Royal Ascot is one of the most premier horse racing events offering a lucrative prize pot. The 2025 edition is set to be the richest renewal in the event’s history, with a record-breaking £17.75m in prize money on offer across the season.
Of this, a staggering £10m has been earmarked exclusively for the prestigious Royal Meeting, taking place over five days from Tuesday, June 17, to Saturday, June 21.
The £17.75 million figure excludes the British Champions Day (£4.1 million in 2024).
No race at the Royal Scot 2025 carries a prize money less than £110,000 and all Group 1 races worth a minimum of £650,000.
Every renewal is worth at least £110,000, the minimum value of a Group 1 has been increased to £650,000, while the most lucrative horse racing event of the week boast £1,000,000 funds.
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Royal Ascot 2025: Race-wise prize money breakdown
Tuesday, 17th June
Queen Anne Stakes (G1) – £750,000
Coventry Stakes (G2) – £175,000
King Charles III Stakes (G1) – £650,000
St James’s Palace Stakes (G1) – £650,000
Ascot Stakes (Handicap) – £110,000
Wolferton Stakes (Listed) – £120,000
Copper Horse Stakes (Handicap) – £110,000
Wednesday, 18th June
Queen Mary Stakes (G2) – £150,000
Queen’s Vase (G2) – £265,000
Duke of Cambridge Stakes (G2) – £225,000
Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1) – £1,000,000
Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) – £175,000
Kensington Palace Stakes (Handicap) – £110,000
Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) – £110,000
Thursday, 19th June
Norfolk Stakes (G2) – £150,000
King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) – £110,000
Ribblesdale Stakes (G2) – £250,000
Gold Cup (G1) – £650,000
Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) – £120,000
Hampton Court Stakes (G3) – £150,000
Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) – £110,000
Friday, 20th June
Albany Stakes (G3) – £125,000
Commonwealth Cup (G1) – £650,000
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) – £110,000
Coronation Stakes (G1) – £650,000
Sandringham Stakes (Handicap) – £110,000
King Edward VII Stakes (G2) – £250,000
Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes (Handicap) – £110,000
Saturday, 21st June
Chesham Stakes (Listed) – £110,000
Hardwicke Stakes (G2) – £250,000
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (G1) – £1,000,000
Jersey Stakes (G3) – £150,000
Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) – £175,000
Golden Gates Stakes (Handicap) – £110,000
Queen Alexandra Stakes (Handicap) – £110,000