Overview
- Lazzat secured France’s first Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes victory, holding off Japan’s Satono Reve to cap a five-win tally for Wathnan Racing.
- Rebel’s Romance powered home to win the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes, becoming the first seven-year-old to triumph in the race since 1923 and ending Charlie Appleby’s Royal Ascot drought.
- John and Thady Gosden topped the trainer standings with five winners, edging Aidan O’Brien on countback after a stellar week.
- Royal Ascot drew 286,541 attendees over five days, up 4.8 percent from 2024, with King Charles III and Queen Camilla attending on day four.
- Earlier in the week unexpected upsets saw Cercene land the 33-1 Coronation Stakes and Time for Sandals upset the Commonwealth Cup at 25-1 odds.