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American trainer Wesley Ward is targeting a fourth success in the G2 Queen Mary Stakes (2009 Jealous Again, 2015 Acapulco & 2016 Lady Aurelia). He saddles Kimari and Anna's Fast in the five-furlong contest.
Gay Kelleway is the only woman to ride a winner at Royal Ascot, her victory coming on Sprowston Boy in the 1987 Queen Alexandra Stakes. Hayley Turner bids to emulate Kelleway aboard the Michael Bell-trained Applecross in the G2 Queen Mary Stakes, whilst Nicola Currie has two rides aboard Raising Sand in the Royal Hunt Cup and Paper Star in the Windsor Castle Stakes. Hollie Doyle rides Nate The Great in the G2 Queen's Vase and Taxiwala in the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes. Kelleway, who is now a trainer, runs Lady Quickstep in the concluding Listed Windsor Castle Stakes.
The Matthieu Palussiere-trained Brand New Day bids to become the first French-trained winner of the G2 Queen Mary Stakes. Palussiere won the Albany Stakes in 2017 with Different League.
Mark Johnston is the most successful trainer since 1977 in the G2 Queen's Vase with seven winners. He runs Nayef Road and Themaxwecan in this year's renewal.
Coolmore partnerships have won the race six times and they have four contenders for the 2019 renewal of the Queen's Vase. They are Barbados, Harpo Marx, Norway and Western Australia, all of whom are trained by Aidan O'Brien, who is seeking a seventh victory in the race, which would draw him alongside Johnston.
The Aidan O'Brien-trained Norway bids to emulate stable companion Kew Gardens who won the 2018 renewal of the Queen's Vase, having previously run in the G1 Investec Derby.
Godolphin's Jalmoud is a son of 2008 Investec Derby winner New Approach and 2011 Investec Oaks scorer Dancing Rain. He runs in today's G2 Queen's Vase for Charlie Appleby and James Doyle.
There have been five French-trained winners of the G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes (1973 Gift Card, 1974 Admetus, 2007 Manduro, 2009 Vision d'Etat & 2010 Byword). The Andre Fabre-trained Waldgeist represents France this afternoon.
Since 1970, four fillies and mares have won the G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes. Magical (Aidan O'Brien), Sea Of Class (William Haggas) and Deidre (Mitsuru Hashida) bid to become the fifth.
Deidre would become the first Japanese-trained winner at Royal Ascot if successful in the G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes.
Sir Michael Stoute has won four renewals of the G2 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes and he has Rawdaa and Veracious in this afternoon's mile contest.
Cheveley Park Stud is the most successful owner in the G2 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes with four wins. The Newmarket stud has Veracious and Preening in this year's race.
The David Marnane-trained Settle For Bay would become just the second horse (Master Vote 1947 & 1948) to win two renewals of the Royal Hunt Cup. He won the 2018 running.
There have been two winning favourites in the last 23 runnings of the Royal Hunt Cup, Forgotten Voice (2009) & Yeast (1996).
Her Majesty The Queen has owned the Royal Hunt Cup winner on three occasions, courtesy of Choir Boy (1953), Alexander (1956) and Colour Sergeant (1992). A fourth victory courtesy of the William Haggas-trained Seniority in today's renewal will make the Royal Hunt Cup Her Majesty's most successful Royal Ascot race. She has also won the Hardwicke Stakes three times out of her 23 Royal Ascot victories.
Wesley Ward will become the joint most successful trainer since 1977 in the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes if Foolish Humor or Karak give him a third victory in the five-furlong event.
The Listed Windsor Castle Stakes is the only two-year-old race at Royal Ascot which Frankie Dettori has never won. He rides Iffraaz for trainer Mark Johnston, who has also never won the race. Dettori has ridden 60 winners at Royal Ascot, whilst Johnston has enjoyed 43 successes at the Royal Meeting.
