Ascot Racecourse (Western Australia)

Ascot grandstand

Ascot Racecourse is the major racecourse in Perth, Western Australia, situated approximately 8 kilometres east of the Perth central business district, with the headquarters of the Western Australian Turf Club(WATC) positioned directly opposite.

It is regarded as the 'grand old lady' of Australian racecourses. Featuring a 2,000 metre track with modern, well drained turf, and a 300 metre inclining straight regarded by experts as the most severe test of stayers in Australia.

Races

The following is a list of Group races which are run at Ascot Racecourse.

Grp	Race Name	Age	Sex	Weight	Distance	Date
1	Kingston Town Classic	3YO+	Open	wfa	1800	December
1	Railway Stakes	3YO+	Open	hcp	1600	November
1	Winterbottom Stakes	3YO+	Open	wfa	1200	November
2	C B Cox Stakes	3YO+	Open	wfa	2100	December
2	Karrakatta Plate	2YO	Open	sw	1200	March
2	Lee Steere Stakes	3YO+	Open	wfa	1400	November
2	Perth Cup	3YO+	Open	hcp	2400	January
2	WATC Derby	3YO	Open	sw	2400	April
2	WA Guineas	3YO	Open	sw	1600	November
3	A J Scahill Stakes	3YO+	Open	wfa	1400	December
3	Asian Beau Stakes	3YO+	Open	hcp	1400	October
3	Colonel Reeves Stakes	3YO+	Open	hcp	1100	November
3	Hyperion Stakes	3YO+	Open	wfa	1400	March
3	Lee Steere Classic	3YO	Open	sw	1400	December
3	Prince Of Wales Stakes	3YO+	Open	wfa	1200	October
3	R J Peters Stakes	3YO+	Open	hcp	1500	November
3	Strickland Stakes	3YO+	Open	wfa	1800	April
3	WA Champion Fillies Stakes	3YO	Fillies	sw	1600	February
3	WA Oaks	3YO	Fillies	sw	2400	March
3	WATC Sires Produce	2YO	Open	sw	1400	April

Key

• hcp - handicap
• sw - set weights
• wfa - Weight for Age

See also

• Belmont Park, WATC alternate season track to Ascot
• Ascot Racecourse in the United Kingdom.

External links

• Perth Racing's Customer Racing Information Service