Prize money for Royal Ascot is nearly half what it was in 2019 due to the knock-on effect of the coronavirus outbreak. With its bumper 36-race programme from June 16-20 set to be run behind closed doors, track chiefs have had tough decisions to make.
This year's meeting will offer a total winnings of£3,680,000- and all eight Group One races carry a prize fund of £250,000. Before coronavirus, Royal Ascot 2020 was set to offer a record £8,095,000 to connections.
In 2019, runners competed for £7.3 million, just over half as much as the prize money for the races in less than two weeks' time.
In trying circumstances, Ascot Racecourse chief executive Guy Henderson said he was pleased with the deal, considering the extra races planned to help