Ascot Week

Here’s why people call it the best week of racing in the world: over five days, six races a day, 30 races– seven Group 1 races, seven Group 2s, four Group 3s (18 group races), four listed (22 black-type races); seven rich handicaps (average purse €100,000), and one ‘random’ 2 3/4-mile conditions race. The general consensus was this year was right up to standard, and especially so because the whole meet was run on good-to-firm ground, whereas the previous two years…