Windsor Castle Stakes Odds

The Windsor Castle Stakes is a Listed race run over five furlongs and is open to two-year-old horses. Run as the final race on day two of Royal Ascot, the Windsor Castle, it attracts a competitive field of young sprinters that may just fall below top level, but could be a race awash with improving performers that are likely to contest Group races later in their career.

Windsor Castle Stakes Tips 

The Windsor Castle Stakes is the last race on day two of Royal Ascot, and you can find our tip for the 2020 renewal here nearer the off...

What is the Windsor Castle Stakes? 

The Windsor Castle Stakes is a Listed event, which takes place as the final race on day two of Royal Ascot, and is a race contested by a host of two-year-old sprinters.

It may be a race that lacks the quality that some of the Group races have to offer at the Royal meeting, but the Windsor Castle is often used as a springboard for those juveniles that could turn into an elite sprinter later in their careers. It's a race that can unearth a star sprinter that could well return to Royal Ascot the following year to compete in races like the Commonwealth Cup, as winners are often open to significant improvement, so it's an exciting race when thinking about the future.

What happened in the 2019 Windsor Castle Stakes? 

A bumper field of 21 juveniles lined up for the 2019 Windsor Castle Stakes, but it was that deadly duo of Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore that teamed up for victory, as they won the race with Southern Hills, who stormed home late to take the prize from Platinum Star in second. Keith Dalgleish's Glasvegas ran a mighty race to finish third at 25/1, while Symbolize completed the first four home.