Royal Lodge Stakes

The Royal Lodge Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and geldings.

It was initially contested over 5 furlongs and open to horses of either gender.

It was extended to a mile in 1948, and restricted to colts and geldings in 1987.

The race was first staged at Newmarket in 2005, when Ascot was closed for redevelopment.

The Royal Lodge Stakes is sometimes included in the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, with the winner earning an automatic invitation to compete in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.