Britain’s richest raceday closes the Flat season at Ascot, with five Group 1s led by the Champion Stakes, in the second edition run under Qatar Racing.
Britain’s richest raceday returns to Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, Berkshire, on Saturday 16 October 2027. The day closes the British Flat season.
The first edition was run in 2011, with QIPCO as title sponsor. The day now carries five Group 1 races, more than any other raceday in Britain. In 2026 its card was worth £4.35m.
The Champion Stakes and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes lead the card, with the Long Distance Cup, the Sprint Stakes and the Fillies & Mares Stakes beside them. In 2025 Calandagan beat Ombudsman in the Champion Stakes. That race was officially rated the joint-best run anywhere in the world that year.
The 2027 meeting is the second under Qatar Racing, the global racing and breeding operation of the QIPCO group. Its title sponsorship runs to 2028 and covers all seven races.
The mare Kalpana won the Fillies & Mares Stakes in 2024 and 2025. The 2026 afterparty billed the duo Sigma, with the saxophonist Ellie Sax.