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Ascot Racecourse is a dual-purpose British racecourse, located in Ascot, Berkshire, England, about 25 miles west of London. Ascot is used for thoroughbred horse racing, and it hosts 13 of Britain's 36 annual Flat Group 1 horse races and three Grade 1 Jumps races. The current racetrack's grandstand was completed in 2006.
The Eagle Farm Racecourse is especially important for its strong social significance, including its association, over 130 years, with QTC members, officials, owners, trainers, jockeys and with generations of race-goers from all strata of Queensland, interstate and international society, who have attended the Eagle Farm races for social ...
The idea was conceived by Major John Crocker Bulteel, the Clerk of the Course at Ascot, who wanted to create an important international race over one and a half miles for horses aged three or older. The inaugural running of the combined race took place on 21 July 1951.
Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England (since 2011) Inaugurated: ... Leading owner (6 wins): ... Trainer Owner Time 1877 Springfield: 4
The Rous Memorial Stakes at Ascot was first run in 1878 as a one-mile race with a subscription of £10 each with £1000 added. [1] The race commemorated Henry John Rous, who had died the previous year. Rous was the official handicapper and developed the Weight for Age system. [2]
Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England: Inaugurated: 1840: ... Trainer Owner Time 1951 Belle of All: ... The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 79–81.
The Racehorse Owners Association (ROA) is a British horse racing organisation that promotes and protects the interests of racehorse owners in Great Britain. As one of the British Horseracing Authority's (BHA) shareholders, the ROA play a central role in British racing politics and finance.
Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England: Inaugurated: 1834: Race type: Flat / Thoroughbred: Website: Ascot: ... Trainer Owner Time 1900 Bonarose Lester Reiff: Frederick ...