Today's Horse Racing Racecards

Today's Racing - Ascot Champions Day - Champion Stakes

18 Oct, 2025

The highest-rated Flat horse in training, Ombudsman, lines up in the Champion Stakes later in today's racing. The market suggests it’s a three-horse contest between Ombudsman, Calandagan, and Delacroix, while Economics returns to action after 364 days off the track.Several runners have previous experience at Ascot, but only Ombudsman (1 from 1) and Calandagan (2 from 3) have winning form at the course. Notably, Ombudsman’s victory here was a career-best performance.The race is run over 1 mile 2 furlongs, and most of the field have proven form at the distance. The standouts include Ombudsman, who has won five of seven...

Ascot Champions Day - Queen Elizabeth II Stakes

17 Oct, 2025

The 3:25 on Champions Day, the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, is another Group 1 contest as part of tomorrow's racing. It offers more than £650,000 to the winner. Run over one mile, three-year-olds will carry 9st 3lb, while those aged four and above carry 9st 6lb. Females will be entitled to their usual 3lb allowance.The field is stacked with quality, and Fallen Angel tops our THM Score last time out with an impressive 879 when winning at Newmarket earlier this month. However, several others have also posted figures well into the 800s — the key is to check the conditions...

Tomorrow's Racing - Ascot Champions Day - Fillies & Mares Stakes

17 Oct, 2025

Champions Day is the richest race day in the country, with over £4 million in prize money up for grabs across seven races.The 2:45 Fillies & Mares Stakes is one of five Group 1 contests on the card, offering more than £300,000 to the winner. Run over 1 mile 4 furlongs, it’s restricted exclusively to fillies and mares.Looking at course form, three runners in the field have previously won at Ascot: Kalpana, who has one win from three starts and has placed in all her runs here; Bedtime Story, who is unbeaten at the track after a nine-and-a-half-length demolition at...