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MAJOR INTERNATIONALRACES

TUESDAY 18TH JUNE TO SATURDAY 22ND JUNE 2013

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2013 3 | INTERNATIONAL RACES 2013

4 Welcome to Ascot

6 Course Layout

7 Travel Allowances

9 The 2013 Global Sprint Challenge Bonus

9 Challenge Schedule

10 Nomination Procedures

11 USA Nominations

12 Medication and Doping Control

13 Advice and Information

14 Shipping and Quarantine

15 VAT (Tax/Duty)

16 Stabling and Training Facilities

20 The Queen Anne Stakes

23 The King’s Stand Stakes

24 The St James’s Palace Stakes

27 The Prince of Wales’s Stakes

28 The Gold Cup

31 The Coronation Stakes

32 The Diamond Jubilee Stakes

35 The King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored by Betfair)

36 Ascot Pattern and Listed Races 2013

46 Contacts

CONTENTS

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Everyone at Ascot was deeply honoured that the connections of Black Caviar chose the Diamond Jubilee Stakes alone to showcase the unbeaten mare outside her home country. The brave decision was vindicated when she beat the best sprinter in Europe, Moonlight Cloud, in the most dramatic of circumstances.

The final day of Royal Ascot was all about Black Caviar, of course, but the week got off to a flying start for the international visitors when Little Bridge became the first winner of the King’s Stand Stakes for Hong Kong.

No fewer than 45 horses from outside Europe have now contested the two Royal Ascot sprints since the start of the Global Sprint Challenge in 2005. There have been four Australian winners in that period, plus the ground-breaking

Choisir in 2003, and two for Hong Kong. The USA came very close in 2009 when Cannonball was runner-up in the then Golden Jubilee Stakes.

We were delighted that Japan was represented in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (sponsored by Betfair) in July through their Derby winner, Deep Brillante, who contested a thrilling race won by the German-trained Danedream, in what was a truly cosmopolitan event.

Within these pages, you will find details of the seven Group One races run at Royal Ascot in June, the King George and a full listing of Ascot’s Pattern and Listed races in 2013.

QIPCO British Champions Day will be staged on 19th October and a further detailed brochure for that event will be available in the summer.

Details on how to nominate, travel allowances, medication controls in the UK, shipping, quarantine, stabling and training facilities available to visitors are included in this brochure. Also listed are contact details for Ascot’s international agents, who are there to assist you.

We look forward to welcoming connections of the world’s best horses once again in 2013.

Nick Smith Head of Communications and International Racing.

WELCOME TO ASCOT

Appropriately in Diamond Jubilee year, the 2012 Royal Meeting was unique in global terms as it attracted the two highest rated horses in the world - Frankel and Black Caviar.

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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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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 constitute a “visiting internationally-trained horse”.

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 will provide top class raceday hospitality and badges for a reasonable number of connections accompanying any horse when the horse is racing.

COURSE LAYOUT

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ThE 2013 GLOBAL SPRINT ChALLENGE BONUS First conducted in 2005, the Challenge takes in 10 races across Australia, Japan, Dubai, Singapore, the UK and Hong Kong.

A US$1 million bonus is available to any horse that wins a Challenge race in three different countries, which can include the country where the horse is trained.

The bonus will be split 75% to the owners and 25% to the trainer, with the US$1 million pool split equally if more than one horse achieves the feat in 2013.

ChALLENGE SChEDULE BLACK CAVIAR LIGHTNING (GROUP ONE) Saturday 16th February, Flemington, Australia

TAKAMATSUNOMIYA KINEN (GROUP ONE) Sunday 24th March, Chukyo, Japan

GULF NEWS DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN (GROUP ONE) Saturday 30th March, Meydan, Dubai

KRISFLYER INTERNATIONAL SPRINT (GROUP ONE) Sunday 19th May, Kranji, Singapore

KING’S STAND STAKES (GROUP ONE) Tuesday 18th June, Royal Ascot, UK

DIAMOND JUBILEE STAKES (GROUP ONE) Saturday 22nd June, Royal Ascot, UK

DARLEY JULY CUP (GROUP ONE) Saturday 13th July, Newmarket, UK

SPRINTERS STAKES (GROUP ONE) Sunday 29th September, Nakayama, Japan

PATINACK FARM CLASSIC (GROUP ONE) Saturday 9th November, Flemington, Australia

LONGINES HONG KONG SPRINT (GROUP ONE) Sunday 8th December, Sha Tin, Hong Kong

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NOMINATION PROCEDURESRoyal Ascot Group One races close on 23rd April, and the “King George” closes on 11th June.

All nominations (race entries) should be made through your local Jockey Club or Racing Authority, who are authorised to take these directly and supply the necessary information to the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) via their secretariat, Weatherbys. The exception is for horses trained in the USA (see page 11).

Visiting horses (other than those coming from North America) require a Racing Clearance Notification (RCN), which is to be submitted via the racing authority where the horse is domiciled and can be requested by the trainer or shipping agency.

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 page 46-47.

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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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PRE-ShIPPING AND PRE-RACE TESTINGThe BHA will facilitate pre-elective testing in the event of concern about residual medication in horses prior to shipping. Connections should also note that, as with horses resident in Britain, overseas visiting horses may be sampled at any time whilst in training and both pre and post-race. Elective testing is also offered at the trainer’s cost if required.

The BHA will require all trainers of runners from outside Europe to sign a form, pre-exportation, detailing past medication history.

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

The Authority’s Rules of Racing stipulate that international visiting horses racing under BHA rules do so on equal terms with each other and resident British horses; that is to say they race free from the effects of drugs, whether medication or other substances.

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ADVICE AND INFORMATIONFor up-to-date rules and further information relating to Medication and Doping Control, including declaration requirements, connections are advised to refer directly to the BHA’s website at http://goo.gl/CrRfn and / or contact the BHA’s Veterinary Adviser (Medication Control).

Dr. Lynn Hillyer Department of Equine Science and Welfare British Horse Racing Authority 75 High Holborn London WC1V 6LS

Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7152 0090 Mobile: +44 (0) 7764 769890 Email: [email protected]

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ShIPPING AND QUARANTINETrainers are free to choose their own shipping agencies and to make their own stabling arrangements in Britain. However, Ascot, through the International Racing Bureau, is happy to give advice on this and stabling has been reserved at Abington Place Stables in Newmarket, which has proved very popular with overseas trainers in the past.

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 and Hong Kong, and your local shipping agencies/turf club can advise on this. Equine Influenza (EI) vaccinations are required for horses entering Britain and you should speak to your local shipping agencies to check on the current UK racing regulations.

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 Britain.

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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 FACILITIESVisiting horses must be trained in private facilities away from the track as no training facilities are available on UK racecourses. Although, on request, a visiting horse can work once on the Ascot course the week before racing.

Visiting trainers are free to use the stabling and training facilities of their choice. However, for the past few years many have successfully based themselves in Newmarket, which is only two hours from Ascot.

There are 75 trainers and over 2,500 racehorses in Newmarket and some stables have been reserved for foreign visitors at the historic Abington Place in Bury Road.

These stables have the use of turn-out paddocks and have direct access to the Bury Side gallops, including Warren Hill and Long Hill. Previous successful occupants of these stables include Agnes World (Japan), Jealous Again (USA), and Choisir, Miss Andretti, Takeover Target, Scenic Blast and Black Caviar (all Australia).

The gallops are owned by Jockey Club Estates under management of William Gittus together with Training Grounds Manager Nick Patton and a staff of 24 heathmen. They cover an area of approximately 2,500 acres (1,000ha) and provide 50 miles (80.47km) of turf gallops and canters as well as 15 artificial tracks totalling some 13 miles (21km).

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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

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Danny Shum, Trainer of Little Bridge, hong Kong

“ 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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Date: Tuesday 18th June 2013

Distance: 8 furlongs (1,600 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £350,000

Winning Horse: £198,485

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): £1,200 by noon on April 23rd

Scratching Stage: £1,400 unless taken out by May 28th

Confirmation: £900 by noon on June 12th

Declaration: by 10am on June 16th

Supplementary Nomination: £35,000 by noon on June 12th

Latest Winners, Ground and Times:

2009: Paco Boy, Good to Firm, 1m 39.31s

2010: Goldikova, Good, 1m 37.74s

2011: Canford Cliffs, Good, 1m 38.38s

2012: Frankel, Good to Soft, 1m 37.85s

ThE QUEEN ANNE STAKES (GROUP ONE)

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Frankel destroys subsequent QEII winner Excelebration by 11 lengths in the 2012 Queen Anne, earning a rating of 140, the highest figure ever recorded worldwide over a mile.

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hong Kong-trained Little Bridge beats another cosmopolitan field in the 2012 King’s Stand Stakes.

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LEG 5 OF ThE GLOBAL SPRINT ChALLENGE

Date: Tuesday 18th June 2013

Distance: 5 furlongs (1,000 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £350,000

Winning Horse: £198,485

Age Range: 3yo and upwards

Field Safety Limit: 28

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

Nomination (Entry): £1,200 by noon on April 23rd

Scratching Stage: £1,400 unless taken out by May 28th

Confirmation: £900 by noon on June 12th

Declaration: by 10am on June 16th

Supplementary Nomination: £35,000 by noon on June 12th

Latest Winners, Ground and Times:

2009: Scenic Blast, Good to Firm, 59.54s

2010: Equiano, Good, 59.00s

2011: Prohibit, Good, 59.50s

2012: Little Bridge, Good to Soft, 59.69s

ThE KING’S STAND STAKES (GROUP ONE)

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Date: Tuesday 18th June 2013

Distance: 8 furlongs (1,600 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £250,000

Winning Horse: £141,775

Age Range: 3yo colts

Field Safety Limit: 20

Weights: 9st / 57kg

Nomination (Entry): £850 by noon on April 23rd

Scratching Stage: £1,050 unless taken out by May 28th

Confirmation: £600 by noon on June 12th

Declaration: by 10am on June 16th

Supplementary Nomination: £25,000 by noon on June 12th

Latest Winners, Ground and Times:

2009: Mastercraftsman, Good to Firm,

1m 39.21s

2010: Canford Cliffs, Good, 1m 39.55s

2011: Frankel, Good, 1m 39.24s

2012: Most Improved, Good to Soft,

1m 40.14s

ThE ST JAMES’S PALACE STAKES (GROUP ONE)

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Most Improved wins the 2012 St James’s Palace Stakes from French-trained hermival.

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Ex-Australian star So You Think goes one better than in 2011 and wins the 2012 Prince of Wales’s Stakes from The Queen’s Carlton house.

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Date: Wednesday 19th June 2013

Distance: 10 furlongs (2,000 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £500,000

Winning Horse: £283,550

Age Range: 4yo and upwards

Field Safety Limit: 16

Weights:

Colts and Geldings: 9st / 57kg

Fillies and Mares: 8st 11lb / 55.75kg

Southern Hemisphere Allowance: 4yo 3lb / 1.5kg

Nomination (Entry): £1,700 by noon on April 23rd

Scratching Stage: £2,200 unless taken out by May 28th

Confirmation: £1,100 by noon on June 13th

Declaration: by 10am on June 17th

Supplementary Nomination: £40,000 by noon on June 13th

Latest Winners, Ground and Times:

2009: Vision D’Etat, Good to Firm,

2m 06.90s

2010: Byword, Good to Firm, 2m 05.35s

2011: Rewilding, Good, 2m 04.24s

2012: So You Think, Good, 2m 3.86s

ThE PRINCE OF WALES’S STAKES (GROUP ONE)

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Date: Thursday 20th June 2013

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

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £350,000

Winning Horse: £198,485

Age Range: 4yo and upwards

Field Safety Limit: 20

Weights:

4yo Colts and Geldings: 9st / 57kg

4yo Fillies: 8st 11lb / 55.75kg

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

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

Southern Hemisphere Allowance: 4yo 10lb / 4.5kg

Nomination (Entry): £1,200 by noon on April 23rd

Scratching Stage: £1,400 unless taken out by May 28th

Confirmation: £900 by noon on June 14th

Declaration: by 10am on June 18th

Supplementary Nomination: £35,000 by noon on June 14th

Latest Winners, Ground and Times:

2009: Yeats, Good to Firm, 4m 20.73s

2010: Rite Of Passage, Good to Firm,

4m 16.92s

2011: Fame And Glory, Good to Soft,

4m 37.51s

2012: Colour Vision, Good to Soft,

4m 42.05s

ThE GOLD CUP (GROUP ONE)

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Frankie Dettori and Colour Vision beat Opinion Poll, making it a 1-2 for Godolphin in the 2012 Gold Cup.

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Fallen For You lands the 2012 Coronation Stakes helping John Gosden claim the 2012 flat trainers’ championship.

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Date: Friday 21st June 2013

Distance: 8 furlongs (1,600 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £250,000

Winning Horse: £141,775

Age Range: 3yo fillies

Field Safety Limit: 20

Weights: 9st / 57kg

Nomination (Entry): £850 by noon on April 23rd

Scratching Stage: £1,050 unless taken out by

May 28th

Confirmation: £600 by noon on June 15th

Declaration: by 10am on June 19th

Supplementary Nomination: £25,000 by noon on June 15th

Latest Winners, Ground and Times:

2009: Ghanaati, Good to Firm, 1m 38.32s

2010: Lillie Langtry, Good to Firm,

1m 39.69s

2011: Immortal Verse, Good to Soft,

1m 42.75s

2012: Fallen For You, Soft, 1m 42.95s

ThE CORONATION STAKES (GROUP ONE)

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Date: Saturday 22nd June 2013

Distance: 6 furlongs (1,200 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £500,000

Winning Horse: £283,550

Age Range: 3yo and upwards

Field Safety Limit: 28

Weights:

3yo Colts and Geldings: 8st 11lb / 55.75kg

3yo Fillies: 8st 8lb / 54.5kg

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

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

Nomination (Entry): £1,700 by noon on April 23rd

Scratching Stage: £2,200 unless taken out by May 28th

Confirmation: £1,100 by noon on June 17th

Declaration: by 10am on June 20th

Supplementary Nomination: £40,000 by noon on June 17th

Latest Winners, Ground and Times:

2009: Art Connoisseur, Good to Firm (Firm

in places), 1m 14.09s

2010: Starspangledbanner, Good to Firm,

1m 12.57s

2011: Society Rock, Soft, 1m 17.22s

2012: Black Caviar, Good, 1m 14.10s

LEG 6 OF ThE GLOBAL SPRINT ChALLENGE

ThE DIAMOND JUBILEE STAKES (GROUP ONE)

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Unbeaten Australian superstar Black Caviar stamps her class on the 2012 Diamond Jubilee from France’s best sprinter, Moonlight Cloud.

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The German-trained mare Danedream narrowly beats the 2011 winner Nathaniel in the 2012 King George, which also attracted Japanese Derby winner, Deep Brillante.

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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(SPONSORED BY BETFAIR) (GROUP ONE)

Date: Saturday 27th July 2013

Distance: 12 furlongs (2,400 metres)

Surface: Turf

Total Prize Fund: £1,000,000

Winning Horse: £567,100

Age Range: 3yo and upwards

Field Safety Limit: 19

Weights:

3yo Colts and Geldings: 8st 9lb / 55kg

3yo Fillies: 8st 6lb / 53.5kg

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

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

Southern Hemisphere Allowance: 4yo 4lb / 1.75kg

Nomination (Entry): £3,500 by noon on June 11th

Scratching Stage: £4,500 unless taken out by July 9th

Confirmation: £2,000 by noon on July 22nd

Declaration: by 10am on July 25th

Supplementary Nomination: £75,000 by noon on July 22nd

Latest Winners, Ground and Times:

2009: Conduit, Good (Good to Firm in

places), 2m 28.73s

2010: Harbinger, Good (Good to Firm in

places), 2m 26.78s

2011: Nathaniel, Good to Soft, 2m 35.07s

2012: Danedream, Good, 2m 31.62s

ThE KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIzABETh STAKES

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ASCOT PATTERN AND LISTED RACES 2013Race Name TPF Grade Race Date Close Date Distance Age Sex Entry FeeSagaro Stakes £60,000 Gr 3 1 May 2013 25 April 2013 16f 4+ £420

Pavilion Stakes £37,000 Listed 1 May 2013 25 April 2013 6f 3 £150

Paradise Stakes £37,000 Listed 1 May 2013 25 April 2013 8f 4+ £150

Buckhounds Stakes £37,000 Listed 11 May 2013 6 May 2013 12f 4+ £150

Queen Anne Stakes £350,000 Gr 1 18 June 2013 23 April 2013 8f 4+ £1,200*

St James’s Palace Stakes £250,000 Gr 1 18 June 2013 23 April 2013 8f 3 C £850*

King’s Stand Stakes £350,000 Gr 1 18 June 2013 23 April 2013 5f 3+ £1,200*

Coventry Stakes £85,000 Gr 2 18 June 2013 12 June 2013 6f 2 £720

Windsor Castle Stakes £55,000 Listed 18 June 2013 12 June 2013 5f 2 £275

Prince of Wales’s Stakes £500,000 Gr 1 19 June 2013 23 April 2013 10f 4+ £1,700*

Windsor Forest Stakes £100,000 Gr 2 19 June 2013 30 April 2013 8f 4+ F £290*

Queen Mary Stakes £75,000 Gr 2 19 June 2013 13 June 2013 5f 2 F £635

Jersey Stakes £70,000 Gr 3 19 June 2013 13 June 2013 7f 3 £490

Sandringham Stakes £55,000 Listed 19 June 2013 13 June 2013 8f 3 F £275

Gold Cup £350,000 Gr 1 20 June 2013 23 April 2013 20f 4+ £1,200*

Ribblesdale Stakes £125,000 Gr 2 20 June 2013 30 April 2013 12f 3 F £370*

Norfolk Stakes £75,000 Gr 2 20 June 2013 14 June 2013 5f 2 £635

Tercentenary Stakes £70,000 Gr 3 20 June 2013 14 June 2013 10f 3 £490

Coronation Stakes £250,000 Gr 1 21 June 2013 23 April 2013 8f 3 F £850*

King Edward VII Stakes £150,000 Gr 2 21 June 2013 30 April 2013 12f 3 C/G £425*

Albany Stakes £60,000 Gr 3 21 June 2013 15 June 2013 6f 2 F £420

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Race Name TPF Grade Race Date Close Date Distance Age Sex Entry FeeQueen’s Vase £60,000 Gr 3 21 June 2013 15 June 2013 16f 3 £420

Wolferton Handicap £55,000 Listed 21 June 2013 15 June 2013 10f 4+ £275

Diamond Jubilee Stakes £500,000 Gr 1 22 June 2013 23 April 2013 6f 3+ £1,700*

Hardwicke Stakes £200,000 Gr 2 22 June 2013 30 April 2013 12f 4+ £590*

Chesham Stakes £55,000 Listed 22 June 2013 17 June 2013 7f 2 £275

Summer Mile Stakes £100,000 Gr 2 13 July 2013 8 July 2013 8f 4+ £850

Valiant Stakes £37,000 Listed 26 July 2013 20 July 2013 8f 3+ F/M £150

King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes £1,000,000 Gr 1 27 July 2013 11 June 2013 12f 3+ £3,500*

Princess Margaret Stakes £50,000 Gr 3 27 July 2013 22 July 2013 6f 2 F £350

Winkfield Stakes £25,500 Listed 27 July 2013 22 July 2013 7f 2 £125

Noel Murless Stakes £37,000 Listed 4 October 2013 28 September 2013 14f 3 £175

October Stakes £37,000 Listed 5 October 2013 30 September 2013 7f 3+ F £175

Cumberland Lodge Stakes £60,000 Gr 3 5 October 2013 30 September 2013 12f 3+ F £420

Bengough Stakes £70,000 Gr 3 5 October 2013 30 September 2013 6f 3+ £490

Cornwallis Stakes £40,000 Gr 3 5 October 2013 30 September 2013 5f 2 £280

QIPCO Champion Stakes £1,300,000 Gr 1 19 October 2013 6 August 2013 10f 3+ £4,550*

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes £1,000,000 Gr 1 19 October 2013 6 August 2013 8f 3+ £3,500*

QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes £250,000 Gr 2 19 October 2013 6 August 2013 6f 3+ £875*

QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup £200,000 Gr 3 19 October 2013 6 August 2013 16f 3+ £700*

QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes £250,000 Gr 2 19 October 2013 6 August 2013 12f 3+ F/M £875*

TPF - Total Prize Fund *Initial Entry Fee – further fees payable. Values in this brochure correct at 1 January 2013

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“ It was a world class race and to come so close with a horse who has 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. Miss Andretti Little Bridge

Heart’s Cry (third)

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Choisir

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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.”

Cannonball (second)

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)

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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.”

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

Wesley Ward, US Trainer of 2009 Queen Mary Stakes winner, Jealous Again.

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CONTACTS

For further information please contact:

Nick Smith Head of Communications and International Racing Ascot Racecourse Ascot Berkshire SL5 7JX United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1344 878524 Mobile: +44 (0) 7771 791449 Email: [email protected]

ASCOT

United 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]

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 Email: [email protected]

South Africa Graeme Hawkins (IRB) PO Box 50059 Musgrave Road Durban, 4062 Tel: +27 31 314 1582 Fax: +27 31 314 1767 Mobile: +27 82 857 1827 Email: [email protected]

USA Stephen Nagler (Independent Consultant) Tel: +858 829 6781 Email: [email protected] Bruce Lombardi (IRB) 487 Woodbridge Centre Rockville Centre, New York, 11570 Tel/Fax: +516 678 7038 Email: [email protected] Cindy Niemetz (IRB) 300 North Mountain Trail Avenue Sierre Madre, California 91024 Tel: +626 355 9750 Fax: +626 836 0497 Email: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL RACING BUREAU & OThER AGENTS

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The Hong Kong Jockey Club William A Nader 1 Sports Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Tel: +852 2966 5901 Fax: +852 2966 7000 Email: [email protected]

The Japan Racing Association Roppongi 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 Martin Talty Manager International Department Meydan Racecourse, Al Meydan Road, Nad Al Sheba, P.O. Box 9305, Dubai United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 4 327 0077 Mobile: +971 50 655 2686 Email: [email protected]

OVERSEAS RACING AUThORITIES

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