The Ascot Stakes is a
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handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at
Ascot over a distance of 2 miles 3
furlong
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s and 210 yards (4,014 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June on the first day of the
Royal Ascot meeting.
Winners since 1988
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Horse racing in Great Britain
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List of British flat horse races
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Ascot Racecourse
Flat races in Great Britain
Open long distance horse races