The Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot has been renamed the Diamond Jubilee Stakes to mark this important milestone in The Queen’s reign.
The Group One race over six furlongs (1200m) takes place on Saturday, June 23.
It was known as the Cork And Orrery Stakes until 2002 when it was called the Golden Jubilee Stakes to celebrate Her Majesty’s 50th anniversary on the throne.
“We are delighted to be commemorating the Diamond Jubilee by renaming the Golden Jubilee Stakes,” Ascot’s chief executive Charles Barnett said.
“All being well, we will be running the race with the world’s top rated sprinter, Black Caviar, representing Australia in what is historically Europe’s most international race, which would be a wonderful way to begin a new era for the Diamond Jubilee Stakes.”
This year also marks the 150th anniversary of the inception of the Prince of Wales’s Stakes and therefore this renewal will be run as the 150th Anniversary of the Prince of Wales’s Stakes.
The mile-and-a-quarter (2000m) feature will be run on Wednesday, June 20.