Royal Ascot prize money: How much is every race worth?

The most lucrative meeting in the UK is racing into sight… but how much prize money is on offer for every race at Royal Ascot 2022?

The five-day festival, which runs from June 14 to June 18, is worth a total of £8,652,500, which represents an 18 per cent increase on the sums on offer in 2019.

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All 35 races on the schedule will be run at least £100,000 while two renewals, the Prince of Wales’s Stakes and the Platinum Jubilee Stakes, boast total cash funds of £1m.

You’ll find details of the Royal Ascot 2022 prize money below.

Tuesday, June 14

14:30: The Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) – £600,000
15:05: The Coventry Stakes (Group 2) – £150,000
15:40: The King’s Stand Stakes (Group 1) – £500,000
16:20: The St James’s Palace Stakes (Group 1) – £500,000
17:00: The Ascot Stakes (Handicap) – £100,000
17:35: The Wolferton Stakes (Listed) – £110,000
18:10: The Copper Horse Stakes (Handicap) – £100,000

The first race of the meeting, the Queen Anne Stakes, is the most lucrative of the day as the winning horse earns a tidy £340,260 for connections. Unbeaten Baaeed is the hot favourite with Paddy Power to make it eight wins from eight starts.

Wednesday, June 15

14:30: The Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2) – £115,000
15:05: The Queen’s Vase (Group 2) – £262,5000
15:40: The Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Group 1) – £1,000,000
16:20: The Duke of Cambridge Stakes (Group 2) – £175,000
17:00: The Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) – £175,000
17:35: The Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) – £100,000
18:10: The Kensington Palace Stakes (Handicap) – £100,000

The first £1m race of the meeting, the Prince of Wales’s Stakes is worth a cool £567,100 to winning connections. Sir Michael Stoute’s Bay Bridge heads Paddy Power’s betting for the 3.40pm on his first crack at a Group 1.

Thursday, June 16

14:30: The Norfolk Stakes (Group 2) – £110,000
15:05: The King George V Stakes (Handicap) – £100,000
15:40: The Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2) – £200,000
16:15: The Gold Cup (Group 1) – £500,000
17:00: The Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) – £120,000
17:35: The Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3) – £100,000
18:10: The Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) – £100,000

The most iconic race of the entire meeting, the Gold Cup winner will bag £283,550 for connections. The legend that is Stradivarius is chasing a fourth success in the race.

Friday, June 17

14:30: The Albany Stakes (Group 3) – £100,000
15:05: The Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) – £500,000
15:40: The Duke of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) – £100,000
16:20: The Coronation Stakes (Group 1) – £500,000
17:00: The Sandringham Stakes (Handicap) – £100,000
17:35: The King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) – £225,000
18:10: The Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes (Handicap) – £100,000

A pair of Group 1s, the Commonwealth Cup and Coronation Stakes, top the bill on the penultimate day of the meeting and the winners of both races will bag a total of £283,550 for connections.

Saturday, June 18

14:30: The Chesham Stakes (Listed) – £100,000
15:05: The Jersey Stakes (Group 3) – £110,000
15:40: The Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) – £225,000
16:20: The Platinum Jubilee Stakes (Group 1) – £1,000,000
17:00: The Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) – £175,000
17:35: The Golden Gates Stakes (Handicap) – £100,000
18:10: The Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions) – £100,000

A massive £567,100 is on offer to winning connections in the second of the £1m races on the schedule as the meeting comes to a close on the fifth and final day. Creative Force, the winner of last year’s British Champions Sprint Stakes, leads the home challenge.