Royal Ascot free bets and betting offers 2025
Royal Ascot (June 17-21) is fast approaching and this five-day bonanza of top-class Flat action is one of the most eagerly anticipated weeks in the horse racing calendar.
The meeting always opens with a spectacular card on the Tuesday – three of the first four races are Group 1 contests and there are a further five top-level events over the next four days.
As ever, there are a huge number of generous betting offers available from online bookmakers for Royal Ascot, which is arguably the best week of racing in the entire Flat season.
Such promos give punters numerous opportunities to profit from what is certainly one of the most prestigious meetings (and, of course, social gatherings) in the world.
The action gets going with the Queen Anne Stakes – a Group 1 race for the older milers – on the Tuesday, which also features the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes for the sprinters and the Group 1 St James's Palace Stakes for the leading three-year-olds over a mile.
The impressive Irish 2,000 Guineas winner Field Of Gold is the headline act for the St James's Palace, if not the entire day.
Wednesday features the 1m 2f Group 1 Prince of Wales's Stakes and on Thursday, which is Ladies' Day, it's the 2m 4f Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup.
On Friday there's a Group 1 double-header – the Commonwealth Cup for three-year-old sprinters and the Coronation Stakes for three-year-old fillies over a mile – plus there's another chance for the speedsters on Saturday in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes.
That's eight top-level contests across the five days in total, and of course there are a host of big-field handicaps, as well as an array of competitive-looking two-year-old races that could unearth some stars of the future.
Betting sites are at their most generous with offers and promotions for the big festivals and Royal Ascot is as good as it gets in the horse racing world.
When it comes to the handicaps, look out for the bookies with the most generous each-way terms – although extra place races won't be limited to just the handicaps, as many other contests will have big fields and with firms paying well beyond the standard place terms.
There will also be loads of boosted odds deals including on some of the week's highest-profile runners.
Rosallion (Queen Anne Stakes), Lead Artist (Queen Anne Stakes), Los Angeles (Prince of Wales's Stakes), Illinois (Ascot Gold Cup) and Lake Victoria (Coronation Stakes) are a few of the star horses set for Royal Ascot.
Existing customers of horse racing betting sites will be able to find an array of bets with enhanced prices, but it is new customers who can reap the most generous rewards.
Bookmakers look to attract new sign-ups by hugely boosting the odds of certain horses. For example, a horse who is generally priced at 2/1 to win could be available at 33/1 for new customers.
Such deals may be limited to small stakes, with any winnings beyond the regular odds being paid out as free bets.
Take a look at the table above to discover the numerous betting offers available on this year's Royal Ascot.
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