It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlongs and 212 yards (2,004 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
For a period it was an ungraded event called the Churchill Stakes, and it was traditionally part of a Saturday fixture known as the Ascot Heath meeting.
The extension of Royal Ascot was initially intended to be for one year only, but the extra day was retained thereafter.
Its new title was introduced to mark the 300th anniversary of Ascot Racecourse, which staged its first race meeting in 1711.
[3] In 2017 the race reverted to its previous name, the Hampton Court Stakes.