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Frankie Dettori: Racing’s great showman produces Royal Ascot fairytale. 17:11, Mike Jones. Royal Ascot is a stage unlike any other in horseracing.It’s a course that mixes royalty with fashion ...
Frankie Dettori: Racing’s great showman produces Royal Ascot fairytale. Goodbye! Thursday 22 June 2023 18:39, Ben Fleming. Well, what a great day of racing that was at Royal Ascot.
Racing resumed on 15 May 1943 with an eight-race card. The first post-war fixture was held on 21 May 1945, when the then 19 years old Princess Elizabeth attended Ascot for the first time. The first National Hunt meeting was held at Ascot in 1965, the course having been established using turf from Hurst Park Racecourse , which closed in 1962.
The Ascot Gold Cup, 1834 by James Pollard. It is Britain's most prestigious event for "stayers" – horses which specialise in racing over long distances. It is traditionally held on the third day of the Royal Ascot meeting, which is known colloquially (but not officially) as Ladies' Day.
The Pavilion Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years only. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April or early May. The race was first run in 1999 and was awarded Group 3 status (from Listed) in 2015.
Over the years, her keen interest in the sport resulted in an impressive 24 wins at Royal Ascot and a significant return in prize money from her more than 400 horse racing victories in total.
The Britannia Stakes is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) on the straight course, and it is scheduled to take place each year in June on the third day of the Royal Ascot meeting.