A crucial battleground in the sires' title and an arena for some curious stats - Royal Ascot pedigree data dissected | Racing Post

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With Royal Ascot worth a record £10 million this year, it will be a key battleground in terms of the British and Irish sires’ championship.

Even the handicaps are well worth winning, with all worth £110,000 or more (up from £100,000 in 2023), while the Group 1 minimums have risen to £650,000 from £600,000.

In a narrow lead is Dubawi, champion sire in 2022 but who swiftly relinquished the crown to big Newmarket rival Frankel.

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