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Royal Ascot 2023 started on Tuesday 20 June and runs through to Saturday 24 June at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire. Luckily for racing fans Royal Ascot will be broadcasted on free-to-air ITV1 ...
Royal Ascot: 2:30pm - The Chesham Stakes. 14:34, Jamie Braidwood. Snellen (12/1) just edges ahead of Pearls And Rubies to get the opening win of the day in the Chesham Stakes! Pearls and Rubies ...
Welcome to day three at Royal Ascot. Thursday 22 June 2023 12:02, Ben Fleming. Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of day three at Royal Ascot. The weather looks good, the ...
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.
Royal Ascot evolved from the first four-day race meeting held at Ascot in 1768, although the meeting as it is known today only really started to take shape with the introduction of The Gold Cup in 1807. [17] Until 1939, Royal Ascot was the only race meeting held at the racecourse.
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. The Britannia Stakes was first run in 1928 and takes place over the same course and distance as the Royal Hunt Cup .
Frankie Dettori in the parade ring at 'Glorious Goodwood' in August 2004 Frankie Dettori in the parade ring at Newmarket after riding in the 2000 Guineas 2005. Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori MBE (Italian pronunciation: [laɱˈfraŋko detˈtoːri]; born 15 December 1970), is an Italian jockey who was based in England for a career spanning over 35 years.
Last year’s Royal Ascot saw an unlikely win for Charles, with his horse, Desert Hero, overcoming odds of 18 to 1 to land first place. Francis Brooke, Charles’ representative at Ascot, said the ...