Race-goers attend Royal Ascot, in Ascot, Britain, on June 18, 2025. File Photo by Neil Hall/EPA
June 15 (UPI) -- The carriages scarcely will have stopped rolling before the top-level action gets going Tuesday at Royal Ascot.
The very first race on the first of five festive days is the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes, a 1-mile test down the straight course that promises to be among the best of whole meeting.
Godolphin runners Notable Speech, winner of the Lockinge Stakes, and Opera Ballo, victorious in the bet365 Mile at Sandown, are favorites in a field of 10. More Thunder, Zeus Olympios and Docklands add to the contentious mix.
Sheik Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Godolphin operation really could use a good start to the Royal meeting as results for the first half of the year have been somewhat beneath the usual lofty expectations.
