the UK have a VAT liability of 20% of their landed value (the value of the horse and cost of shipping). Geldings carry a further 11.5% Import Duty.

The VAT can be secured by a deposit or bank guarantee, which is refunded when the horse leaves the country.

Ascot will assist with the administration of the bank guarantee. If the horse remains in the UK after the end of October, or is sold, the VAT will need to be paid outright by the connections.

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STABLING AND TRAINING FACILITIESAs no training facilities are available at Ascot Racecourse, visiting horses must be trained away from the track. The International Racing Bureau (IRB) is available to give advice on stabling options and will assist with bookings.

The IRB are based in Newmarket and the town, with equine facilities that are second to none worldwide, has unsurprisingly been by far the most popular choice of temporary home for visiting trainers in the past.

In recent years the IRB have facilitated stabling at many well known yards including Abington Place. They are available to assist you in finding a temporary home for your horse, that best suits your needs.

Overseas winners temporarily based in Newmarket have included Agnes World (Japan); Little Bridge (HK); and Choisir, Takeover Target, Miss Andretti, Scenic Blast and Black Caviar (Australia). Lady Aurelia (USA) was stabled at the National Stud during her stay in 2017.

Access to the many and varied gallops in Newmarket is straightforward and visitors will receive a warm welcome from Jockey Club Estates, which is managed by Nick Patton.

The gallops cover an area of approximately 2,500 acres (1,000ha) and provide 50 miles (80km) of turf gallops and canters as well as 15 artificial tracks totalling some 13 miles (21km).

Tepin was stabled in Lambourn, at Kingsdown Stables, during her stay and these gallops are also managed by Nick Patton.

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“ Finishing second in the King George with Hard Buck (2004) and returning since for Royal Ascot, I can only describe the training facilities in Newmarket as Horse Heaven!”

Kenny McPeek, trainer, Hard Buck, USA.

“Our experience at Royal Ascot was what you dream about when you buy a racehorse. From the history and beauty of Newmarket where Bucchero was based to the first class experience we were treated to on the racecourse, nothing in our racing lifetimes will compare.”

Harlan Malter, Managing Partner, Ironhorse Racing Stable.

22Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks Quarterback, amongst the owners’ party at Royal Ascot 2018.

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OWNERS’ EXPERIENCEPark from Tuesday to Friday of the Royal Meeting and will ensure you are invited for any of the days you wish to attend outside of when your horse is running. They also provide a concierge service to overseas connections which include help and advice with accommodation, a bespoke itinerary of activities during your stay or even just the hiring or purchasing of your Morning Suit or Hat for Royal Ascot.

There are a number of Ascot and industry hosted events in the lead up to Royal Ascot which international connections will be invited to. A full itinerary of available events will be issued upon confirmation of each set of connections’ travel plans, and return car transfers will also be organised accordingly.

For all enquiries relating to the owners experience both during and outside of Royal Ascot, please contact either Olivia Hills, Owners’ and Trainers’ Manager at Ascot Racecourse on +44 (0) 1344 878 529 or via [email protected] or Amanda Prior, Client Services and Development Manager, GBRI on +44 (0) 207 152 0103 or via [email protected] Justin Zayat, Zayat Racing LLC.

The experience of Royal Ascot is like no other and, along with the team at Great British Racing International (GBRI), we are here to ensure all international connections have the best possible experience during their visit to the UK.

At Royal Ascot, all international Owners and Trainers with a horse running from outside of Europe will be provided with fully catered hospitality on the day their horse runs, as well as badges for any other days that they wish to attend. All badges will be sent in advance to where each of the connections are staying in the UK and we can arrange for return car transfers to and from the racecourse if required.

Alongside the Owners’ and Trainers’ Manager, there is also a dedicated International Connections Liaison who will be your main contact on the day and will escort you to where you need to be throughout the afternoon, working in conjunction with our colleagues from the International Racing Bureau (IRB).

GBRI will host one of Ascot’s celebrated picnics in the Owners’ & Trainers’ Car

“Racing at Royal Ascot is like your first taste of the Kentucky Derby. It makes you want to go back for more and win a race there. If we ever have another horse capable of being there, we’ll be back for sure. It’s completely different from American racing. The pageantry, it truly feels like the Sport of Kings. It’s a different world. It exceeded all my expectation to be there and see it all in person, I can’t compare it to anything.”

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Date: Tuesday 18th June 2019

Distance: 1 mile (1,600 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £600,000

Winning Horse: £340,260

Age Range: 4yo and upwards

Field Safety Limit: 30

Weights:

Colts and Geldings: 9st / 57kg

Fillies and Mares: 8st 11lb / 55.75kg

Southern Hemisphere Allowance: 4yo 1lb / 0.5kg

Nomination (Entry): £2,600 by noon on April 30th

Scratching Stage: £3,000 unless taken out by May 28th

Confirmation: £1,900 by noon on June 12th

Declaration: by 10am on June 16th

Supplementary Nomination: £55,000 by noon on June 12th

Latest Winners, Ground and Times:

2013: Declaration Of War, Good, 1m 38.48s

2014: Toronado, Good, 1m 37.73s

2015: Solow, Good, 1m 37.97s

2016: Tepin, Soft, 1m 43.98s

2017: Ribchester, Good to Firm, 1m 36.60s

2018 (pictured): Accidental Agent, Good to Firm, 1m 38.85s

THE QUEEN ANNE STAKES (GROUP ONE)

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Distance: 5 furlongs (1,000 metres)

Surface: Turf





Weights:

3yo Colts and Geldings: 8st 12lb / 56.25kg

3yo Fillies: 8st 9lb / 55kg

4yo+ Colts and Geldings: 9st 4lb / 59kg

4yo+ Fillies and Mares: 9st 1lb / 57.5kg







2013: Sole Power, Good, 58.88s

2014: Sole Power, Good, 58.85s

2015: Goldream, Good to Firm, 59.11s

2016: Profitable, Soft, 1m 2.69s

2017: Lady Aurelia, Good to Firm, 57.45s

2018 (pictured): Blue Point, Good to Firm, 58.14s

THE KING’S STAND STAKES (GROUP ONE)

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Surface: Turf



Age Range: 3yo colts


Weights: 9st / 57kg







2013: Dawn Approach, Good, 1m 39.48s

2014: Kingman, Good, 1m 39.06s

2015: Gleneagles, Good to Firm, 1m 38.86s

2016: Galileo Gold, Soft, 1m 44.01s

2017: Barney Roy, Good to Firm, 1m 37.22s

2018 (pictured): Without Parole, Good to Firm, 1m 38.64s

THE ST JAMES’S PALACE STAKES (GROUP ONE)

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Date: Wednesday 19th June 2019

Distance: 1 mile 2 furlongs (2,000 metres)

Surface: Turf





Weights:

Colts and Geldings: 9st / 57kg

Fillies and Mares: 8st 11lb / 55.75kg








2013: Al Kazeem, Good to firm, 2m 3.06s

2014: The Fugue, Good to Firm, 2m 1.90s

2015: Free Eagle, Good to Firm, 2m 5.07s

2016: My Dream Boat, Soft, 2m 11.38s

2017: Highland Reel, Good to Firm, 2m 5.04s

2018 (pictured): Poet’s Word, Good to Firm, 2m 3.51s

THE PRINCE OF WALES’S STAKES (GROUP ONE)

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Date: Thursday 20th June 2019

Distance: 2 miles 4 furlongs (4,000 metres)

Surface: Turf





Weights:


4yo Fillies: 8st 12lb / 56.25kg

5yo+ Colts and Geldings: 9st 2lb / 58kg

5yo+ Mares: 8st 13lb / 56.5kg








2013: Estimate, Good to Firm, 4m 20.51s

2014: Leading Light, Good to Firm, 4m 21.09s

2015: Trip To Paris, Good to Firm, 4m 22.61s

2016: Order Of St George, Soft, 4m 26.21s

2017: Big Orange, Good to Firm, 4m 22.40s

2018 (pictured): Stradivarius, Good to Firm, 4m 21.08s

THE GOLD CUP (GROUP ONE)

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Date: Friday 21st June 2019


Surface: Turf



Age Range: 3yo


Weights:

Colts and Geldings: 9st 3lb / 58.5kg

Fillies: 9st / 57kg

Southern Hemisphere Allowance: 10lb / 4.5 kg (see below)




Declaration: by 10 am on June 19th



2015: Muhaarar, Good to Firm, 1m 12.05s

2016: Quiet Reflection, Good to Soft, 1m 14.50s

2017: Caravaggio, Good to Firm, 1m 13.49s

2018 (pictured): Eqtidaar, Good to Firm, 1m 12.12s

THE COMMONWEALTH CUP (GROUP ONE)

Southern Hemisphere Allowance

The Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot is for three-year-old colts, geldings and fillies.

It is open to southern hemisphere two-year-olds, who are designated three-year-olds in the UK.

Such entrants – potentially horses that have run in the Blue Diamond or Golden Slipper – are eligible for a 10lb (4.5kg) weight allowance when running against the northern hemisphere three-year-olds.

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Date: Friday 21st June 2019


Surface: Turf



Age Range: 3yo fillies


Weights: 9st / 57kg







2013: Sky Lantern, Good to Firm, 1m 39.75s

2014: Rizeena, Good to Firm, 1m 40.73s

2015: Ervedya, Good to Firm, 1m 38.46s

2016: Qemah, Good to Soft, 1m 40.56s

2017: Winter, Good to Firm, 1m 39.39s

2018 (pictured): Alpha Centauri, Good to Firm, 1m 35.89s

THE CORONATION STAKES (GROUP ONE)

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Date: Saturday 22nd June 2019


Surface: Turf





Weights:

Colts and Geldings: 9st 3lb / 58.5kg

Fillies: 9st / 57kg







2013: Lethal Force, Good to firm, 1m 13.36s

2014: Slade Power, Good to Firm, 1m 12.40s

2015: Undrafted, Good to Firm, 1m 12.69s

2016: Twilight Son, Good to Soft, 1m 13.84s

2017: The Tin Man, Good to Firm, 1m 12.02s

2018 (pictured): Merchant Navy, Good to Firm, 1m 12.09s

THE DIAMOND JUBILEE STAKES (GROUP ONE)

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SPONSORED BY QIPCO (GROUP ONE)

THE KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH STAKES

Date: Saturday 27th July 2019

Distance: 1 mile 4 furlongs (2,400 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £1,250,000




Weights:


3yo Fillies: 8st 7lb / 54kg

4yo+ Colts and Geldings: 9st 7lb / 60.25kg

4yo+ Fillies and Mares: 9st 4lb / 59kg


Nomination (Entry): £5,450 by noon on June 11th

Scratching Stage: £6,250 unless taken out by July 9th

Confirmation: £3,925 by noon on July 22nd

Declaration: by 10am on July 25th

Supplementary Nomination: £80,000 by noon on July 22nd


2013: Novellist, Good to firm, 2m 24.60s

2014: Taghrooda, Good, 2m 28.13s

2015: Postponed, Soft, 2m 21.25s

2016: Highland Reel, Good to Firm, 2m 28.97s

2017: Enable, Good to Soft, 2m 36.22s

2018 (pictured): Poet’s Word, Good to Firm, 2m 25.84s

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The Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot is recommended as a prep race for the King George, over the same course and distance. No penalties are carried in this Group 2.

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ROYAL ASCOT PATTERN AND LISTED RACES 2019

RACE NAME TOTAL RACE VALUE GRADE RACE DATE CLOSE DATE DISTANCE AGE SEX ENTRY FEE

Queen Anne Stakes £600,000 Gr 1 18 June 2019 30 April 2019 1m 4+ £2,600*

Coventry Stakes £150,000 Gr 2 18 June 2019 12 June 2019 6f 2 £1,500

King’s Stand Stakes £500,000 Gr 1 18 June 2019 30 April 2019 5f 3+ £2,150*

St James’s Palace Stakes £500,000 Gr 1 18 June 2019 30 April 2019 1m 3 C £2,150*

Wolferton Stakes £100,000 Listed 18 June 2019 12 June 2019 1m 2f 4+ £500

Queen Mary Stakes £110,000 Gr 2 19 June 2019 13 June 2019 5f 2 F £1,100

Queen’s Vase £225,000 Gr 2 19 June 2019 13 June 2019 1m 6f 3 £2,250

Duke of Cambridge Stakes £175,000 Gr 2 19 June 2019 30 April 2019 1m 4+ F £610*

Prince of Wales’s Stakes £750,000 Gr 1 19 June 2019 30 April 2019 1m 2f 4+ £3,200*

Windsor Castle Stakes £90,000 Listed 19 June 2019 17 June 2019 5f 2 £450

Norfolk Stakes £100,000 Gr 2 20 June 2019 14 June 2019 5f 2 £1,000

Hampton Court Stakes £90,000 Gr 3 20 June 2019 14 June 2019 1m 2f 3 £900

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RACE NAME TOTAL RACE VALUE GRADE RACE DATE CLOSE DATE DISTANCE AGE SEX ENTRY FEE

Ribblesdale Stakes £200,000 Gr 2 20 June 2019 30 April 2019 1m 4f 3 F £700*

Gold Cup £500,000 Gr 1 20 June 2019 30 April 2019 2m 4f 4+ £2,150*

Albany Stakes £90,000 Gr 3 21 June 2019 15 June 2019 6f 2 F £900

King Edward VII Stakes £225,000 Gr 2 21 June 2019 30 April 2019 1m 4f 3 C/G £790*

Commonwealth Cup £500,000 Gr 1 21 June 2019 30 April 2019 6f 3 £2,150*

Coronation Stakes £500,000 Gr 1 21 June 2019 30 April 2019 1m 3 F £2,150*

Chesham Stakes £90,000 Listed 22 June 2019 17 June 2019 7f 2 £450

Hardwicke Stakes £225,000 Gr 2 22 June 2019 30 April 2019 1m 4f 4+ £790*

Jersey Stakes £90,000 Gr 3 22 June 2019 13 June 2019 7f 3 £900

Diamond Jubilee Stakes £600,000 Gr 1 22 June 2019 30 April 2019 6f 4+ £2,600*

*Initial Entry Fee – further fees payable. Values in this brochure correct at 20 December 2018.

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Tepin

“ Ascot took our team to another level. I still don’t honestly know if it has sunk in, it was a whirlwind. Sometimes, you can’t enjoy these things at the time because it is so intense but I can’t lie - when I’m down I get out the video of the Queen Anne.”

“It is such an honor for Tepin. Also look at what she has accomplished for American horses now racing at Ascot. Everyone wants to take a chance. The world’s greatest meet which I will never forget”

Mark Casse, trainer, Tepin, 2016.

Robert Masterson, owner, Tepin, 2016.

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“Winning the Melbourne Cup was fantastic - absolutely mind blowing and for a European an incredible experience. But I think that my best win has to be Novellist’s King George in 2013.”

Andreas Wöhler, trainer.Novellist

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Scenic Blast

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“ What a wonderful experience for my family and I to be a part of Royal Ascot in the year of the Diamond Jubilee, and to have our wonderful mare Black Caviar etched in the history of Royal Ascot. Truly a memorable week of racing.”

Choisir

Black CaviarTakeover TargetGary Wilkie, part owner of Black Caviar.

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“ I’ve lived all my life to do this. To win at Royal Ascot has been a lifetime goal and to come here and take on the best and beat them - simply there are no superlatives that can describe it.”

Australian trainer Lee Freedman following Miss Andretti’s King’s Stand win (2007). Miss Andretti

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Kenneth Ramsey, Eclipse Award-Winning owner of Cannonball, second in the 2009 Golden Jubilee Stakes.

“ I was treated like royalty whilst I was over there and I keep coming back.”

Cannonball

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Undrafted

“ Racing a horse at Royal Ascot was an unforgettable experience. The hospitality shown to my horse, my staff and myself was something we will not forget. The experience of racing a horse at Royal Ascot gave me the taste for more and I will strive to be back to compete again.”

Chris Waller, trainer, Brazen Beau, 2015 (second). Brazen Beau

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Little Bridge

“ It was a world class race and to come so close with a horse who had travelled all the way from Japan was one of the greatest thrills that any owner could wish for. In Japan the King George is recognised as one of the most prestigious and important races in the global calendar.”

Teruya Yoshida (Shadai Farm), owner of Heart’s Cry, third in the 2006 King George.

Heart’s Cry (third)

Danny Shum, trainer of Little Bridge, Hong Kong, 2012.

“ I began planning to come six months in advance. It was very important for me as a trainer to win an international race in Britain.”

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AcapulcoMiss Temple City(twice fourth at Royal Ascot).

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Lady Aurelia

“ If other Americans could see how big Royal Ascot is, they would know it’s an honour to compete there.”

“I had a wonderful experience racing at Royal Ascot with our homebred Lady Aurelia. It was the most fun a horse owner can have and I look forward to trying to secure a third win for our filly.”

Wesley Ward, record-breaking US trainer with ten Royal Ascot winners to his name including Jealous Again (2009), No Nay Never (2013), Acapulco (2015) and Lady Aurelia (2016 + 2017).

Barbara Banke - owner, Lady Aurelia, 2016 + 2017.

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Nick Smith Director of Racing & Communications

Ascot Racecourse Ascot Berkshire SL5 7JX United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1344 878049 Mobile: +44 (0) 7771 791449 Email: [email protected]

Chris Stickels Clerk of the Course Tel: +44 (0) 1344 878502 Mobile: +44 (0) 7970 621440 Email: [email protected]

Olivia Hills Owners’ & Trainers’ Manager Tel: +44 (0) 1344 878529 Mobile: +44 (0) 7717 516066 Email: [email protected]

Jenna Linwood Racing Executive Tel: +44 (0) 1344 878023 Mobile: +44 (0) 7870 518886 Email: [email protected]

ASCOTUnited Kingdom & Europe Adrian Beaumont (IRB) Alton House 117 High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9WL United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1638 668881 Fax: +44 (0) 1638 665032 Mobile: +44 (0) 7808 903 158 Email: [email protected]

Japan Naohiro Goda (Independent Consultant) Regent Co. Ltd, 6-22-11-103 Honcho Nakano, Tokyo 164-0012, Japan Tel: +81 3 5385 4790 Fax: +81 3 5385 4798 Email: [email protected]

USA (National) Stephen Nagler (Independent Consultant) Tel: +858 829 6781 Email: [email protected]

USA (Ca) Cindy Niemetz (IRB) 300 North Mountain Trail Avenue Sierre Madre, California 91024 Tel: +626 355 9750 Fax: +626 836 0497 Email: [email protected]

USA (NY)

Nick Esler Tel: +1 (561) 634 1306 Email: [email protected]

Australia Jack Petley (IRB) 102/14 Macleay Street “Pomeroy”. Potts Point 2011 Sydney, NSW Australia Tel: +61 2 9380 6390 Fax: +61 2 9380 6435 Email: [email protected]

New Zealand Mike Dillon (IRB) 8 Lilac Close Cambridge 3434 New Zealand Tel/Fax: +64 7839 6453 Mobile: +64 2138 0542 Email: [email protected]

South America Liz Price 2 The Mallards Great Shefford Berkshire RG17 7EJ Tel & Fax: 01488 648806 Mobile: 07768257527 Email: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL RACING BUREAU & OTHER AGENTS

CONTACTS

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The Breeders’ Cup

Josh Christian Sr. Director, Racing Breeders’ Cup Limited: Kentucky Office, 215 W Main Street, Suite 250, Lexington, KY 40507 Tel: +859 223 5444 or +800 722 3287 Fax: +859 223 3945 Email: [email protected]

The Hong Kong Jockey Club William Nader 1 Sports Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Tel: +852 2966 1190 Fax: +852 2966 7800 Email: [email protected]

The Japan Racing Association Sachiko TerauchiRoppongi Hills Gate Tower 11-1, Roppongi 6-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-8401, Japan Tel: +81 3 5785 7373 Fax: +81 3 5785 7370 Email: [email protected]

The Singapore Turf Club Soong Tze Ming 1 Turf Club Avenue Singapore 738078 Tel: +65 6879 1350 Fax: +65 6879 1086 Email: [email protected]

The Dubai Racing Club Frank Gabriel Executive Director – Racing Meydan Racecourse, Al Meydan Road, Nad Al Sheba, P.O. Box 9305, Dubai United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 4 327 0077 Email: [email protected]

OVERSEAS RACING AUTHORITIES

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