Royal Ascot gears up to host the grand finale of its 2025 meeting on Saturday, June 21st, with a thrilling seven-race card set to entertain racegoers. The action kicks off at 2:30 pm with The Chesham Stakes, a listed race for two-year-olds run over seven furlongs. The £110,000 contest features nine promising juveniles: Brave Hunter, Humidity, Tailgunner Joe, Thesecretadversary, Treanmor, Waterford Castle, Zooter, Moments of Joy, and Venetian Lace.
Following that is the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes at 3:05 pm, a test of stamina for horses aged four and above over one mile and four furlongs. With £250,000 in prize money on offer, the field includes twelve strong contenders: Al Aasy, Al Riffa, Bellum Justum, Burdett Road, Candleford, Epic Poet, Ghostwriter, Palladium, Rebel’s Romance, Space Legend, Sunway, and TableTalk.
Next up at 3:40 pm is one of the marquee events of the afternoon—the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes. Open to four-year-olds and up, this six-furlong sprint boasts a purse of £1,000,000. The impressive lineup features Annan, Elite Status, Grand Grey, Iberian, Inisherin, James’s Delight, Jasour, Lazzat, Run to Freedom, Sajir, Satono Reve, Storm Boy, Topgear, Flora of Bermuda, Great Generation, and Nighteyes.
The Jersey Stakes, a Group 3 event for three-year-olds, takes place at 4:20 pm over a seven-furlong distance with £150,000 in prize money. The fifteen-horse field includes Benevento, Brian, Caburn, Comanche Brave, Dhitjari, Marvelman, Noble Champion, One Smack Mac, Pellitory, Remmooz, Saracen, Seagulls Eleven, Spy Chief, Yah Mo Be There, and California Dreamer.
At 5:00 pm, the heritage handicap Wokingham Stakes offers a competitive field of three-year-olds and older over six furlongs for a prize fund of £175,000. The packed field features Apollo One, Valiant Force, Zoum Zoum, City House, Jarraaf, Korker, Purosangue, Shartash, Ten Pounds, Get It, Game Run, Twilight Calls, Desert Cop, Orazio, Cover Up, Vadream, Aramram, We Never Stop, Roman Dragon, More Thunder, Golden Mind, Completely Random, Woodhay Wonder, Noble Truth, Germanic, Saint Lawrence, Jumby, and Holkham Bay.
The penultimate race is The Golden Gates Stakes, a Class 2 handicap for three-year-olds over one mile and two furlongs with £110,000 at stake, set for 5:35 pm. Contenders include Rock Of Cashel, Sallaal, Tycoon, Best Secret, Seraph Gabriel, El Burhan, Basalt, Aurel, Dakota Blue, Quai De Bethune, Ernst Blofeld, Roosevelt, Fantazy Man, War Socks, Glen To Glen, and Brindavan.
Wrapping up the day is the Queen Alexandra Stakes at 6:10 pm, a demanding Class 2 test over two miles and six furlongs. Open to horses aged four and above, the race offers £110,000 in prize money. Runners include Sober, King of the Road, Samui, Scottish Anthem, Tashkhan, Trooper Bisdee, Youthful King, Dallas Star, Paradoxical, Toby Tops, and Wild Waves.
With another action-packed afternoon ahead, Royal Ascot continues to delight racing enthusiasts. The closing day promises to deliver electrifying finishes and the emergence of future champions. The next race day at Ascot is scheduled for July 11th, so this final day of the Royal Meeting offers the perfect opportunity to soak up all the spectacle that world-class flat racing has to offer.
