Royal Ascot 2026 Concludes with Ryan Moore and O'Brien Family Competing for Top Honours
The O'Brien family dominates the trainers' competition, with father and son Aidan and Joseph separated by just one winner heading into the conclusion.
Royal Ascot's flagship meeting concludes today with jockey Ryan Moore requiring just a single victory to reach 99 Royal Ascot winners—a milestone that would place him alongside his major employer Aidan O'Brien. The final day also determines the trainers' championship in a compelling family contest between O'Brien and his eldest son Joseph, who trail by one winner.
Moore's Historic Chase
Moore has dominated the jockeys' competition throughout the meeting, accumulating six wins across the opening four days and extending his personal Royal Ascot tally to 98 after recording a double on Friday. His nearest challenger, Billy Loughnane, faces an improbable task on the closing card, requiring at least four victories from his six scheduled rides to overtake the experienced Irish rider. The mathematics strongly favour Moore, who has ridden with consistent success across the week's 35 races.
O'Brien Family Battle
The trainers' title remains contested between Aidan O'Brien, who has saddled six winners to date, and his son Joseph, currently standing on five victories. Both trainers field multiple runners across the same five races today, with Aidan preparing eight runners overall and Joseph fielding seven. They will both be absent from the 3.40 and 5.00 contests, but the competitive depth of their combined entries underscores the family's dominance at the meeting. This familial rivalry adds a distinct narrative to the final day's proceedings, with the elder O'Brien positioned to secure the title if his runners perform as expected.
Feature Race and Track Conditions
The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, a Group One sprint contest at 3.40, headlines the afternoon's racing. The event attracts significant international competition, including the Australian-trained Joliestar and Japan's Satono Reve, the previous year's runner-up, both commanding market prominence. The straight course presents tactical considerations this week, as horses racing toward the stands' rail have demonstrated marginal speed advantages. With only a 0.1 difference in GoingStick readings between rail and far-side positions—significantly tighter than the previous day—the track may exert less influence on jockeys' positioning decisions. Ascot maintains good-to-firm going following overnight watering of 5mm.
Action commenced with the Norfolk Stakes at 2.30, where Aidan O'Brien's Carry The Flag carried likely favourite status into the race.
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