Royal Ascot 2022: All you need to know about the Flat showpiece

It's the Olympics of the Flat racing world, and Royal Ascot 2022 is on the horizon as five spectacular days of top equine action sees the premier thoroughbreds from across the world do battle in some of the prestigious races in the world. Kicking off on Tuesday14th June the top quality racing continues all the way through until Saturday 18th June, where during the five days there are 35 hugely competitive races, with a host of Group races being joined on the various cards with a number of handicap events...

While the action on the track will be red-hot, the razzmatazz off it is what makes the event so iconic, as racegoers dress up for the occasion and fill out the champagne bars, and with The Queen's procession taking place at 14:00 on a daily basis, the event's Royal prestige just makes it that one-off event in world sport.

The most popular day of the week from a social perspective is Ladies Day, which takes place on Thursday 16th June, with the feature race of that day being the Gold Cup, which will attract the premier stayers from across the globe to try and claim the legendary trophy, and the winning horse will have its name etched alongside some of the racing greats.

Arguably, the star of Royal Ascot in 2022 is set to be the William Haggas-trained Baaeed, who will be a red-hot favourite for the Queen Anne Stakes, which kicks off the entire meeting at 14:30 on the Tuesday, and the recent Lockinge Stakes winner will look to maintain his 100% record.

Other notable races throughout the week include the St James's Palace Stakes, which will see the premier three-year-olds do battle, while the likes of the King's Stand Stakes, Prince Of Wales's Stakes, Commonwealth Cup and Platinum Jubilee Stakes will be another quartet of must-watch races that will light up the Berkshire venue.

Here at HorseRacing.net we will keep you across all things Royal Ascot during the entire five-day extravaganza, as we will not only have racecards for all 35 races on site, but we will have race previews of the big events, as well as a plethora of tips from our in-house team and our army of racing tipsters in our naps table.

Check out the 2022 Royal Ascot Race Schedule Here:

Tuesday 14th June 2022

14:30 - Queen Anne Stakes

15:05 - Coventry Stakes

15:40 - King's Stand Stakes

16:20 - St James's Palace Stakes

17:00 - Ascot Stakes

17:35 - Wolferton Stakes

18:10 - Copper Horse Stakes

Wednesday 15th June 2022

14:30 - Queen Mary Stakes

15:05 - Queen's Vase

15:40 - Prince Of Wales's Stakes

16:20 - Duke Of Cambridge Stakes

17:00 - Royal Hunt Cup

17:35 - Windsor Castle Stakes

18:10 - Kensington Palace Stakes

Thursday 16th June 2022

14:30 - Norfolk Stakes

15:05 - King George V Stakes

15:40 - Ribblesdale Stakes

16:20 - Gold Cup

17:00 - Britannia Stakes

17:35 - Hampton Court Stakes

18:10 - Buckingham Palace Stakes

Friday 17th June 2022

14:30 - Albany Stakes

15:05 - Commonwealth Cup

15:40 - Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes

16:20 - Coronation Stakes

17:00 - Sandringham Stakes

17:35 - King Edward VII Stakes

18:10 - Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes

Saturday 18th June 2022

14:30 - Chesham Stakes

15:05 - Jersey Stakes

15:40 - Hardwicke Stakes

16:20 - Platinum Jubilee Stakes

17:00 - Wokingham Stakes

17:35 - Golden Gates Stakes

18:10 - Queen Alexandra Stakes