Sport calendar with a race distance of 260.52 km considerably shorter that the 305 km requirement for the longer tracks .
THURSDAY 2 – SUNDAY 5 US Women ’ s Open , Pine Needles , North Carolina
THURSDAY 16 – SUNDAY 19 US Open , The Country Club , Brookline
THURSDAY 23 – SUNDAY 26 Women ’ s PGA Championship Congressional Country Club , Bethesda
FRIDAY 3 – SATURDAY 4 Epsom Derby Festival , Epsom
TUESDAY 14 – SATURDAY 18 Royal Ascot , Ascot
TUESDAY At precisely 2pm the Royal Procession arrives ahead of an afternoon of worldclass racing . The stage is set for an extraordinary five days .
For the racing purist , this is undeniably the most unmissable day of the whole week , and is spearheaded by three impeccable Group 1 contests – The Queen Anne Stakes , King ’ s Stand Stakes and St James ’ s Palace Stakes .
WEDNESDAY The Wednesday tends to be a more gently-paced occasion than the opening day of the Royal Meeting , yet there is no compromise on quality in terms of both the racing and the enjoyment away from the track .
The highlight of a competitive card the prestigious Group 1 Prince of Wales ’ s Stakes .
THURSDAY The third day of Royal Ascot , colloquially known as Ladies Day , is a day to see and be seen . It is a glorious occasion , when high fashion and
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